Mark Heimermann is assistant professor of English at Lakeland University. He coedited the anthology Picturing Childhood: Youth in Transnational Comics, which was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work. His research interests include childhood studies, comics studies, and contemporary literature.
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