Father of the Comic Strip: Rodolphe Töpffer

Rodolphe Töpffer, widely credited as the father of the modern comic strip, is the subject of this single-issue volume from University Press of Mississippi, published in 2007. Featuring illustrations by Henry George Hine, the book examines Töpffer's pioneering 19th-century work and his lasting influence on the sequential art form. It serves as a concise, scholarly introduction to the foundational figure whose picture stories predated and shaped the comics medium.