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Reading comics : how graphic novels work and what they mean
The volume contains two sections: "Theory and History," an explanation of comics as a medium and an overview of its evolution, and "Reviews and Commentary," a diverse examination of creators and works. The second section spans Will Eisner's pioneering efforts as well as the...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass.
: Da Capo Press
, 2007
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| Online Access: | Autorenbiografie Verlagsangaben Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Author Notes: | Douglas Wolk |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Theory and history. What comics are, and what they aren't
- Auteurs, the history of art comics, and how to look at ugly drawings
- What's good about bad comics, and what's bad about good comics
- Superheroes and superreaders
- Pictures, words and the space between them
- Pt. 2. Reviews and commentary. David B.: The battle against the real world
- Chester Brown: The outsider
- Steve Ditko: A is A
- Will Eisner and Frank Miller: The raconteurs
- Gilbert Hernandez: Spiraling into the system
- Jaime Hernandez: Mad love
- Craig Thompson and James Kochalka: Craft vs. cuteness
- Hope Larson: The cartography of joy
- Carla Speed McNeil: Shape-changing demons, birth-yurts and robot secretaries
- Alan Moore: The house of the magus
- Grant Morrison: The invisible king
- Dave Sim: Aardvark politick
- The dark mirrors of Jim Starlin's Warlock
- Tomb of Dracula: the cheap, strong stuff
- Kevin Huizenga: Visions from the enchanted gas station
- Charles Burns and Art Spiegelman: Draw yourself raw
- Why does Chris Ware hate fun?
- Alison Bechdel: Reframing memory
- Afterword: The rough wave and the smooth wave
