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Reading comics :

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0306815095 (hardcover : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

0306816164 (pbk.)

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9780306815096 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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9780306816161 (pbk.)

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Reading comics :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

how graphic novels work and what they mean /

First Statement of Responsibility

Douglas Wolk

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 405 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-390) and index

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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 -- 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

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Text of Note

This 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 groundbreaking modern comics by the Hernandez brothers, Chris Ware and Alison Bechdel

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How graphic novels work and what they mean

Comic books, strips, etc.-- United States-- History and criticism

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Book number

Wolk, Douglas

Date of Transaction

20141129042737.0

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