From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels
Title | From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Stein |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 543 |
Release | 2015-04-24 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 3110427729 |
This essay collection examines the theory and history of graphic narrative as one of the most interesting and versatile forms of storytelling in contemporary media culture. Its contributions test the applicability of narratological concepts to graphic narrative, examine aspects of graphic narrative beyond the ‘single work’, consider the development of particular narrative strategies within individual genres, and trace the forms and functions of graphic narrative across cultures. Analyzing a wide range of texts, genres, and narrative strategies from both theoretical and historical perspectives, the international group of scholars gathered here offers state-of-the-art research on graphic narrative in the context of an increasingly postclassical and transmedial narratology. This is the revised second edition of From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels, which was originally published in the Narratologia series.
You Can Do a Graphic Novel
Title | You Can Do a Graphic Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Slate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2018-10-15 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 9780937258071 |
A guide to creating visual stories, from a single panel to a graphic novel, from a veteran in the field! Barbara Slate guides aspiring graphic storytellers through the same process she learned in her early days working for Marvel and DC Comics-a process she has simplified for the classes she teaches in schools, libraries, and colleges. Suitable for all ages from elementary school to senior citizens, it is presented in the form of a graphic novel itself. The book covers all the components and shows readers how to: Find their own drawing style regardless of ability; create memorable characters, compelling plots and subplots, and engaging dialog; lay out pages that grab the reader's eyes, and traverse the business.
Caveboy Dave: More Scrawny Than Brawny
Title | Caveboy Dave: More Scrawny Than Brawny PDF eBook |
Author | Aaron Reynolds |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2016-11-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0147516587 |
A funny graphic-novel series by Aaron Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Creepy Carrots! His grandpa invented fire. His dad invented the wheel. How will Caveboy Dave leave his mark? Dave Unga-Bunga has always been more scrawny than brawny. This is a major problem when your village expects you to become a meat-bringer. At age twelve, all young cave-people must stalk through the eerie mushroom forests for a prehistoric beast the village can feast on. But Dave would much rather invent stuff for a better life—like underwear to make loincloths less itchy and cutlery to make eating less filthy. Can Dave save his group by inventing the perfect defense against a bloodthirsty pokeyhorn? Or will he MEET HIS DOOM? First in a new series, More Scrawny Than Brawny delivers irresistible characters, big thrills, and even bigger laughs. "Imagine a prehistoric version of Wimpy Kid meets Captain Underpants." —Boys' Life
From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels
Title | From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Stein |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9783110281811 |
This essay collection examines the theory and history of graphic narrative as one of the most interesting and versatile forms of narrative beyond traditional literary texts. Analyzing a wide range of texts, genres, and narrative strategies from both theoretical and historical perspectives, its various contributors offer state-of-the-art research on graphic narrative in the context of an increasingly postclassical and transmedial narratology.
Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels
Title | Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Sabin |
Publisher | Phaidon |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
About the history of comics.
Film and Comic Books
Title | Film and Comic Books PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Gordon |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2010-01-06 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 160473809X |
In Film and Comic Books contributors analyze the problems of adapting one medium to another; the translation of comics aesthetics into film; audience expectations, reception, and reaction to comic book-based films; and the adaptation of films into comics. A wide range of comic/film adaptations are explored, including superheroes (Spider-Man), comic strips (Dick Tracy), realist and autobiographical comics (American Splendor, Ghost World), and photo-montage comics (Mexico's El Santo). Essayists discuss films beginning with the 1978 Superman. That success led filmmakers to adapt a multitude of comic books for the screen including Marvel's Uncanny X-Men, the Amazing Spider-Man, Blade, and the Incredible Hulk as well as alternative graphic novels such as From Hell, V for Vendetta, and Road to Perdition. Essayists also discuss recent works from Mexico, France, Germany, and Malaysia. Essays from Timothy P. Barnard, Michael Cohen, Rayna Denison, Martin Flanagan, Sophie Geoffroy-Menoux, Mel Gibson, Kerry Gough, Jonathan Gray, Craig Hight, Derek Johnson, Pascal Lef?vre, Paul M. Malone, Neil Rae, Aldo J. Regalado, Jan van der Putten, and David Wilt Ian Gordon is associate professor of history and convenor of American studies at the National University of Singapore. Mark Jancovich is professor of film and television studies at the University of East Anglia. Matthew P. McAllister is associate professor of film, video, and media studies at Pennsylvania State University.
Understanding Comics
Title | Understanding Comics PDF eBook |
Author | Scott McCloud |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 1994-04-27 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 006097625X |
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.