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The Language of Comic Narratives

Author : Isabel Ermida
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110208334
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Language of Comic Narratives written by Isabel Ermida and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers a comprehensive account of how humor works in short stories, by presenting a model of narrative comedy that is pragmatically as well as semantically, grammatically and stylistically informed. It is the first study to combine a sequential analysis of the comic short story with a hierarchical one, merging together horizontal and vertical narratological perspectives in a systematic way. The book covers the main areas of linguistic analysis and is deliberately interdisciplinary, using input from philosophy, sociology and psychology so as to touch upon the nature, motivations and functions of humor as a cognitive phenomenon in a social context. Crucially, The Language of Comic Narratives combines a scholarly approach with a careful explanation of key terms and concepts, making it accessible to researchers and students, as well as non-specialists. Moreover, it reviews a broad range of historical critical data by examining the source texts, and it provides many humorous examples, from jokes to extracts from comic narratives. Thus, it seeks to anchor theory in specific texts, and also to show that many linguistic mechanisms of humor are common to jokes and longer, literary comic narratives. The book tests the model of humorous narratives on a set of comic short stories by British and American writers, ranging from Evelyn Waugh and Dorothy Parker, through Graham Greene and Corey Ford, to David Lodge and Woody Allen. The validity of the model is confirmed through a subsequent discussion of apparent counter-examples.

Girls and Their Comics

Author : Jacqueline Danziger-Russell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810883759
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Girls and Their Comics written by Jacqueline Danziger-Russell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America, comics and comic books have often been associated with adolescent male fantasy--muscle-bound superheroes and scantily clad women. Nonetheless, comics have also been read and enjoyed by girls. While there have been many strong representations of women throughout their history, the comics of today have evolved and matured, becoming a potent medium in which to explore the female experience, particularly that of girlhood and adolescence. In Girls and Their Comics: Finding a Female Voice in Comic Book Narrative, Jacqueline Danziger-Russell contends that comics have a unique place in the representation of female characters. She discusses the overall history of the comic book, paying special attention to girls' comics, showing how such works relate to a female point of view. While examining the concept of visual literacy, Danziger-Russell asserts that comics are an excellent space in which the marginalized voices of girls may be expressed. This volume also includes a chapter on manga (Japanese comics), which explains the genesis of girls' comics in Japan and their popularity with girls in the United States. Including interviews with librarians, comic creators, and girls who read comics and manga, Girls and Their Comics is an important examination of the growing interest in comic books among young females and will appeal to a wide audience, including literary theorists, teachers, librarians, popular culture and women's studies scholars, and comic book historians.

The Language of Comics

Author : Mario Saraceni
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415214223
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Language of Comics written by Mario Saraceni and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Language of Comics provides a history of comics from the end of the nineteenth century to the present and explores the 'semiotics of comics'.

Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist

Author : Will Eisner
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393346838
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Book Synopsis Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist by : Will Eisner

Download or read book Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist written by Will Eisner and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-08-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final volume of Will Eisner’s celebrated instructional trilogy explores the critical principle of body grammar in comics storytelling. Designed and outlined by Will Eisner before his death in 2005, this posthumous masterwork, the third and final book in the Will Eisner Instructional Series, finally reveals the secrets of Eisner’s own techniques and theories of movement, body mechanics, facial expressions, and posture: the key components of graphic storytelling. From his earliest comics, including the celebrated Spirit, to his pioneering graphic novels, Eisner understood that the proper use of anatomy is crucial to effective storytelling. His control over the mechanical and intuitive skills necessary for its application set him apart among comics artists, and his principles of body grammar have proven invaluable to legions of students in overcoming what is perhaps the most challenging aspect of creating comics. Buttressed by dozens of illustrations, which display Eisner’s mastery of expression, both subtle and overt, Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative will benefit comics fans, students, and teachers and is destined to become the essential primer on the craft.

Handbook of Comics and Graphic Narratives

Author : Sebastian Domsch
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110446960
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Comics and Graphic Narratives written by Sebastian Domsch and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether one describes them as sequential art, graphic narratives or graphic novels, comics have become a vital part of contemporary culture. Their range of expression contains a tremendous variety of forms, genres and modes − from high to low, from serial entertainment for children to complex works of art. This has led to a growing interest in comics as a field of scholarly analysis, as comics studies has established itself as a major branch of criticism. This handbook combines a systematic survey of theories and concepts developed in the field alongside an overview of the most important contexts and themes and a wealth of close readings of seminal works and authors. It will prove to be an indispensable handbook for a large readership, ranging from researchers and instructors to students and anyone else with a general interest in this fascinating medium.

The Art of Comic Book Writing

Author : Mark Kneece
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
ISBN 13 : 1607747510
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Comic Book Writing written by Mark Kneece and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide for beginner and advanced comic book writers that outlines the steps needed to successfully craft a story for sequential art. With this latest book in the SCAD Creative Essentials series from the esteemed Savannah College of Art and Design, comics writer and instructor Mark Kneece gives aspiring comic book writers the essential tools they need to write scripts for sequential art with confidence and success. He provides a practical set of guidelines favored by many comic book publishers and uses a unique trial and error approach to show would-be scribes the potential pitfalls they might encounter when seeking a career in comics writing. Supported by examples of scripting from SCAD's students, faculty, and alumni,The Art of Comic Book Writing strips away the mysteries of this popular artform and provides real-world advice and easy-to-follow examples for those looking to write for the comics medium.

The Visual Language of Comics

Author : Neil Cohn
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441174516
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Visual Language of Comics written by Neil Cohn and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawings and sequential images are an integral part of human expression dating back at least as far as cave paintings, and in contemporary society appear most prominently in comics. Despite this fundamental part of human identity, little work has explored the comprehension and cognitive underpinnings of visual narratives-until now. This work presents a provocative theory: that drawings and sequential images are structured the same as language. Building on contemporary theories from linguistics and cognitive psychology, it argues that comics are written in a visual language of sequential images that combines with text. Like spoken and signed languages, visual narratives use a lexicon of systematic patterns stored in memory, strategies for combining these patterns into meaningful units, and a hierarchic grammar governing the combination of sequential images into coherent expressions. Filled with examples and illustrations, this book details each of these levels of structure, explains how cross-cultural differences arise in diverse visual languages of the world, and describes what the newest neuroscience research reveals about the brain's comprehension of visual narratives. From this emerges the foundation for a new line of research within the linguistic and cognitive sciences, raising intriguing questions about the connections between language and the diversity of humans' expressive behaviours in the mind and brain.

Comic Books as History

Author : Joseph Witek
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9780878054060
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Comic Books as History written by Joseph Witek and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1989 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full-length scholarly study of comic books as a narrative form attempts to explain why comic books, traditionally considered to be juvenile trash literature, have in the 1980s been used by serious artists to tell realistic stories for adults

From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels

Author : Daniel Stein
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110427729
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels written by Daniel Stein and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Language of Comics

Author : Jane Bedenham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Language of Comics written by Jane Bedenham and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Latinx Comic Book Storytelling

Author : Frederick Aldama
Publisher : Hypebole Books
ISBN 13 : 9781938537929
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Latinx Comic Book Storytelling written by Frederick Aldama and published by Hypebole Books. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latino Comic Book Storytelling: An Odyssey by InterviewA new illustrated collection of interviews by Frederick Luis AldamaPrologue by Ricardo Padilla; Foreword by Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste; Afterword by Christopher GonzálezHyperbole Books, an imprint of San Diego State University Press, is thrilled to announce a path breaking new book edited by Latina/o Studies genius Frederick Luis Aldama, featuring interviews with an amazing assortment of talents presently redefining comics, graphic narrative, and sequential art. This marvelous stew of dialogue and semiotic inquiry promises to leave a lasting mark in both the comics and academic universes! The book includes the word and art of Lalo Alcatraz, José Cabrera, Jaime Crespo, Frank Espinosa, Eric Garcia, Jason González, John González, Raúl Gonzalez the Third, Jaime Hernandez, Javier Hernandez, Alberto Ledesma, Liz Mayorga, Rhode Montijo, Alex Olivas, Daniel Parada, Jimmy Portillo, Jules Rivera, Fernando Rodriguez, Grasiela Rodriguez, Hector Rodriguez, Octavio Rodriguez, Rafael Rosado, Carlos Saldaña, Wilfred Santiago, Serenity Sersecion, and Lila Quintero Weaver.Aldama stretches open a new space of critical thinking about Latinidad and comics in the 21st century. As a living lightning rod, Aldama captures then spins out anew psionic thunderbolts of intellectual and creative insight offered by today's Latino comic book storytellers. With Aldama and his cadre of Fantastic 24 you get the alpha to omega of Latino comics. Prepare yourself. This is the Big Bang!Ana Merino, The University of Iowa and author of Chris Ware: La secuencia circular and El cómic hispánicoIn this groundbreaking book Aldama takes the reader with him into a dynamic sequential world that is, unfortunately, seldom seen. Through these conversations we become privy to the struggles, inspirations, and triumphs of the Latino/a comics artist. It's an amazing Odyssey in every sense of the word!John Jennings, SUNY, Buffalo, comics creator, scholar, curator and co-editor of The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art

The Penguin Book of British Comic Stories

Author : Patricia Craig
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of British Comic Stories written by Patricia Craig and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1990 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of twentieth-century short stories, presented chronologically, by authors ranging from Saki to Graham Greene, Angela Carter and Richard Crompton.

Adventures of God Volume 1

Author : Matteo Ferrazzi
Publisher : Rocketship Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 9781952126048
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Adventures of God Volume 1 written by Matteo Ferrazzi and published by Rocketship Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lot of God’s most bizarre decisions throughout history make a lot more sense once you realise he’s just a bumbling old man with poor long term memory and a drinking problem. In this book you will learn why He got rid of dinosaurs, why it took Him so long to talk Abraham out of killing his son, and all about His complicated relationship with Satan. This volume contains the first 50 episodes of the popular Ringo Award nominated webcomic! Legal disclaimer: you might go to Hell for laughing, we decline all liability. Created by the team of Matteo Ferrazzi and Corey Jay. Adventures of God is a critically acclaimed ongoing webcomic which earned a Ringo nomination for Best Humor. For the first time, this hit series is collected in print.

Transnational Perspectives on Graphic Narratives

Author : Shane Denson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441185755
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Transnational Perspectives on Graphic Narratives written by Shane Denson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading international scholars, this book surveys transnational dimensions of graphic narratives, covering popular comics and graphic novels from the USA, Asia and Europe.

The Visual Narrative Reader

Author : Neil Cohn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472577914
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book The Visual Narrative Reader written by Neil Cohn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sequential images are as natural at conveying narratives as verbal language, and have appeared throughout human history, from cave paintings and tapestries right through to modern comics. Contemporary research on this visual language of sequential images has been scattered across several fields: linguistics, psychology, anthropology, art education, comics studies, and others. Only recently has this disparate research begun to be incorporated into a coherent understanding. In The Visual Narrative Reader, Neil Cohn collects chapters that cross these disciplinary divides from many of the foremost international researchers who explore fundamental questions about visual narratives. How does the style of images impact their understanding? How are metaphors and complex meanings conveyed by images? How is meaning understood across sequential images? How do children produce and comprehend sequential images? Are visual narratives beneficial for education and literacy? Do visual narrative systems differ across cultures and historical time periods? This book provides a foundation of research for readers to engage in these fundamental questions and explore the most vital thinking about visual narrative. It collects important papers and introduces review chapters summarizing the literature on specific approaches to understanding visual narratives. The result is a comprehensive “reader” that can be used as a coursebook, a researcher resource and a broad overview of fascinating topics suitable for anyone interested in the growing field of the visual language of comics and visual narratives.

Tales from la Vida

Author : Frederick Luis Aldama
Publisher : Mad Creek Books
ISBN 13 : 9780814254936
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book Tales from la Vida written by Frederick Luis Aldama and published by Mad Creek Books. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-of-a-kind collection of Latinx comics that sheds light on Latinx experiences, exploring language, culture, history, and more.

Comics as History, Comics as Literature

Author : Annessa Ann Babic
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611475570
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Comics as History, Comics as Literature written by Annessa Ann Babic and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology hosts a collection of essays examining the role of comics as portals for historical and academic content, while keeping the approach on an international market versus the American one. Few resources currently exist showing the cross-disciplinary aspects of comics. Some of the chapters examine the use of Wonder Woman during World War II, the development and culture of French comics, and theories of Locke and Hobbs in regards to the state of nature and the bonds of community. More so, the continual use of comics for the retelling of classic tales and current events demonstrates that the genre has long passed the phase of for children’s eyes only. Additionally, this anthology also weaves graphic novels into the dialogue with comics.