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Interviews | June 19, 2009

Dave: IMG Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text



jimlynchIf Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »
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Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative

by Will Eisner

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ISBN13: 9780961472825
ISBN10: 0961472820
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

A classic drawing textbook from an American comics pioneer, revised and enhanced for a new generation.

Based on Will Eisner's legendary course at New York's School of Visual Arts, this guide has inspired generations of artists, students, teachers, and fans. In Comics and Sequential Art, Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space, and visual forms. With examples from Eisner's own catalog and such masters as H. Foster, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and George Herriman, this book distills the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer, and filmmaker should know. 2-color art and text.

Synopsis:

Will Eisner employs his 60 years of experience in comics to define the disciplines involved in comic art. Eisner discusses the principles of conveying story and narrative through the sophisticated combination of text and imagery. 200 illustrations.

Synopsis:

A legendary master shows comic artists and filmmakers the finer points of composing a visual narrative, emphasizing the use of images as a means of enhancing a story.

About the Author

Brooklyn-born Will Eisner, creator of Wonder Man and The Spirit, pioneered the graphic novel with A Contract With God. He is one of the greatest legends of twentieth-century comic art.

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ISBN:
9780961472825
Author:
Eisner, Will
Publisher:
Norton
Location:
Tamarac, FL :
Subject:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:
Techniques
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Cartooning
Subject:
Graphic novels -- Authorship.
Subject:
Dessin humoristique
Subject:
Bandes dessinĂ¢ees
Subject:
Popular Culture - General
Subject:
Techniques - General
Subject:
Techniques - Cartooning
Subject:
Comic book writers
Subject:
Romans graphiques
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references p. 163.
Series Volume:
104-539
Publication Date:
20080825
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
164
Dimensions:
10 x 7 in

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