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Comics
Dan Mazur
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Description for Comics
Paperback. Tells the global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day. This book contextualizes the crucial modern period within the art forms broader history and offers a description of the more fluid, international and digital scene that is the mediums likely future. Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1118.
The first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day, arranged chronologically and richly illustrated with prime examples of the artists, styles and movements being discussed. The authors contextualize the crucial modern period within the art form’s broader history and offer a description of the more fluid, international and digital scene that is the medium’s likely future. They supply examples from around the world – including the US and UK, France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand – and from a range of renowned and lesser-known artists.
The first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day, arranged chronologically and richly illustrated with prime examples of the artists, styles and movements being discussed. The authors contextualize the crucial modern period within the art form’s broader history and offer a description of the more fluid, international and digital scene that is the medium’s likely future. They supply examples from around the world – including the US and UK, France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand – and from a range of renowned and lesser-known artists.
Product Details
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1116g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500290965
SKU
V9780500290965
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Dan Mazur
Dan Mazur is the co-founder of The Boston Comics Roundtable, and co-director of the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo. Alexander Danner is a part-time instructor at Emerson College in Boston, where he teaches Writing the Graphic Novel and other courses.
Reviews for Comics
'Smart and interesting, and might make you laugh, too' - Observer 'Ambitious … worth reading for the wealth of graphic novels it draws attention to' - Sunday Herald 'Comprehensive, in-depth … an impressive reference book that is a must in every comics library' - Publishers Weekly