The rough guide to graphic novels
by
Fingeroth, Danny.
Title
:
The rough guide to graphic novels
Author
:
Fingeroth, Danny.
ISBN
:
9781843539933
9781848360105
Personal Author
:
Fingeroth, Danny.
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
London ; New York : Rough Guides : Distributed by the Penguin Group, 2008.
Physical Description
:
viii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series
:
Rough Guides reference
Rough Guides reference guides.
Contents
:
What is a graphic novel? -- The history -- For art's sake / an original graphic novel by Danny Fingeroth and Roger Langridge -- The canon : the sixty best graphic novels -- The icons : legendary writers, artists and publishers -- Manga : Japanese graphic novels -- The bigger picture : film adaptations, graphic classics and online comics.
Abstract
:
The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the 'literary comic book'. The guide explores the medium's history, from sequential art in Egyptian tombs, through the superhero boom of the 1940s to the birth of the graphic novel movement and the latest online offerings. It contains all you need to know about the best and rest with 60 must-read graphic novels, including the genre-defining Maus and A Contract with God and modern classics-in-the-making Fun Home and Alice in Sunderland. Plus everything else you need to know from how to make a graphic novel to Persepolis and the best in film and television, manga, documentaries, conventions, books, magazines and websites.
Subject Term
:
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels -- History and criticism.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| VEGA Pretoria | General Books | 000147448 | 741.509 FIN | 1 |