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Author: Stephen Weiner Publisher: NBM ISBN: 9781561634439 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 90
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Provides a concise guide to the best graphic novels that are currently in print and available, written by an enthusiast and expert in this popular field.
Author: Stephen Weiner Publisher: NBM ISBN: 9781561634439 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 90
Book Description
Provides a concise guide to the best graphic novels that are currently in print and available, written by an enthusiast and expert in this popular field.
Author: Stephen Weiner Publisher: NBM Publishing ISBN: 156163946X Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 82
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The popular primer on the best graphic novels, initially called The 101 Best Graphic Novels, is back in its third updated edition. Expert librarian Stephen Weiner—with the crowdsourcing help of professionals in the field, from artists to critics to leading comic store owners—has sifted through the bewildering thousands of graphic novels now available to come up with an outstanding, not-to-be-missed 101. With an all-encompassing variety of genres, including both fiction and nonfiction, this serves as a great introduction to this increasingly influential world of pop culture and entertainment while also serving as a reference list for fans on what they may have possibly overlooked.
Author: Stephen Weiner Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing ISBN: Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 88
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Introduction by Will Eisner, edited by Chris Couch. It took a few years of false starts, but now it's official: the graphic novel form is the fastest growing new area in publishing. Stephen Weiner (author of The 101 Best Graphic Novels), grabs hold of this rising meteor to offer his readers a historical tour of this format with a bit of background on comics as a whole.
Author: Stephen Weiner Publisher: NBM ISBN: 1561637025 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 89
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The groundbreaking history of the graphic novel, fully updated to include all of the latest must-reads, the milestones and the future of this exciting medium. The author of 101 Best Graphic Novels now tells the whole history of the graphic novel revolution, from the first modern urban autobiographical graphic novel, Will Eisner's A Contract With God, to the hip indie comics of the Hernandez Bros' Love and Rockets, the dark mysteries of Neil Gaiman's Sandman and the postmodern superheroics of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight.
Author: Stephen Weiner Publisher: Crossroad Press ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 83
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Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Scott McCloud and…Hellboy? In his new collection, Will the Real Will Eisner Please Stand Up? Award-winning author Stephen Weiner (The Will Eisner Companion, Hellboy: the Companion) writes about Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Scott McCloud, and the NECON conference of 1998. Other pieces include a history of Weiner’s avocation as a comics’ librarian/historian, comics and an exceptional child, and an outtake from Hellboy: the Companion.
Author: Michael Pawuk Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1440851360 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 758
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Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.
Author: Chris Claremont Publisher: Marvel Entertainment ISBN: 1302368230 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 250
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Cannonball. Sunspot. Moonstar. Karma. Rahne. Teenagers, thrown together by the one thing they had in common - the X-Factor in their genes that made them different, made them mutants. Relive the adventures of the team that will come to be known as X-Force... if they survive. Also collects Marvel Graphic Novel #4, and Uncanny X-Men #167.
Author: N. C. Christopher Couch Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 184
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The perfect introduction to the work of a comics legend, The Will Eisner Companion is a must-have celebration for new fans as well as old.
Author: Carrye Kay Syma Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786459131 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 299
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Sequential art combines the visual and the narrative in a way that readers have to interpret the images with the writing. Comics make a good fit with education because students are using a format that provides active engagement. This collection of essays is a wide-ranging look at current practices using comics and graphic novels in educational settings, from elementary schools through college. The contributors cover history, gender, the use of specific graphic novels, practical application and educational theory. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author: Stephen Weiner
Author: Stephen Weiner
Author: Stephen Weiner
Author: Stephen Weiner
Author: Stephen Weiner
Author: Stephen Weiner
Author: Stephen Weiner
Author: Michael Pawuk
Author: Chris Claremont
Author: N. C. Christopher Couch
Author: Carrye Kay Syma