Graphic novel and Manga artwork Books
Watson-Guptill Publications Pop Manga
Book SynopsisFrom comics to video games to contemporary fine art, the beautiful, wide-eyed girl look of shoujo manga has infiltrated pop culture and no artist's work today better exemplifies this trend than Camilla D'Errico's. In this instructional guide, she gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at her character design process.
£15.19
Tuttle Publishing The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword
Book SynopsisThe legendary Samurai, and the sharp-edged katanas they mastered, are the point of this thrill-seeking guide to drawing swordfights, battle scenes and skirmishes.The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters provides a highly detailed series of lessons—ideal for digital artists—starting with the body, the fighter's stance and the various ways your characters can be twisted, torqued and turned into powerful poses. No detail is overlooked: from the grip on the weapon to the intense look on your character's face. Also included is an entire chapter devoted to the various razor-sharp weapons your characters can come armed with.This invaluable manga drawing guide then concludes with a gallery of full-color scenes, poses and anime stills showing important, aspirational details: captivating scenes, compelling characters and powerful weapons at the ready.With this book, intermediate artists of all ages can refine their style and add intensity, authenticity and drama to their stories. Enjoy as your characters slash, fence and fight their way through your own custom-designed action manga.
£15.29
World Book Media Manga Artists' Copic Marker Coloring Techniques:
Book SynopsisAre you interested in using Copic markers to take your art to the next level? Learn all about Copic marker colouring techniques from professional manga artists who know all the tricks of the trade! Considered the cream of the crop when it comes to markers, Copic are beloved by artists around the world for their smooth and vibrant colours. If you’re new to the markers, there’s no need to be intimidated when you have this informative guide with you every step of the way! You’ll start off by learning basic techniques, including blending, mixing, and layering colour. Next, you’ll discover how to use Copic markers to create texture when colouring skin, hair, clothing, and scenery. Dozens of illustrations from talented manga artists are broken down into step-by-step instructions, allowing you to implement the same colouring techniques in your own work. Along the way, you’ll find countless tips and tricks for getting the most out of your markers – you’ll even learn how to fix mistakes!
£18.89
Insight Editions DC: Collecting the Multiverse: The Art of
Book SynopsisDelve into Sideshow Collectibles’ epic roster of DC Comics figures and sculptures with this deluxe book, which features insights from legendary artists and eye-popping photography.Sideshow Collectibles is world famous for bringing DC Comics characters to life through remarkably realistic figures and highly expressive sculptures. From Batman and Wonder Woman to The Joker and Harley Quinn, Sideshow Collectibles allows the most iconic characters in all of fiction to leap from the page and screen right into our world. In this deluxe book, key artists tell the story behind each extraordinary piece, revealing the design decisions and expert sculpting required to make the DC multiverse—from comics, film, television, video games, and beyond—into a reality. Packed with exclusive concept art and dynamic photography, this book lets you rediscover your favorite characters like never before. Offering an entirely unique experience of the DC multiverse, this book is the ultimate tribute to Sideshow Collectibles’ incredible collection of DC figures and sculptures.
£49.60
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Saturday AM Presents How to Draw Diverse Manga
Book SynopsisLearn how to reflect the beautifully diverse world around you in the manga-style characters you draw, guided by the talented team of artists at Saturday AM. Saturday AM is the world’s leading showcase of diverse anime and manga stories. How to Draw Diverse Manga features the comics brand’s most popular artists, who themselves represent racial identities, ethnicities, and cultures from all over the world, as well as diverse gender identities. Our perceptions of the world are shaped by how the media presents it. With this guide, you will be able to tell inclusive stories about heroic, beautiful, strong, intelligent, and courageous heroes from all backgrounds that are relatable to all and represent the true diversity of our world. The reader-friendly, step-by-step presentation, which is accessible even to beginning artists, shares drawing guidance for: Diverse facTable of ContentsIntroduction to Saturday AM Why Does Diversity in Manga Matter? CREATING YOUR MANGA CHARACTER Part One: HAIR Head Shape (Seinen) Lips Nose BONUS! Black Nose and Mouth Anime Eyes Finishing Touches Facial Expressions Different Angles Dynamic Expressions BONUS! Guess The Style Part Two: HAIR Afro Afro: Stylish Afro: Waves Afro: Hair Part BONUS! Part Variety Bald & Balding Braids Detailed Braids Dreadlocks BONUS! Tips for Black Hair Facial Hair Straight Hair: Bangs Straight Hair: Long Straight Hair: Buns Straight Hair: Two Block Part Three: BODY Body Proportions Constructing a Body Diverse Body Types Hands Feet Part Four: CHARACTER DESIGN: THEORY Semiotics Shape Language Silhouette Test Skin Tones Part Five: CHARACTER DESIGN: GALLERY Creating Saturday AM Characters Creating New Characters Part Six: TOOLS & MORE Art Tools: Traditional Art Tools: Digital Work Spaces EXTRAS Glossary Acknowledgments Credits Resources Index
£18.04
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc D.Grayman Illustrations NOCHE
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......
£20.89
Penguin Books Ltd (UK) I Wanna Be Your Girl Vol. 1
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£11.70
David Zwirner The Five Lives of Hilma af Klint
Book SynopsisA moving biography, told in vivid illustrations, this graphic novel features key moments in the life of Swedish artist and pioneer of abstract painting Hilma af Klint (1862–1944). Long-underrecognized, af Klint’s sensational rediscovery continues to take art audiences by storm. Artist Philipp Deines traces the story of now world-famous af Klint’s unique life and groundbreaking oeuvre through five chapters featuring her development as an artist, her family background, and her relationship to the spiritual. Highlighting how she came to her distinctive paintings, her spiritual quest, and the friends who helped her, this is a story of the strength it took af Klint to continue as an artist against all odds. Beautifully drawn, brightly colored, and well-researched, this graphic novel is a new way of looking at the story of an artist. Referencing Julia Voss’s new biography of af Klint, Deines presents an accessible and lively introduction for many ages. Biography, art history, and contemporary narrative style merge and complement each other in these magnificent visual worlds.
£21.25
Search Press Ltd Manga Now!: How to Draw Action Figures for
Book SynopsisWritten and illustrated by manga artist Keith Sparrow, this comprehensive, inspiring guide starts with an introduction to manga basics, showing you how to create the ideal workspace and how to overcome fear of a blank page. Discover how to draw all the elements you'll need, from hands and eyes to perspective, light and shade, as well as how to create show-stopping drama, movement and atmosphere. The book then guides you step by step through 16 exciting, action-packed pin-ups - allowing you to explore a range of poses, characters and perspectives. Follow the step by steps and the basic techniques to build up your confidence and before you know it you'll be creating your own action drawings and characters! A sword-wielding heroine takes on a hulking guard; and a mecha warrior engages in flying combat! This revamped edition is reproduced at a larger size so every step is as clear and dynamic as it can be.Table of ContentsIntroduction 6 Space to Work 9 A Material World... 10 Overcoming Fear of a Blank Page 13 Reference It! 13 Body Basics 15 A Matter of Perspective 16 Let's Face It! 17 Express Yourself 18 Hair We Go! 20 Show Your Hands 22 Fabrication... 24 Accessorize! 26 Light Stuff 28 Special FX... 30 Let's Draw! Leaping Punch 34 Shaman Spell 40 Hunted! 48 Swordplay 55 Sprint! 62 Jumping Attack! 69 Ready For Action! 74 Get Your Kicks! 82 Slam Dunk! 88 Don't Open the Box! 96 Surf's Up! 104 Mecha War! 112 Full Speed! 120 Heat of Battle 128 Break Out! 134 Incoming! 142 Index 144
£11.69
Watson-Guptill Publications Manga for the Beginner Shoujo
Book SynopsisShows aspiring beginners how to draw the most popular style and widely read genre of Japanese comics.
£999.99
Abrams Dirty Pictures How an Underground Network of
Book SynopsisThe first complete narrative history of Underground Comix, the countercultural movement from the 1960s, '70s, and '80s that forever changed comicsIn Dirty Pictures: How Nerds, Feminists, Bikers, and Potheads Revolutionized Comix, author and journalist Brian Doherty tells the wild history of the outlaw, outsider, and sometimes illegal world of Underground Comix. This subterranean subgenre of comic strips and books was printed in lofts on out-of-date machinery, published in handbound zines and underground newspapers, and distributed in headshops, porno stores, and on street corners. Comixspelled that way to distinguish the work from its dime-store superhero contemporariespresented tales of illicit sex, casual drug use, and a transgressive view of American society that was embraced by hippies, the fine-art world, and legions of future creatives. With a narrative that weaves together the stories of Harvey Kurtzman, R. Crumb, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez, and Art Spiegelman, among many Trade Review“Brian Doherty’s Dirty Pictures is coming out right when it’s needed. As creative expression is increasingly attacked from across the political spectrum, this wonderful book is a reminder of how art, unrestricted and free, helps us process the mess. It’s impeccably researched, sharply written, and opens a portal back to that old, weird America that found its mind by losing it a little.” -- Reid Mitenbuler, author of Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of Animation“Tune in, read on, and know all. Brian Doherty's heroic and hilarious Dirty Pictures is a detail-rich history with insight from the giants—Robert Crumb through Art Spiegelman. The story of underground comix is not just important, it's as American as an apple pie laced with LSD.” -- Kliph Nesteroff, author of We Had a Little Real Estate Problem and The ComediansIn order to develop the vast field of indie comics available today, where every style and subject under the sun is available to a reader, you need the foundation laid by the underground comix scene of the 60s and 70s. In Dirty Pictures, author Brian Doherty expertly details the players and events that led to an artistic renaissance. -- Ho Che Anderson, creator of King, Sand & Fury, and Godhead“Dirty Pictures is a fascinating deep dig into a unique subculture populated by screwball eccentrics, whose rude, jarring, and far-out works of art changed the face of American humor in all its incarnations.” -- Gregg Turkington, comedian/actor (Entertainment, Ant-Man, On Cinema at the Cinema)". . .given the exponential reach of this initially tiny cluster of transgressive artists, Doherty’s book is a welcome addition to an under-analyzed legacy of the free-spirited 1960s.” -- James Sullivan * San Francisco Chronicle *"A free-wheeling, frank account of the rise and fall of the underground comic scene. . . . Lively, well researched, and full of telling anecdotes; just the thing for comix aficionados and collectors.” * Kirkus Reviews *As Doherty entertainingly traces the movement’s rise—from its humble beginnings in the 1960s to its uphill battle to be recognized as an art form—he captures how it perfectly reflected the rapidly changing norms of the baby boomer generation and its enduring impact on pop culture today. Comix fans and artists should make room on their shelves for this one. * Publishers Weekly *...shines a light on a corner of the comics business that still hasn't received its due . . . If this topic interests you at all, Dirty Pictures is likely to be the most complete and authoritative account we’re going to get. -- Rob Salkowitz * ICv2 *Dirty Pictures is a riveting look at the raunchy history of underground comix -- Thom Dunn * Boing Boing *The book is simply the best and most comprehensive look at underground comics published to date. -- Alex Dueben * Smash Pages *Indispensable. * Shelf Awareness, starred review *An immense work of comics fandom and a labor of love ... the most far-reaching history of underground comix that anyone will ever likely write. -- Keith A. Gordon * Book & Film Globe *
£20.89
TwoMorrows Publishing The Stan Lee Universe SC
Book SynopsisFace front, true believers! The Stan Lee Universe is the ultimate repository of interviews with and mementos about Marvel Comics' fearless leader! From his Soapbox to the box office, the Smilin' One literally changed the face of comic books and pop culture, and this tome presents in his own words — and those of the illustrious folks he's worked with — the co-creation of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Silver Surfer, and so many other super-characters! Presented are numerous rare and unpublished interviews with Stan, discussing how he made Marvel Comics the household name it is today. Also featured are interviews with top luminaries of the comics industry, including John Romita Sr. & Jr., Tod McFarlane, Dennis O'Neil, Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Al Jaffee, Larry Lieber, Jerry Robinson, and Michael Uslan discussing his vital importance to the field he helped shape. Plus, this book contains the essential-to-every-writer Stan Lee's Top Ten Tips for Writers! And as a bonus for this special edition, and direct from Stan's personal archives (housed at the University of Wyoming), you'll see rare photos, sample scripts and plots, personal correspondences, and other tidbits from the entire span of his career, some unseen for decades!
£17.99
Udon Entertainment Corp Atelier Ryza: Official Visual Collection
Book SynopsisWith light and shadow woven together, an unforgettable adventure awaits! Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout combines alchemy and combat for a unique JRPG experience. Atelier Ryza: Official Visual Collection compiles the gorgeous artwork behind this refreshing entry in the Atelier series. Included are key illustrations, character concepts, and weapon & monster designs. Also, no JRPG fan will want to miss an exclusive interview with the game’s developers, plus a new short story set in the world of Atelier Ryza.
£40.49
DC Comics DC Poster Portfolio: J.H. Williams III
Book SynopsisHis iconic take on Batwoman has left an imprint on comics, his fantastic works in Sandman have left us in awe, and the mythical Promethea, J.H. Williams III has created a name for himself in comics! Collected in amazing poster format, the boldest art from this comics legend!
£20.90
Octopus Publishing Group You Will be Able to Draw Manga by the End of this
Book SynopsisThe perfect book for any budding manga artist!Learn to draw manga from scratch, and get a crash course in creating your own characters, worlds and stories with the help of this guided sketchbook.Get started with easy step-by-step instructions for drawing manga facial features and bodies. Next, put your new-found drawing skills into practice, with guidance on developing a scene and planning your storyline. There's plenty of open space in each section to fill with your sketches, along with advice on the best materials to use, and expert tips on perfecting your technique throughout. In no time at all, you will gain the skills and confidence needed to start creating your very own manga.
£15.29
Monash University Publishing Manga Vision: Cultural & Communicative
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£30.59
Edge Group Manga Bible Training Course
£10.78
Tokyopop Press Inc Yuri Espoir Volume 1
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£11.35
Little, Brown Book Group A Brief History of Superheroes
Book SynopsisA fascinating written exploration of the superhero phenomenon, from its beginnings in the depths of Great Depression to the blockbuster movies of today. For over 90 years, superheroes have been interrogated, deconstructed, and reinvented. In this wide-ranging study, Robb looks at the diverse characters, their creators, and the ways in which their creations have been reinvented for successive generations. Inevitably, the focus is on the United States, but the context is international, including an examination of characters developed in India and Japan in reaction to the traditional American hero. Sections examine: the birth of the superhero, including Superman, in 1938; the DC family (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and The Justice Society/League of America), from the 1940s to the 1960s; the superheroes enlistment in the war effort in the 1940s and 50s; their neutering by the Comics Code; the challenge to DC from the Marvel family (The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, aTrade ReviewPraise for the author’s Brief Guide to Star TrekYou won’t find star dates or names of redshirts killed off in the fourth episode in the third season of the original series (trick question, they were unnamed). What you will find is an honest and excellent source of information about the work that went into the series that is still surviving after almost 50 years. -- Aidan Fortune * SF Crowsnest *Praise for the author’s Brief Guide to Star Wars Well-written and easy to read . . . I recommend this book to any Star Wars fan. -- Chad Cloman
£22.52
Brill Traditional Monster Imagery in Manga, Anime and Japanese Cinema
Book SynopsisTraditional Monster Imagery in Manga, Anime and Japanese Cinema builds on the earlier volume Anime and its Roots in Early Japanese Monster Art, that aimed to position contemporary Japanese animation within a wider art historical context by tracing the development of monster representations in Edo- and Meiji-period art works and post-war visual media. While the previous volume concentrated on modern media representations, this work focuses on how Western art historical concepts and methodology might be adapted when considering non-Western works, introducing traditional monster art in more detail, while also maintaining its links to post-war animation, sequential art and Japanese cinema. The book aims at a general readership interested in Japanese art and media as well as graduate students who might be searching for a research model within the fields of Animation Studies, Media Studies or Visual Communication Design.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Introduction: Context and Contemporary Scene; 2. Geisha and Robot; 3. New Vienna School Approach; 4. Yôkai Art from Prehistory to Modernity; 5. Multitude of Monsters in Multimedia; 6. Yôkai in Cinema, 1968 – 2008; 7. Monster Landscapes; Bibliography; Glossary of Terms; Glossary of Persons; Index
£112.80
Tiamat Studio The Scarlet Envelope
£30.98
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Kawaii World Coloring
Book SynopsisColor in all kinds of cute and cool kawaii art—including a super-fluffy llama, a happy rainbow, a sweet and smiley donut, and more—with this beautiful coloring book!Kawaii World Coloring features: Quality paper, which lets you color with your choice of colored pencils, crayons, markers, and more More than 30 coloring pages, including cute and cool characters and scenes One-sided coloring for display purposes and to avoid color bleed-through Patterns on the back of each page for additional visual interest and more coloring if desired Have fun coloring: Fluffy and cute little animals Sweet and smiley and delicious-looking foods Delightfully perfect potted plants And much more adorable art! A perfect choice for: Coloring book hobbyists Manga and anime enthusiasts <
£10.43
Headline Publishing Group Manga Tarot A Colouring Book
Book SynopsisA fresh, modern take on a classic tarot deck in a brand new direction, Manga Tarot: A Colouring Book combines three hugely popular trends in a beautifully illustrated original collection.
£12.53
Monacelli Press How to Draw Manga Characters: A Beginner's Guide
Book SynopsisEstablished how-to-draw author and artist J.C. Amberlyn's guide to drawing adorable Japanese-style characters and their chibi sidekicks in all the popular manga genres - shojo; shounen; magical girls; fantasy; mecha; school life; and horror. Bring your imagination to life. In her second manga book, best-selling author J.C. Amberlyn focuses on favorite manga archetype characters, with a fun and lively how-to-draw book aimed at beginners. Every genre of manga has its typical characters - plucky hero and heroine; school boys and girls; funny friend/sidekick; serious warrior; young innocent; bishounen; genki girls; chibis; chibi animals; cat girls/cat boys; magical girls; adorable animals; strong/scary animals; gothic characters; fantasy characters - and they are all here along with the step-by-step drawing instructions needed to give even beginners the direction they need to create the favorite characters they can’t get enough of. A final chapter on backgrounds, scenery, and the environment will further give readers the information they need to pull everything together and create their own manga characters and the worlds they live in. Includes 23 step-by-step demonstrations and exercises. J.C. Amberlyn takes you through everything you need to know to create your favorite manga characters from Japanese comics or design your own. Includes in-depth instruction on character types, drawing the head and face, expressions, bodies and gestures, settings, scenes and samples.Trade Review"The perfect book for anyone who wants to understand and draw the Japanese world of Manga characters. If you are new to Manga it explains everything from the different types of humans and creatures as well as the personality traits of each one. The book goes way beyond just simply drawing for drawing sake. You can see how J.C. is able to build a character up from a sketch to a fully clothed and properly posed figure and how to give them the appearance of thought. Something a lot of other books on drawing leave out, but extremely important if you are drawing a comic or creating an animation." - Marc Spess, author of Secrets of Clay Animation Revealed
£16.16
F&W Publications Inc Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and
Book SynopsisHow to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animal What do you get when you cross a human with a horse (or a hamster, or a hummingbird)? You get any one of a number of fun anthropomorphic animals, also known as "furries" to their friends. From facial expressions to creative coloring, this book contains all the know-how you need to create anthropomorphic cat, dog, horse, rodent and bird characters. Step by step, you'll learn how to:* Draw species-appropriate tails, eyes, wings and other fun details * Give your characters clothes, poses and personalities * Create the perfect backgrounds for your furry antics-with two start-to-finish demonstrations showing how Packed with tons of inspiration-from teeny-bopper bunnies and yorky glamour queens to Ninja squirrels and lion kings-Draw Furries will help you create a world of crazy, cool characters just waiting to burst out of your imagination.
£16.14
Occasional Papers Vital Signs: Writings on Gesture
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£19.00
Vertical, Inc. Colorful Dreams
Book SynopsisArtbook showcasing the work of the illustrator behind the bestselling Monogatari novels.
£18.89
Tuttle Publishing Drawing Cute Manga Chibi: A Beginner's Guide to
Book SynopsisThis guide introduces aspiring manga artists to drawing chibi characters—wide-eyed caricatures beloved for their cartoonish exaggeration.Drawing Cute Manga Chibi walks you through the steps needed to draw these adorable characters, while sidebars offer expert tips, pointers on the pitfalls to avoid, and how to use details to bring your drawings to life.In this book, readers will learn how to imagine and express: Facial expressions Body posture Hairstyles Different ages Poses Bringing your characters into full-color Different character identities—from a punk rocker to a samurai Author and Japanese manga artist Ryusuke Hamamoto (Ryu Moto) is best known for his design and creation of the Petit Eva character—who even makes an appearance in this book! In Drawing Cute Manga Chibi, he shares his personal tips, showing you how to break the "rules" of figure drawing in order to create these bobbleheaded cuties.Artists of all ages and levels will have fun creating original characters or reimagining their friends and family as kawaii chibi drawings.Trade Review"…richly designed books that SHOW you how to refine and perfect your drawings so you actually improve…if you're (or someone you know is) looking to up your game and improve your art, they've made it super easy to assemble a super helpful library." --The Roarbots
£13.49
Tuttle Publishing Learn to Draw Manga Women: A Beginner's Guide
Book SynopsisLearn to create detailed female characters to include in your own comic strip or graphic novel!Professional manga and anime artist Kyachi offers aspiring artists an easy-to-follow approach to drawing manga women. For beginners, it can be intimidating to know where to start when drawing the human form. This book is meant to dispel those fears and wipe away any hesitation, so you can begin with a blank page or empty screen and start populating it with people. Soon your simple forms will take on greater detail and your characters will come to life before you!Kyachi has distilled her specialized knowledge of the skeleton, muscles and physical structures, explaining and analyzing the most difficult aspects of figure drawing and presenting it to you in a clear and simple way.With this all-in-one, how-to guide you'll: Create compelling characters and eye-catching action poses Learn about contrapposto (a specialized art term, meaning that most of the body's weight rests on either the left or right leg, achieving an angular or asymmetrical stance) Master traditional freehand, as well as digital techniques Follow along with the step-by-step progressions, before it's time to try it on your own Consult the cartoon guide who pops up and chimes in when expert tips are needed most A series of detailed lessons shows you how to draw the female form in every possible position. Individual chapters cover standing, sitting, reclining, walking, running and jumping. Essential details are then added—such as realistic creases to clothing and colorizing with brightness, contrast and saturation effects.Lovers of action manga and those hoping to create original, complex female characters will find this book absolutely indispensable!*Recommended for artists 16 & up*
£13.49
Skira Atelier Picasso
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£18.70
MER Paper Kunsthalle Cylinder 4
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£11.78
Watson-Guptill Publications Manga for the Beginner Chibis
Book SynopsisChibis are the cute, miniature characters and creatures of Japanese comics. They appear in various genres of manga. This book covers chibis, character by character, according to the various subgenres in which they appear, including fantasy, occult, shoujo, fairy and action. It provides an introduction of chibi animals, chibi witches and vampires.
£15.19
F&W Publications Inc Make Manga
Book SynopsisReaders will learn how to draw popular anime and manga style characters in a way that is creative and communicates story
£15.99
University of Texas Press Arresting Development
Book SynopsisMainstream narratives of the graphic novel’s development describe the form’s “coming of age,” its maturation from pulp infancy to literary adulthood. In Arresting Development, Christopher Pizzino questions these established narratives, arguing that the medium’s history of censorship and marginalization endures in the minds of its present-day readers and, crucially, its authors. Comics and their writers remain burdened by the stigma of literary illegitimacy and the struggles for status that marked their earlier history.Many graphic novelists are intensely aware of both the medium’s troubled past and their own tenuous status in contemporary culture. Arresting Development presents case studies of four key works—Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home, Charles Burns’s Black Hole, and Gilbert Hernandez’s Love and Rockets—exploring how Trade ReviewArresting Development is an excellent point of connection between previous and current scholarship of the contemporary comics era—a project that encourages scholars to embrace the complexity of what it means to read and study comics. * Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literature *Pizzino's book is an excellent work for understanding the medium of comics in a transatlantic Anglophone world. * Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society *Important…[Pizzino's] case studies will undoubtedly shape future critical discussions of the individual works that are their focus. * Studies in the Novel *I recommend Arresting Development without reservation as the close readings of the comics in this book offer new insights that would not have been gained without the concept of autoclasm, a way of seeing comics as comics. * Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics *[Pizzino's] argument uncovers an important and often misunderstood history of comics' battle for cultural acceptance…Pizzino produces some enlightening readings of the formal ways cartoonists respond to the problem of legitimacy. * Twentieth-Century Literature *Arresting Development is a fascinating book...Pizzino offers interesting and thoughtful reflections on a number of important comic creators and works, and presents a refreshing new way to look at the question of 'status' in comics and the place of comics in relation to literature and fine art. * Comic Book Yeti *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: From the Basement 1. Coming of Age: The Problem of the Bildungsroman 2. Autoclastic Icons: Picturing Illegitimacy 3. Pop Art Comics: Frank Miller 4. The Scandal of Pleasure: Alison Bechdel 5. Rolling in the Gutter: Charles Burns 6. Blood and Fire: Gilbert Hernandez Conclusion: On Becoming a Comics Scholar Notes Works Cited Index
£66.60
University of Texas Press Arresting Development
Book SynopsisMainstream narratives of the graphic novel’s development describe the form’s “coming of age,” its maturation from pulp infancy to literary adulthood. In Arresting Development, Christopher Pizzino questions these established narratives, arguing that the medium’s history of censorship and marginalization endures in the minds of its present-day readers and, crucially, its authors. Comics and their writers remain burdened by the stigma of literary illegitimacy and the struggles for status that marked their earlier history.Many graphic novelists are intensely aware of both the medium’s troubled past and their own tenuous status in contemporary culture. Arresting Development presents case studies of four key works—Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home, Charles Burns’s Black Hole, and Gilbert Hernandez’s Love and Rockets—exploring how Trade ReviewArresting Development is an excellent point of connection between previous and current scholarship of the contemporary comics era—a project that encourages scholars to embrace the complexity of what it means to read and study comics. * Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literature *Pizzino's book is an excellent work for understanding the medium of comics in a transatlantic Anglophone world. * Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society *Important…[Pizzino's] case studies will undoubtedly shape future critical discussions of the individual works that are their focus. * Studies in the Novel *I recommend Arresting Development without reservation as the close readings of the comics in this book offer new insights that would not have been gained without the concept of autoclasm, a way of seeing comics as comics. * Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics *[Pizzino's] argument uncovers an important and often misunderstood history of comics' battle for cultural acceptance…Pizzino produces some enlightening readings of the formal ways cartoonists respond to the problem of legitimacy. * Twentieth-Century Literature *Arresting Development is a fascinating book...Pizzino offers interesting and thoughtful reflections on a number of important comic creators and works, and presents a refreshing new way to look at the question of 'status' in comics and the place of comics in relation to literature and fine art. * Comic Book Yeti *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: From the Basement 1. Coming of Age: The Problem of the Bildungsroman 2. Autoclastic Icons: Picturing Illegitimacy 3. Pop Art Comics: Frank Miller 4. The Scandal of Pleasure: Alison Bechdel 5. Rolling in the Gutter: Charles Burns 6. Blood and Fire: Gilbert Hernandez Conclusion: On Becoming a Comics Scholar Notes Works Cited Index
£21.59
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Monstrous Imaginaries The Legacy of Romanticism
Book SynopsisEngaging with Romanticism and the many monsters created by Romantic writers and artists such as Mary Shelley, Victor Hugo, and Goya, Maaheen Ahmed maps the heritage, functions, and effects of monsters in contemporary comics and graphic novels.
£81.75
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Monstrous Imaginaries The Legacy of Romanticism
Book SynopsisEngaging with Romanticism and the many monsters created by Romantic writers and artists such as Mary Shelley, Victor Hugo, and Goya, Maaheen Ahmed maps the heritage, functions, and effects of monsters in contemporary comics and graphic novels.
£26.78
Sixth & Spring Books Cartooning Animals
Book SynopsisBestselling author Christopher Hart offers up a booklet filled with easy-to-follow instructions on drawing cartoon animals.
£6.64
Kitsune Books EL AMOR DE MOBUKO 8
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£11.65
Redbook Quentin Por Tarantino: La Novela Gráfica
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£29.37
LA OLA COREANA
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£19.00
Obelisco La Guia del Artista Para Dibujar Manga
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£14.42
Taylor & Francis Ltd Adult Manga Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society ConsumAsian Series
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the American Graphic Novel
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£66.50
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the American Graphic Novel
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£22.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Shonen Manga ActionPacked
Book SynopsisA manga manual suitable for freehand and digital artists of all ages and languages. It enables you to learn the skills of action-packed manga drawing. It explores the popular types of Shonen characters and helps you master crucial technical skills, including applying digital colour, creating 3D designs, rendering vectorial drawings, and more.
£22.77
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Magical Characters Christopher Harts Draw Manga Now
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£9.21
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Big School of Drawing Manga Comics Fantasy
Book SynopsisBig School of Drawing Manga, Comics & Fantasy Workbook provides an interactive introduction to creating your own unique characters, allowing beginning artists to practice directly inside the book with approachable step-by-step lessons.
£14.31
