{"product_id":"the-art-of-comics-9781118799468","title":"The Art of Comics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Comics is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Regardless, though, considered as a whole, The Art of Comicsis an excellent collection and one which is likely to provoke spirited debate and serve as a spur to further research within Anglo-American philosophy (and philosophy more generally) into this sadly neglected art form. I, for one, look forward to these future developments immensely. To quote one of the greats in the history of comics—excelsior!.”  (\u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEditors' Acknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e vii  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/i\u003e viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e xii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWarren Ellis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art and Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e xiv\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAaron Meskin and Roy T. Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Nature and Kinds of Comics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Redefining Comics 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Holbo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Ontology of Comics 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAaron Meskin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Comics and Collective Authorship 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristy Mag Uidhir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Comics and Genre 68\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatharine Abell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Comics and Representation 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Wordy Pictures: Theorizing the Relationship between Image and Text in Comics 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas E. Wartenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 What’s So Funny? Comic Content in Depiction 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatrick Maynard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Language of Comics 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDarren Hudson Hick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Comics and the Other Arts 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Making Comics into Film 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHenry John Pratt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Why Comics Are Not Films: Metacomics and Medium?]Specific Conventions 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoy T. Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Proust’s \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e : The Comics Version 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Carrier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 203\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406926553431,"sku":"9781118799468","price":19.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118799468.jpg?v=1730497580","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-comics-9781118799468","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}