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Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art [Hardcover]

Roger Sabin
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd (30 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0714830089
  • ISBN-13: 978-0714830087
  • Product Dimensions: 29.7 x 25.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,727,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For more than a century the comic book has been a familiar and popular artform. As vehemently criticized as it is passionately defended, it has evolved from humble beginnings into a graphically sophisticated and culturally revealing medium. Encompassing traditions from the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan, this work presents a comprehensive survey of comic art. It traces the history of the medium from "comic papers" for kids, through the underground "comix" movements of the 1960s and 1970s, to the glossy book-format "graphic novels" of today. Organized thematically, it investigates comic art's varied genres - including humour, adventure, underground and alternative - and charts the rise, fall and rise of the medium.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Crammed! 4 May 2002
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Format:Paperback
This is the most comprehensive examination of comics and graphic novels I have ever looked at. Tracing the medium from it very beginnings it is CRAMMED with hundreds of colour pictures showing the widest variety of examples. This is a very interesting and thorugh read and a must have for anyone interested in comics, graphic novels and sequential art as a genre.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
This book offers an informative sweep through comics and associated media, taking a broadly historical perspective. An excellent introduction and provider of context, well designed and laid out.

Strangely, it features in "Notting Hill", in Hugh Grant's supposed travel bookshop, sitting slap bang behind him in one of the scenes (once you've seen the book you'll realise that this isn't an anorak-y thing to have spotted - it is very large, very orange and very distinctive).

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This is an excellent collection of comic illustration work. It is very well illustrated with some good quality images. The scope covered by the book is quite wide, but it does lack reference to a great deal of significant modern cartoon work. However, as a reference book or as a collection of comic art, this book is still highly recommended.
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