| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £3.75
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £3.75, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
"'Here at last is an authoritative and beautifully produced history of this vigorous and versatile form, which covers as much of the whole field as a single book could.' Philip Pullman, The Guardian 'Isn't the only such book you'll find out there-just the best. Sabin is thorough and likes all the right people.' Newsweek 'A history of comics which frankly you won't be able to put down...full of entertaining insights...a complete delight.' Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday 'As energetic as a jolt of double espresso - and as simultaneously appealing to both sophisticated and street sensibilities.' Reena Jana, Wired 'Beautifully produced, with colour pics throughout, and an intelligent text by one of the UK's real experts in (and lover's of) the field. Good idea then for that big xmas gift...Highly recommended.' Comics Forum"
Product Description
For more than a century the comic book has been one of our most familiar, yet least appreciated popular art forms. As vehemently criticized as it is passionately defended, it has evolved from humble beginnings into a graphically sophisticated and culturally revealing medium. At a time when vintage comics are fetching huge prices at auction, this book traces the history of the medium from comic papers for kids, through the underground "comix" movements of the 1960s and '70s, 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. In so doing, Roger Sabin highlights the careers of the creators behind some of the best-known characters in modern fiction - from Superman to Sid the Sexist, Tintin to Tank Girl. He examines not only the stars and "first wave" of comic art but also the names who are currently providing comics with a new lease of life, taking such familiar material as the manic clowning of Leo Baxendate ("The Beano"), the observational adventure of Frank Hampson ("Eagle"), the bombastic power-plays of Jack Kirby ("The Incredible Hulk") and the underground scatology of Robert Crumb ("Zap"), as well as less well-known themes and names: the surreal 1950s retro of Dan Cloves ("Eightball"), the gothic superheroics of Todd McFarlane ("Spawn"), the inspired lunacy of Chris Donald (
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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).
Format:Hardcover
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.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
comic taken seriously.
If you are a comic book fan and you like to take your reading a frame at a time in speach bubbles, this is not for you. Read more
Published on 4 May 2002 by Mollydog
Dry over view of comic book history, not recommended.
It's big, it's reasonably priced, it's not that good.
A brave effort to chronicle comic book history that isn't a total waste of time. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2001
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Art, Architecture & Photography > Painting & Drawing
- Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Anime & Manga
- Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Cartooning
- Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > History & Price Guides
- Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > East Asia > Japan
- Books > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectables > Antiques & Collectables by Subject > Books, Magazines & Printed Matter
- Books > Humour
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
