- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: NBM Publishing Company; New edition edition (7 Jan 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1561633682
- ISBN-13: 978-1561633685
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 16 x 0.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 807,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
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Americans had seen comics published before 1895, but Richard F. Outcault's single panel cartoon, The Yellow Kid, was the first to catch widespread public attention. Read the first page
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Detailing the appearance of classics in the field
4 Mar 2004
Format:Hardcover
Graphic novels are a growing part of bookstores and even college courses, but until now no history of their origins and growth has been presented. Stephen Weiner, a comics historian and specialist in children's literature, provides this first history, detailing the appearance of classics in the field, including sample black and white illustrations from these classics, and filling in many gaps in the genre's history. Any fan of the graphic novel format will find The Rise Of The Graphic Novel revealing.
A Must-Have for Graphic Novel Enthusiasts
9 April 2009
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I bought this book so I could conduct basic research on graphic novels. Weiner provides a detaield and engaging history of graphic novels. As you probably guessed, the visuals are very pleasing int his book. The reader will come away with an appreciation of this book as art and fundamental graphic novels to read.
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A Work of Complete Genius
12 Sep 2004
Format:Hardcover
In this tiresome age of long-winded reiterations and thematic cudgels we must realize that the degereration of traditional literary fiction is upon us. And so many have been searching for a Northwest Passage if you will. Fortanitly that search has just ended as our Teddy Rooselelt plowed his way through the mosquito infested Panama. He has revealed a Brave New World, a world beyond Marx's wildest dreams, in which picture and word each do they share. Seeing as we are Communists we no longer advocate the seperation of color and style. From each according to his ability, and, most importantly, to each according his need!
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