Overview
The groundbreaking history of the graphic novel, fully updated to include all of the latest must-reads, the milestones and the future of this exciting medium. The author of 101 Best Graphic Novels now tells the whole history of the graphic novel revolution, from the first modern urban autobiographical graphic novel, Will Eisner's A Contract With Go
Full Product Details
Author: Stephen Weiner ,
Will Eisner
Publisher: NBM Publishing Company
Imprint: NBM Publishing Company
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.369kg
ISBN: 9781561637027
ISBN 10: 1561637025
Pages: 76
Publication Date: 13 December 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A solid work on American publications. -- Library Journal A superb detailed history. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A solid work on American publications. Library Journal A superb detailed history. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This is a perfect book for anyone trying to wrap her or his head around the field of comics, a quick and smart overview of the field that spans both decades and genres. --www.BoingBoing.net A superb detailed history. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A solid work on American publications. --Library Journal
A superb detailed history. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A solid work on American publications. -- Library Journal A superb detailed history. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A solid work on American publications. Library Journal A superb detailed history. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This is a perfect book for anyone trying to wrap her or his head around the field of comics, a quick and smart overview of the field that spans both decades and genres. --www.BoingBoing.net A solid work on American publications. --Library Journal A superb detailed history. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This is a perfect book for anyone trying to wrap her or his head around the field of comics, a quick and smart overview of the field that spans both decades and genres. --www.BoingBoing.net
Author Information
Stephen Weiner is the director of the Maynard Public Library in Maynard, Massachusetts, and a comics historian and critic who has been a pioneering advocate for graphic novels in public libraries and education and has published numerous articles and reviews about comic art. He is the author of 100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries, The 101 Best Graphic Novels, and Bring an Author to Your Library and the coauthor of The Will Eisner Companion. He lives in Maynard, Massachusetts. Will Eisner is a legend and pioneer in comics, best known for the Spirit series, as well as numerous graphic novels--a term he coined--including A Contract with God. The Eisner Award, comics' most coveted award, is named for him.
