Overview
Paul Karasic and Mark Newgarden expand their 1988 cult-classic essay, How to Read Nancy, into a book-length deconstruction that gets down to the practical and nuanced concerns of comics language with a minimal amount of hyperbole and a maximum amount of entertainment. Each aspect of comics syntax (dialogue balloons, panel size, character design, etc.) is dissected to reveal the hidden armature. In terms of explaining comics, this delivers the goods: to the aspiring beginner, the seasoned pro, the overburdened educator and the perplexed librarian alike.
Full Product Details
Author: Mark Newgarden ,
Paul Karasik ,
James Elkins
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Imprint: Fantagraphics
ISBN: 9781606993613
ISBN 10: 1606993615
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 14 November 2017
Recommended Age: From 13 to 16 years
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Reading the wonderful history of Ernie Bushmiller and the brilliant analysis of the details of Nancy's creation, detail by detail, based entirely on a reading of three panels of one strip, made me believe this is one of the genius books of comics history and design semantics. How to Read Nancy is the best book ever written about comics. No question. How to Read Nancy is for anyone curious about the simple yet complicated ways in which visual art speaks to us. How to Read Nancy is a mind-blowing new coffee-table softcover. ... For anyone with an interest in graphic design, pop culture, pop art, the history of humor, and 20th-century illustration, the book is a must. How to Read Nancy is a comprehensive, scholarly and intensely goofy dissertation on a single daily Nancy strip from 1959.
Reading the wonderful history of Ernie Bushmiller and the brilliant analysis of the details of Nancy's creation, detail by detail, based entirely on a reading of three panels of one strip, made me believe this is one of the genius books of comics history and design semantics. How to Read Nancy is a comprehensive, scholarly and intensely goofy dissertation on a single daily Nancy strip from 1959. How to Read Nancy is the best book ever written about comics. No question. How to Read Nancy is for anyone curious about the simple yet complicated ways in which visual art speaks to us.
Author Information
Paul Karasik is a cartoonist who appears in the New Yorker, the co-author (along with David Mazzucchelli) of the perennial graphic novel classic City of Glass, adapted from Paul Auster's novel, and the co-author (with Marc Newgarden) of the ultimate deconstruction of Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy, How to Read Nancy. He lives in Martha's Vineyard. Mark Newgarden is an acclaimed cartoonist and creator of the book We All Die Alone, the co-author (with Paul Karasik) of How to Read Nancy, and the co-author (along with his partner, Megan Montague Cash) of Houghton Mifflin's bestselling Bow Wow series of children's books. He lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Jerry Lewis was an American actor, comedian, singer, film producer, film director, screenwriter, and humanitarian. He was known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio.
