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The Art of Comics is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic novels. In an area of growing philosophical interest, this volume constitutes a great leap forward in the development of this fast expanding field, and makes a powerful contribution to the philosophy of art.
* The first-ever anthology to address the philosophical issues raised by the art of comics
* Provides an extensive and thorough introduction to the field, and to comics more generally
* Responds to the increasing philosophical interest in comic art
* Includes a preface by the renowned comics author Warren Ellis
* Many of the chapters are illustrated, and the book carries a stunning cover by the rising young comics star David Heatley
List of contents
Editors' Acknowledgments vii
List of Figures viii
Notes on Contributors ix
Foreword xii
Warren Ellis
The Art and Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction xiv
Aaron Meskin and Roy T. Cook
Part One: The Nature and Kinds of Comics 1
1 Redefining Comics 3
John Holbo
2 The Ontology of Comics 31
Aaron Meskin
3 Comics and Collective Authorship 47
Christy Mag Uidhir
4 Comics and Genre 68
Catharine Abell
Part Two: Comics and Representation 85
5 Wordy Pictures: Theorizing the Relationship between Image and Text in Comics 87
Thomas E. Wartenberg
6 What's So Funny? Comic Content in Depiction 105
Patrick Maynard
7 The Language of Comics 125
Darren Hudson Hick
Part Three: Comics and the Other Arts 145
8 Making Comics into Film 147
Henry John Pratt
9 Why Comics Are Not Films: Metacomics and Medium?]Specific Conventions 165
Roy T. Cook
10 Proust's In Search of Lost Time : The Comics Version 188
David Carrier
Index 203
About the author
Warren Ellis (geb. 1968) zählt zu den renommiertesten Comic-Autoren der Gegenwart. Der Brite begann seine Karriere 1990 in englischen Magazinen, bevor er 1994 erstmals für den US-Verlag Marvel arbeitete, u. a. an den Reihen Hellstorm, Marvel 2099 und Thor. Für Aufmerksamkeit sorgten jedoch vor allem die Reihen, die bald darauf für DC Comics entstanden, nämlich Stormwatch, The Authority und vor allem Transmetropolitan. In der Folge wurde Ellis zu einem der wenigen Star-Autoren des Mediums, dessen Name zum Synonym für hochklassige, intelligente Science-Fiction-Comics wurde. Global Frequency und Planetary untermauerten seinen Status nachhaltig.
Summary
The Art of Comics is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic novels.
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"Regardless, though, considered as a whole, The Art ofComicsis an excellent collection and one which is likely to provokespirited debate and serve as a spur to further research withinAnglo-American philosophy (and philosophy more generally) into thissadly neglected art form. I, for one, look forward to these futuredevelopments immensely. To quote one of the greats in the historyof comics-excelsior!." ( British Journal ofAesthetics , 1 October 2013)
