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Comic art and avant-garde : Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes and the art of American newspaper comic strips /
"This study explores the genre of newspaper comic strips through the lens of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. Published between 1985 and 1995, the series was translated into over thirty languages and continues its road of success around the world. Watterson's popularly acclaimed series...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Heidelberg :
Universitätsverlag Winter,
[2019]
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| Colección: | American studies (Munich, Germany) ;
v. 295. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Titel; Imprint; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 The Current State of Research; 1.2 "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year": Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes; 1.3 Calvin and Hobbes: An Introduction to the Cast and the Series; 1.3.1 "I wouldn't want Calvin in my house": Calvin; 1.3.2 "Hobbes is more about the subjective nature of reality ... ": Hobbes; 1.3.3 " ... a 21st-century kid trapped in a 19th-century family": Calvin's Parents; 1.3.4 Susie, Moe, Rosalyn; 2 NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS
- A DEFINITION; 2.1 "Comics": Etymological Background
- 2.2 " ... both of these things at once and therefore neither": Comics as a Hybrid Form2.3 A Formal Approach to Newspaper Comic Strips; 2.4 "The significance of any art lies in its ability to express truths": The Function of Comic Strips; 3 THE HISTORY OF NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS; 3.1 " ... comics can be vehicles for beautiful artwork and serious, intelligent expression": The Evolution of the Comic Strip; 3.2 "Reading these strips, we see life through new eyes. . .": The First Generation of Artists (1890s-1920s)
- 3.2.1 " ... the sense of fantasy and use of humor masked a sense of despair": A Reflection of Social Topics3.2.2 Reflection of Art Movements and Political Movements; 3.3 Mid-Twenties and Thirties: The Formation and Reinforcement of Structures; 3.3.1 The Rise of Syndicates; 3.3.2 The Emerging of Comic Magazines and Comic Books; 3.3.3 The Reception of Comics in the Society of the Thirties; 3.4 The Fifties and Onwards: How Could It All Go Wrong?; 3.4.1 The Censorship of Comics in the Fifties; 3.4.2 The Impact of Pop Art; 3.5 The Seventies Through the Nineties: Bill Watterson in Context
- 3.5.1 " ... a syndicate decides which comic strips it thinks it can sell best ... ": The State of the Syndicates in the Eighties3.5.2 "It's an exceedingly rare privilege to have your work read by people every day, year after year ": Bill Watterson's Stance on Newspaper Comic Strips; 3.6 "I'm guessing that comic strips will lose most of their cultural impact": Developments after Bill Watterson; 4 PARAMETERS FOR AN ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS; 4.1 Graphic Features; 4.1.1 Layout: The Panel Frame; 4.1.2 Panel Composition; 4.1.3 Character Design Incl. Facial Expressions/Gesture
- 4.1.4 Background/Props4.1.5 Lettering; 4.1.6 Conclusion; 4.2 Narration; 4.2.1 Narrative Techniques; 4.2.2 Plot; 4.2.3 Character; 4.2.4 Structure; 4.2.5 Setting; 4.2.6 Theme; 4.2.7 Conclusion; 4.3 "Comic strips were the sort of language I grew up speaking": Calvin and Hobbes and the Language of Comics; 4.3.1 " ... strong characters that come alive and 'write themselves' ... ": The Character Design; 4.3.2 Visual Narrative Layout Elements; 4.3.3 Visual Rendering of the Setting; 4.4 Humor; 4.4.1 Humor in Newspaper Comic Strips; 4.4.2 Incongruity of Characters; 4.4.3 Literal Meaning of Words