Super bodies : comic book illustration, artistic styles, and narrative impact /
"For many, the idea of comic book art implies simplistic four-color renderings of stiff characters slugging it out. In fact, modern superhero comic books showcase a range of complex artistic styles, with diverse connotations. Leading comics scholar Jeffrey A. Brown assesses six distinctive appr...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2023.
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | World comics and graphic nonfiction series.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : How to draw superheroes
- The superhero and the dessinateur
- Idealism and comic book heroes
- Retro art and nostalgia
- Realism in an unrealistic genre
- Super cute manga, kawaii and infantilization
- Grotesque bodies and monstrous heroes
- Comic noir, more than just black and white
- Drawing conclusions.