Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonis

Description: Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner "Comics and Sequential Art is a masterwork, the distillation of Will Eisners genius to a clear and potent elixir."—Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Two classic drawing textbooks from an American comics pioneer, revised and enhanced for a new generation. Based on Will Eisners legendary course at New Yorks School of Visual Arts, these guides have inspired generations of artists, students, teachers, and fans. In Comics and Sequential Art, Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space, and visual forms. Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative teaches how to control a story effectively using a broad array of techniques. With examples from Eisners own catalog and such masters as H. Foster, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and George Herriman, these books distill the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer, and filmmaker should know. Author Biography Will Eisner was born William Erwin Eisner on March 6, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. By the time of his death on January 3, 2005, Will Eisner was recognized internationally as one of the giants in the field of sequential art, a term he coined. In a career that spanned nearly eight decades-from the dawn of the comic book to the advent of digital comics-Will Eisner was truly the Orson Welles of comics and the father of the Graphic Novel. He broke new ground in the development of visual narrative and the language of comics and was the creator of The Spirit, John Law, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, Uncle Sam, Blackhawk, Sheena and countless others. During World War II, Will Eisner used the comic format to develop training and equipment maintenance manuals for the US Army. After the war this continued as the Armys P.S. Magazine, which is still being produced today. Will Eisner taught Sequential Arts at the New York School of Visual Arts. The textbooks that he wrote based on his course are still bestsellers. In 1978, Will Eisner wrote A Contract with God, the first modern graphic novel. This was followed by almost 20 additional graphic novels over the following 25 years. The "Oscars" of the Comic Industry are called The Eisner Awards, and named after Will Eisner. The Eisners are presented annually before a packed ballroom at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Americas largest comics convention. Wizard magazine named Eisner "the most influential comic artist of all time." Michael Chabons Pulitzer-prize winning novel The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is based in good part on Eisner. In 2002, Eisner received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Federation for Jewish Culture, only the second such honor in the organizations history, presented by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman. Review "Indispensable technique from the mind of the master cartoonist who developed them." -- Jeff Smith, creator of Bone Review Quote "When I decided I wanted to write comics, I bought a copy of Will Eisners Comics and Sequential Art and studied it. If I were starting out today, with all the books on comics and graphic novels out there, Id still begin with this book." Details ISBN0393331261 Author Will Eisner Short Title COMICS & SEQUENTIAL ART Series Will Eisner Instructional Books Language English ISBN-10 0393331261 ISBN-13 9780393331264 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 741.5 Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence Tamarac, FL, US Birth 1917 Death 2005 Edition 1st Subtitle Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist DOI 10.1604/9780393331264 UK Release Date 2008-09-09 NZ Release Date 2008-09-09 US Release Date 2008-09-09 Pages 192 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2008-09-09 Imprint WW Norton & Co Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2010-01-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138930082;

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