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For more than a century the comic book has been a familiar and popular artform. As vehemently criticized as it is passionately defended, it has evolved from humble beginnings into a graphically sophisticated and culturally revealing medium. Encompassing traditions from the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan, this work presents a comprehensive survey of comic art. It traces the history of the medium from comic papers for kids, through the underground comix movements of the 1960s and 1970s, to the glossy book-format graphic novels of today. Organized thematically, it investigates comic art's varied genres - including humour, adventure, underground and alternative - and charts the rise, fall and rise of the medium.
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Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels, Roger Sabin
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- Released
- 1996
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- Subtitle
- A History of Comic Art
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Roger Sabin
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0714830089
- ISBN13
- 9780714830087
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, History, Art, Art History & Criticism, History of Art
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
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- For more than a century the comic book has been a familiar and popular artform. As vehemently criticized as it is passionately defended, it has evolved from humble beginnings into a graphically sophisticated and culturally revealing medium. Encompassing traditions from the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan, this work presents a comprehensive survey of comic art. It traces the history of the medium from comic papers for kids, through the underground comix movements of the 1960s and 1970s, to the glossy book-format graphic novels of today. Organized thematically, it investigates comic art's varied genres - including humour, adventure, underground and alternative - and charts the rise, fall and rise of the medium.