Comics and Sequential Art

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Based on the popular course Eisner taught for several years at New York's School of Visual Arts, this lovingly written book on visual storytelling contains an accumulation of his ideas, theories and advice on the practice of graphic story-telling and the uses to which the comic book art form can be applied. Whether you're a film student, literature student, artist or simply a fan of good storytelling, you'll love this book filled with Eisner's cartoons.


Book Description
Legendary comics creator Will Eisner turns a fine eye toward the principles of graphic storytelling in this extraordinary work, based on his popular Sequential Art course at New York's School of Visual Art. Readers will learn the basic anatomy of sequential art, the fundamentals of crafting stories, and how the medium works as a means of expression--a literary form that uses the arrangement of images and words to narrate a story or dramatize an idea. Eisner has created the most insightful and dynamic examination of the comic art form to date. It's perfect for use by the serious student, practicing professional and curious comic fan. The accumulation of ideas, theories and advice culled from his more than sixty years of experience is stunning to behold. "Eisner has written an important, possibly definitive guide book to the creative process." --Publishers Weekly


About the Author
Will Eisner is universally acknowledged as one of the great masters of comic book art. His famous weekly newspaper comic book insert, "The Spirit," made him one of the most influential comic book creators of all time. In 1978, Eisner wrote and drew the pioneering graphic novel, A Contract with God. For 18 years he taught classes in Sequential Art at New York's School of Visual Art, and in that time produced eight more graphic novels. Will Eisner lives in Tamarac, Florida.


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Will Eisner is a legend in the field of comics. In Comics & Sequential Art, he distills the art of graphic storytelling into clear, concise principles that every cartoonist, comic artist, writer and filmmaker needs to know. Based on Eisner's popular course at New York's School of Visual Art, Comics & Sequential Art examines his ideas, advice and theories on the practice of graphic storytelling and the uses to which the comic book art form can be applied. Designed for use by both professional and amateur artists, students, teachers and even fans, anyone with an interest in, or devotion to, the comic book form will benefit. Since its initial publication, Comics & Sequential Art has enjoyed a welcome reception throughout the world. It is employed in film classes as well as popular culture and English Literature courses at many universities.


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