Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 471 g
Reihe: New Directions in Aesthetics
A Philosophical Approach
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 471 g
Reihe: New Directions in Aesthetics
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3464-7
Verlag: Wiley
* The first-ever anthology to address the philosophical issues raised by the art of comics
* Provides an extensive and thorough introduction to the field, and to comics more generally
* Responds to the increasing philosophical interest in comic art
* Includes a preface by the renowned comics author Warren Ellis
* Many of the chapters are illustrated, and the book carries a stunning cover by the rising young comics star David Heatley
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Editors' Acknowledgments vii
List of Figures viii
Notes on Contributors ix
Foreword xii
Warren Ellis
The Art and Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction xiv
Aaron Meskin and Roy T. Cook
Part One: The Nature and Kinds of Comics 1
1 Redefining Comics 3
John Holbo
2 The Ontology of Comics 31
Aaron Meskin
3 Comics and Collective Authorship 47
Christy Mag Uidhir
4 Comics and Genre 68
Catharine Abell
Part Two: Comics and Representation 85
5 Wordy Pictures: Theorizing the Relationship between Image and Text in Comics 87
Thomas E. Wartenberg
6 What's So Funny? Comic Content in Depiction 105
Patrick Maynard
7 The Language of Comics 125
Darren Hudson Hick
Part Three: Comics and the Other Arts 145
8 Making Comics into Film 147
Henry John Pratt
9 Why Comics Are Not Films: Metacomics and Medium