Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative
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Will Eisner
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- File Size: 33.4 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 232
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Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative
Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist is an instructional digital PDF by Will Eisner. It explores how stories are written, illustrated, and communicated through comics and graphic narratives.
This digital edition is available as an instant download. It presents practical and analytical material for readers interested in comic books, graphic novels, cartooning, and visual storytelling.
Book Overview
Will Eisner examines the craft of graphic storytelling through discussions of story structure, narrative images, readers, writing, artistic style, and different forms of comics. The book also addresses comics and the internet, with additional information about webcomics and comic creation courses.
This 2008 W. W. Norton edition was originally published in 1996 under the title Graphic Storytelling. It is part of The Will Eisner Library and includes bibliographical references.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- The history and development of storytelling.
- Definitions of a story and approaches to telling one.
- Images as tools for visual narrative.
- Different kinds of stories and the role of the reader.
- Ideas, the writing process, and the work of storytellers.
- Artistic style and its relationship to storytelling.
- Comics, the internet, webcomics, and comic creation education.
Why Graphic Storytelling Matters
This instructional work presents comics and graphic novels as forms requiring both narrative construction and visual communication. Its subject is relevant to students, aspiring cartoonists, comic creators, and readers studying the authorship and illustration of comics.
Book Details
| Author | Will Eisner |
|---|---|
| Title | Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist |
| Series | The Will Eisner Library |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. |
| Publisher Location | 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10110 |
| Publication Date | 2008 |
| Edition | First published as a Norton paperback 2008 |
| Previous Edition Title | Graphic Storytelling |
| Original Publication | Originally published in 1996 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-33127-1 |
| eISBN | 978-0-393-34682-4 |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 33.4 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 35008246 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 232 |
| Editor’s Note | Denis Kitchen |
| Produced in Association With | The Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, Vermont |
| Book Design | Grace Cheong, Black Eye Design |
| Production Manager | Devon Zahn |
| Digital Production | Sue Carlson, Joe Lops, and Alex Price |
| Cataloging Subjects | Comic books, strips, etc.—Authorship; Comic books, strips, etc.—Illustrations; Cartooning—Technique; Graphic novels—Authorship |
| Library of Congress Classification | PN6710.E57 2008 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2008019796 |
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Download this digital edition for focused study of graphic storytelling, comics authorship, and visual narrative.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| PDF Metadata Title | Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative (Will Eisner Instructional Books) |
|---|---|
| PDF Metadata Author | Will Eisner |
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