The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels - Fingeroth Danny - 2008

312 pages. Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels" is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the 'literary comic book'. Written by comic industry insider Danny Fingeroth, it includes the mediums' history, from sequential art in Egyptian tombs, through the superhero boom of the 1940s to the birth of the graphic novel movement and the latest online offerings. All you need to know about the best and rest with 60 must-read graphic novels, including the genre-defining "Maus" and "A Contract with God", plus modern classics-in-the-making "Fun Home" and "Alice in Sunderland". The guide profiles the movements legends including Harvey Pekar, Chris Ware, Denis Kitchen and other amazing illustrators, writers and publishers who've helped win respect for this once marginalised art form. And everything else you need to know from 'how to make a graphic novel' to Persepolis and the latest film and television offerings, manga, documentaries, conventions, books, magazines and websites. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Comics & Graphic Novels; ISBN/EAN: 9781843539933. Inventory No: 19010300. By: Fingeroth Danny Year: 2008 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: