The first serious, readable, provocative, canon-smashing book of comics theory and criticism by the leading critic in the field

This lavish volume takes an in-depth look at the history of comics in a manner decidedly unlike the dry timelines and profiles of most reference-style titles. Via alphabetical ...

Presents a history of comic strip heroines from the 1940s to the present

A companion to Comics & Sequential Art, this book takes the principles examined in that title and applies them to the process of graphic storytelling. Eisner shows comic ...

"This book, full of practical advice and innovative ideas for librarians, educators, and archivists, provides a look at how graphic novels and comics can be used in educational ...

Obsessed with the drawing of a woman that he has clipped from a magazine, nineteen-year-old David Boring finds his life beginning to unravel when he comes face to the face with ...

-- Covers artists' lives and careers, their contributions and style, and their influence on other artists -- Comics entries include information on artists who worked on them ...

Once stereotyped as the preserve of improbably dressed superhumans withorld-saving tendencies, in recent years graphic novels have become one ofoday's most exciting art forms ...

Traces the history of comic books, discusses the economics of the field and the changing relationship between the words and the pictures, and profiles leading artists