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Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist

by Will Eisner

How comics tell stories

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Praised as a “masterwork” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon

    Michael Chabon praises the book as a masterwork and a distillation of Will Eisner’s genius.

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How comics tell stories

Will Eisner organizes the craft of graphic storytelling around practical elements such as dialogue, anatomy, and framing. Adapted from a course he taught at New York’s School of Visual Arts, the book presents principles and techniques for building comics and other visual narratives, with a section addressing digital media. Its scope connects drawing choices with the work of telling a story in sequence, making it both an introduction to the form and a reference on its component skills.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Aspiring cartoonists and comic artists seeking guidance on visual storytelling
  • Writers and filmmakers interested in how stories can be structured through images
  • Readers studying the techniques behind comics and sequential art

Themes

Graphic storytellingSequential artDialogue and framingCartooning techniquesDigital media

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Book overview

Will Eisner is one of the twentieth century's great American artists, a man who pioneered the field of comic arts. Here, in his classic Comics and Sequential Art, he refines the art of graphic storytelling into clear, concise principles that every cartoonist, comic artist, writer, and filmmaker meeds to know. Adapted from Eisner's landmark course at New York's School of Visual Arts, Comics and Sequential Art is an essential text filled with invaluable theories and easy-to-use techniques. Eisner reveals here the fundamentals of graphic storytelling. He addresses dialogue, anatomy, framing, and many other important aspects of the art form. Fully updated and revised to reflect current practices and technology, including a section on digital media, this introduction to the art of comics is as valuable a guide as it was when first published.
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