The Sun, The Idea & Story Without Words

Author: Frans Masereel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486138283
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Three wordless novels by a master, told in 206 Expressionistic woodcuts: The Sun, a struggle with destiny; The Idea, a concept's triumph over suppression; and Story Without Words, a poignant romance.

The Sun

Author: Frans Masereel
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Created by the acclaimed wood-engraver Frans Masereel, this inspiring book takes the form of a novel-without-words, its story unfolding through a cycle of woodcuts. The Sun explores our fragile relationship with destiny, the dilemma of an individual struggling with his sense of purpose.

Vertigo

Author: Lynd Ward
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486468895
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
In this moving graphic novel without words, one of the finest artists of the 20th century uses 230 intricately detailed woodcuts to tell a dramatic tale of the Great Depression. A young girl who longs to be an accomplished violinist and a boy who hopes to become a builder find their dreams shattered by desperate economic times.

Destiny

Author: Otto Nückel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486139824
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
This wordless graphic novel tells its socially charged story through 188 stark, arresting images. Open to endless interpretations, the tragic, often violent, story of a young girl unfolds through 17 chapters.

German Expressionist Woodcuts

Author: Shane Weller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486134113
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
Over 100 works by Beckmann, Feininger, Kirchner, Kollwitz, Nolde, Marc, and others. Distorted, stylized forms embody revolutionary mood of the early 20th century. Introduction. Captions. Notes on artists.

The City

Author: Frans Masereel
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description

Chartwell Manor

Author: Glenn Head
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 168396425X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
No one asks for the childhood they get, and no child ever deserved to go to Chartwell Manor. For Glenn Head, his two years spent at the now-defunct Mendham, NJ, boarding school ― run by a serial sexual and emotional abuser of young boys in the early 1970s ― left emotional scars in ways that he continues to process. This graphic memoir ― a book almost 50 years in the making ― tells the story of that experience, and then delves with even greater detail into the reverberations of that experience in adulthood, including addiction and other self-destructive behavior. Head tells his story with unsparing honesty, depicting himself as a deeply flawed human struggling to make sense of the childhood he was given.

Klara and the Sun

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593318188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

Gods' Man

Author: Lynd Ward
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486435008
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
The major American artist invented the concept of a wordless novel with this evocative, text-free "woodcut" narrative. Autobiographical in nature, the novel recounts Ward's struggles with his craft and with life in the 1920s. The intricate woodcuts transcend all barriers of language, and fresh details reward the eye with every review. 139 black-and-white illustrations.

Webcomics

Author: Sean Kleefeld
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350028193
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267

Book Description
**Nominated for the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work** The first critical guide to cover the history, form and key critical issues of the medium, Webcomics helps readers explore the diverse and increasingly popular worlds of online comics. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: ·The history of webcomics and how developments in technology from the 1980s onwards presented new opportunities for comics creators and audiences ·Cultural contexts – from the new financial and business models allowed by digital media to social justice causes in contemporary webcomics ·Key texts – from early examples of the form such as Girl Genius and Penny Arcade to popular current titles such as Questionable Content and Dumbing of Age ·Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying webcomics Webcomics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading, and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study.