The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History

by Robert C. Harvey

Book Overview

In this definitive study of one of popular culture's favorite genres Robert C. Harvey, a cartoonist and comics critic, traces the evolution of the comic book as a potent form of narrative art. He takes it from its beginnings in the 1930s through the most contemporary of productions in the mid-1990s.

In defining comic book aesthetics Harvey establishes both a critical perspective and a vocabulary for evaluating the art. Because he is an able...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878057587
• ISBN13: 9780878057580
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 10.9"