Traces the 3,000 year history of storytelling through pictures, discussing the language and images used A look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. Using comics to examine the medium itself, the author takes the form of a cartoon character and explains the structure, meaning, and appeal of comics, and provides a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication. Introductioin
Setting the Record Straight
2(22)
The Vocabulary of Comics
24(36)
Blood in the Gutter
60(34)
Time Frames
94(24)
Living in Line
118(20)
Show and Tell
138(24)
The Six Steps
162(23)
A Word About Color
185(8)
Putting it All Together
193
