{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-comic-robert-c-harvey-9780878057580","title":"The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn defining comic book aesthetics Harvey establishes both a critical perspective and a vocabulary for evaluating the art. Because he is an able practitioner himself, his insights are especially valuable. As he demonstrates how words and pictures function together to tell stories in ways unique to the medium, he explains the processes of narrative breakdown, page layout, and panel composition, and shows how these aspects of the art form can be manipulated for dramatic effects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enhanced by many illustrations, this detailed examination of comic book art includes work from both the mainstream and the counterculture, both veteran and newcomer. Whether traditional or iconoclastic, their cartoon art continues to uphold the aesthetic that Harvey finds to be the basis of cartooning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert C. Harvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878057587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878057580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.22w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/1995 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1995 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1996 pg. 772","brand":"Robert C. Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926732800255,"sku":"9780878057580","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_749c6995-5373-405b-b519-177ca8dd012e.jpg?v=1681084704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-comic-robert-c-harvey-9780878057580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}