Scott McCloud je americký kreslíř a teoretik, který se zabývá komiksy jako svébytným literárním a uměleckým médiem. Jeho práce zkoumá teoretické základy, vizuální jazyk a potenciál komiksu jako formy vyprávění. McCloud se zaměřuje na to, jak obrazy a slova spolupracují na vytváření významu a jak lze tuto formu využít k hlubšímu zkoumání různých témat. Jeho vhledy do povahy komiksu pomohly definovat jeho akademické i umělecké chápání.
David Smith je ochoten vyměnit svůj život za umění, a to doslova. Podepíše smlouvu s Ďáblem, který mu splní jeho dětský sen: získá schopnost vytvořit jakoukoli sochu pouhýma rukama. Zbývá mu však jenom 200 dnů života a on najednou zjišťuje, že se nedokáže rozhodnout, co vytvořit. A když potká lásku svého života, dny, které mu zbývají, nemohou být pohnutější a komplikovanější. Grafický román, který vám zlomí srdce.
The Kryptonian villain Jax-Ur has used Professor Hamilton's size-changing device to become a giant!
Despite being shrunk down to two inches tall by Professor Hamilton's molecular scaling generator, the Phantom Zone villains Jax-Ur and Mala are at large again, ready to wreak havoc on Superman, Metropolis and the world.
The electrically-charged Legion of Superheroes' villainess Livewire surges ahead with a new cause - the complete and utter downfall of all men! Only the Man of Steel has a chance of stopping her, provided she doesn't send a permanent shock to his system first!
Metallo strikes at the Last Son of Krypton through a woman who claims to be Superman's girlfriend!
As the light from the explosion that destroyed Krypton finally reaches Earth, the robot Brainiac sets out to destroy Superman and so erase all knowledge of Krypton--and the memory of his role in its destruction.
Zachary T Paleozogt, known as Zot is a teenage hero from an alternate Earth. Jaunting back and forth between the worlds seems exciting for Zot at first, but there are subtle differences in the essential nature of the two planets that take some getting used to. Nevertheless, Zot eagerly takes on Earth's challenges with the most amusing outcomes.
Presents instructions for aspiring cartoonists on the art form's key techniques, sharing concise and accessible guidelines on such principles as capturing the human condition through words and images in a minimalist style.
In 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with the acclaimed international hit Understanding Comics, a massive comic book that explored the inner workings of the worlds most misunderstood art form. Now, McCloud takes comics to te next leavle, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and preceived today, and how they're poised to conquer the new millennium. Part One of this fascinating and in-depth book includes: The life of comics as an art form and as literture The battle for creators' rights Reinventing the business of comics The volatile and shifting public percptions of comics Sexual and ethnic representation on comics Then in Part Two, McCloud paints a brethtaling picture of comics' digital revolutions, including: The intricacies of digital production The exploding world of online delivery The ultimate challenges of the infinite digital canvas
