Comics and Language

Comics and Language
Author: Hannah Miodrag
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2013-07-08
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1617038040

A new theoretical framework that critiques many of the assumptions of comics studies

The Language of Comics

The Language of Comics
Author: Mario Saraceni
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2003
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780415214223

The Language of Comics provides a history of comics from the end of the nineteenth century to the present and explores the 'semiotics of comics'.

The Visual Language of Comics

The Visual Language of Comics
Author: Neil Cohn
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1441174516

Drawings and sequential images are an integral part of human expression dating back at least as far as cave paintings, and in contemporary society appear most prominently in comics. Despite this fundamental part of human identity, little work has explored the comprehension and cognitive underpinnings of visual narratives-until now. This work presents a provocative theory: that drawings and sequential images are structured the same as language. Building on contemporary theories from linguistics and cognitive psychology, it argues that comics are written in a visual language of sequential images that combines with text. Like spoken and signed languages, visual narratives use a lexicon of systematic patterns stored in memory, strategies for combining these patterns into meaningful units, and a hierarchic grammar governing the combination of sequential images into coherent expressions. Filled with examples and illustrations, this book details each of these levels of structure, explains how cross-cultural differences arise in diverse visual languages of the world, and describes what the newest neuroscience research reveals about the brain's comprehension of visual narratives. From this emerges the foundation for a new line of research within the linguistic and cognitive sciences, raising intriguing questions about the connections between language and the diversity of humans' expressive behaviours in the mind and brain.

The Language of Comics

The Language of Comics
Author: Robin Varnum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Art and literature
ISBN: 9781578064137

A diverse study of how words and pictures interact in comics to make messages

Reading Comics

Reading Comics
Author: Mila Bongco
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2014-04-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317776321

This study explores how the definition of the medium, as well as its language, readership, genre conventions, and marketing and distribution strategies, have kept comic books within the realm of popular culture. Since comics have been studied mostly in relation to mass media and its influence on society, there is a void in the analysis of the critical issues related to comics as a distinct genre and art form. By focusing on comics as narratives and investigating their formal and structural aspects, as well as the unique reading process they demand, this study presents a unique contribution to the current literature on comics, and helps clarify concepts and definitions useful in studying the medium. (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Alberta, 1995; revised with new preface, bibliography, and index)

Comics as History, Comics as Literature

Comics as History, Comics as Literature
Author: Annessa Ann Babic
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-12-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1611475570

This anthology hosts a collection of essays examining the role of comics as portals for historical and academic content, while keeping the approach on an international market versus the American one. Few resources currently exist showing the cross-disciplinary aspects of comics. Some of the chapters examine the use of Wonder Woman during World War II, the development and culture of French comics, and theories of Locke and Hobbs in regards to the state of nature and the bonds of community. More so, the continual use of comics for the retelling of classic tales and current events demonstrates that the genre has long passed the phase of for children’s eyes only. Additionally, this anthology also weaves graphic novels into the dialogue with comics.

Girls and Their Comics

Girls and Their Comics
Author: Jacqueline Danziger-Russell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0810883759

In America, comics and comic books have often been associated with adolescent male fantasy--muscle-bound superheroes and scantily clad women. Nonetheless, comics have also been read and enjoyed by girls. While there have been many strong representations of women throughout their history, the comics of today have evolved and matured, becoming a potent medium in which to explore the female experience, particularly that of girlhood and adolescence. In Girls and Their Comics: Finding a Female Voice in Comic Book Narrative, Jacqueline Danziger-Russell contends that comics have a unique place in the representation of female characters. She discusses the overall history of the comic book, paying special attention to girls' comics, showing how such works relate to a female point of view. While examining the concept of visual literacy, Danziger-Russell asserts that comics are an excellent space in which the marginalized voices of girls may be expressed. This volume also includes a chapter on manga (Japanese comics), which explains the genesis of girls' comics in Japan and their popularity with girls in the United States. Including interviews with librarians, comic creators, and girls who read comics and manga, Girls and Their Comics is an important examination of the growing interest in comic books among young females and will appeal to a wide audience, including literary theorists, teachers, librarians, popular culture and women's studies scholars, and comic book historians.

The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature

The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature
Author: Joyce Goggin
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786457619

These 15 essays investigate comic books and graphic novels, beginning with the early development of these media. The essays also place the work in a cultural context, addressing theory and terminology, adaptations of comic books, the superhero genre, and comic books and graphic novels that deal with history and nonfiction. By addressing the topic from a wide range of perspectives, the book offers readers a nuanced and comprehensive picture of current scholarship in the subject area.

The Routledge Companion to Comics

The Routledge Companion to Comics
Author: Frank Bramlett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2016-08-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317915372

This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor essays provide authoritative, up-to-date overviewsof the major topics and questions within comic studies, offering readers a truly global approach to understanding the field. Essays examine: the history of the temporal, geographical, and formal development of comics, including topics like art comics, manga, comix, and the comics code; issues such as authorship, ethics, adaptation, and translating comics connections between comics and other artistic media (drawing, caricature, film) as well as the linkages between comics and other academic fields like linguistics and philosophy; new perspectives on comics genres, from funny animal comics to war comics to romance comics and beyond. The Routledge Companion to Comics expertly organizes representative work from a range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, literature, philosophy, and linguistics. More than an introduction to the study of comics, this book will serve as a crucial reference for anyone interested in pursuing research in the area, guiding students, scholars, and comics fans alike.