Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist (Will Eisner Instructional Books)

. Based on the popular course Eisner taught for several years at New York's School of Visual Arts, this lovingly written book on visual storytelling contains an accumulation of his ideas, theories and advice on the practice of graphic story-telling and the uses to which the comic book art form can be applied. Whether you're a film student, literature student, artist or simply a fan of good storytelling, you'll love this book filled with Eisner's cartoons

The comic industry’s top awards, the Eisner Awards, are named in his honor. Born in New York City, Will Eisner (1917–2005) was the author of the legendary comic strip The Spirit, as well as fifteen graphic novels and three influential instructional textbooks.

Great thoughts and theories on comics E. M. Hobo Much like Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by the same author I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Will Eisner has been acknowledged and proven himself as one of the greatest. He has left us with a visual legacy that most comic book artists strive to live up to. And he's kind enough to share his thoughts and philosophies with us. I thank him and take of my (virtual) hat.. "Lots of useful tips, techniques and insight" according to Parka. [[VIDEOID:Lots of useful tips, techniques and insight [[VIDEOID:30918021]]The book focuses on the creation of comics and the various techniques one can use. Specifically, it talks about the why the techniques work and the concepts behind. The various lessons touch on timing, framing, composition, expressive anatomy, writing for comics and other application of comics.Every page of comics included that serve as examples come with captions. They explain the effect to achieve on readers. One example would be to tilt a compositi. 0918021]]The book focuses on the creation of comics and the various techniques one can use. Specifically, it talks about the why the techniques work and the concepts behind. The various lessons touch on timing, framing, composition, expressive anatomy, writing for comics and other application of comics.Every page of comics included that serve as examples come with captions. They explain the effect to achieve on readers. One example would be to tilt a compositi. "Professor Eisner explains comic books as sequential art" according to Lawrance Bernabo. "Comics & Sequential Art" is based on a course Will Eisner taught at New York's School of Visual Art although originally this work was written as a series of essays that appeared randomly in "The Spirit" magazine. Eisner provides a guide book to the "principles & practice of the world's most popular art form, and while it is of interest to those of us who read comic books it is clearly intended to be of use to aspiring comic book artists (and writers, albeit to a lesser

Eisner reveals here the fundamentals of graphic storytelling. He addresses dialogue, anatomy, framing, and many other important aspects of the art form. "Comics and Sequential Art is a masterwork, the distillation of Will Eisner's genius to a clear and potent elixir."Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Will Eisner is one of the twentieth century's great American artists, a man who pioneered the field of comic arts. Here, in his classic Comics and Sequential Art, he refines the art of graphic storytelling into clear, concise principles that every cartoonist, comic artist, writer, and filmmaker meeds to know. Fully updated and revised to reflect current practices and technology, including a section on digital media, th