Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK - Brossura

Gravett, Paul; Dunning, John Harris

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ISBN 10: 0712357351 ISBN 13: 9780712357357

Casa editrice: British Library Board, 2014

Riassunto

It’s simplecomics are fun. Whether fifteen or fifty, we love sitting down with a comic book, losing ourselves in a universe filled with wonder and excitement. But comics offer much more than meets the eye, and inComics Unmasked, Paul Gravett and John Harris Dunning look beyond the notion of comics as pleasure reading to focus on their inherently anarchic nature.

Gravett and Dunning have combed the British Library’s extensive comic collection not only to explore the full potential of the medium but also to single out the critical points in history in which the art form challenged the status quo. Featuring newly discovered Victorian comics alongside some of the biggest names in comics today, including Alan Moore (Watchmen,V for Vendetta), Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Mark Millar (Kick-Ass), and Grant Morrison (Batman: Arkham Asylum),Comics Unmasked explores the political and social issues raised by British comics and their creators over the last century, from violence and drugs to class and sexuality.

Published to accompany a British Library exhibition that will be the United Kingdom’s largest exhibit of British comics to date,Comics Unmasked will delight comics enthusiasts around the world, offering them the chance to discover a differentperhaps darker sideof the medium.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Paul Gravett has written many books on comics, the most recent ones being Comics Art and 1001 Comics You must Read Before You Die. John Harris Dunning is author of the acclaimed graphic novel Salem Brownstone: All Along the Watchtowers.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: British Library Board
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0712357351
• ISBN 13: 9780712357357
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192