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Will Eisner’s Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative

$22.95

by Will Eisner

Based on Will Eisner’s legendary course at New York’s School of Visual Arts, this guide teaches how to control a story effectively using a broad array of techniques. Graphic Storytelling discusses the principles of storytelling with the sophisticated combination of text and imagery. While comics are the main focus, Graphic Storytelling also recognizes the influence of film and electronic dissemination.

W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393331271

Description

“There isn’t a comics artists alive who hasn’t benefited from Will Eisner’s masterful work and formidable wisdom.”?Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics

In Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative, Will Eisner?one of the most influential comic artists of the twentieth century?lays out the fundamentals of storytelling and their application in the comic book and graphic novel. In a work that will prove invaluable for comic artists and filmmakers, Eisner reveals how to construct a story and the basics of crafting a visual narrative. Filled with examples from Eisner’s work as well as that of artists like Art Spiegelman and R. Crumb, this essential work covers everything from the fine points of graphic storytelling to the big picture of the medium, including how to:

  • Combine words and images into seamless storytelling.
  • Wield images like narrative tools.
  • Master different types of comic book stories.
  • Write and illustrate effective dialogue.
  • Develop ideas that can be turned into dynamic stories.

164 Pages, Black and White Paperback
W. W. Norton & Company, 2008

Additional information

Weight 18 oz
Dimensions 10 × 7 × 0.5 in
by

Will Eisner

ISBN

9780393331271