Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative
Encyclopedia
Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative is a 1996 book by Will Eisner
that provides an academic overview of comics
, a companion to his earlier book Comics and Sequential Art
.
Will Eisner
William Erwin "Will" Eisner was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an...
that provides an academic overview of comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
, a companion to his earlier book Comics and Sequential Art
Comics and Sequential Art
Comics and Sequential Art is a 1985 book by Will Eisner that provides an analytical overview of comics. It is based on a series of essays that appeared in The Spirit magazine, themselves based on Eisner's experience teaching a course in sequential art at the School of Visual Arts...
.