Comic Theory Books

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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,803 ratings — published 2006
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Reinventing Comics: The Evolution of an Art Form – Twelve Revolutions in Digital Publishing, Creators' Rights, and the Future of Storytelling Reinventing Comics: The Evolution of an Art Form – Twelve Revolutions in Digital Publishing, Creators' Rights, and the Future of Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,825 ratings — published 2000
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 132,227 ratings — published 1993
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99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,098 ratings — published 2005
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Alan Moore's Writing for Comics Alan Moore's Writing for Comics (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,725 ratings — published 2003
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Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,271 ratings — published 1996
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Comics and Sequential Art Comics and Sequential Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,291 ratings — published 1985
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Seeing Comics through Art History: Alternative Approaches to the Form (Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels) Seeing Comics through Art History: Alternative Approaches to the Form (Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Black Images in the Comics: A Visual History Black Images in the Comics: A Visual History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.70 — 71 ratings — published 2003
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How to Analyze & Review Comics: A Handbook on Comics Criticism How to Analyze & Review Comics: A Handbook on Comics Criticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.80 — 15 ratings — published 2021
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.39 — 377,143 ratings — published 1986
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Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics (Gender and Culture Series) Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics (Gender and Culture Series)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.13 — 174 ratings — published 2010
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Comics and the Body: Drawing, Reading, and Vulnerability (Studies in Comics and Cartoons) Comics and the Body: Drawing, Reading, and Vulnerability (Studies in Comics and Cartoons)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 9 ratings — published 2020
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The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.77 — 31 ratings — published
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The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.29 — 31 ratings — published 2015
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Comics Versus Art Comics Versus Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.98 — 49 ratings — published 2012
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The Comics Journal #305 The Comics Journal #305 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.88 — 8 ratings — published 2020
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Visual Metaphor and Embodiment in Graphic Illness Narratives Visual Metaphor and Embodiment in Graphic Illness Narratives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 9 ratings — published
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Why Comics?: From Underground to Everywhere Why Comics?: From Underground to Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 336 ratings — published 2017
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Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives (Literary Disability Studies) Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives (Literary Disability Studies)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.85 — 13 ratings — published 2016
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Het is maar om te lachen. Hoe cartoonisten de wereld veranderen Het is maar om te lachen. Hoe cartoonisten de wereld veranderen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published 2016
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Autobiographical Comics: Life Writing in Pictures Autobiographical Comics: Life Writing in Pictures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.19 — 26 ratings — published 2012
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Canadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narratives (Life Writing) Canadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narratives (Life Writing)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2016
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Reading Comics Reading Comics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,239 ratings — published 2007
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Cómic, arquitectura narrativa Cómic, arquitectura narrativa (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published 2017
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The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.03 — 153 ratings — published 2009
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Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle (Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series) Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle (Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.68 — 22 ratings — published 2010
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Drawing Words and Writing Pictures Drawing Words and Writing Pictures (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,738 ratings — published 2008
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Comic Book History of Comics Comic Book History of Comics (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 688 ratings — published 2012
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Strips anders lezen Strips anders lezen (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1993
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Forging a New Medium: The Comic Strip in the Nineteenth Century Forging a New Medium: The Comic Strip in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published
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The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,709 ratings — published 2008
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Linguistics and the Study of Comics Linguistics and the Study of Comics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2012
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Comics: The Beginning Collector Comics: The Beginning Collector (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published 1992
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A Comics Studies Reader A Comics Studies Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.69 — 86 ratings — published 2008
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Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930'S-1950's Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930'S-1950's (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.87 — 135 ratings — published 1997
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The Language of Comics: Word and Image The Language of Comics: Word and Image (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.50 — 34 ratings — published 2002
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Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.94 — 418 ratings — published 2001
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Considering Maus: Approaches to Art Spiegelman's "Survivor's Tale" of the Holocaust Considering Maus: Approaches to Art Spiegelman's "Survivor's Tale" of the Holocaust (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.78 — 23 ratings — published 2003
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Superheroes of the Round Table: Comics Connections to Medieval and Renaissance Literature Superheroes of the Round Table: Comics Connections to Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.50 — 10 ratings — published 2011
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Efficacité / Efficacy: How To Do Things With Words and Images? (Word and Image Interactions, 7) Efficacité / Efficacy: How To Do Things With Words and Images? (Word and Image Interactions, 7)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2011
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Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel (Great Comics Artists Series) Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel (Great Comics Artists Series)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.25 — 32 ratings — published 2009
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Formes et politique de la bande dessinée Formes et politique de la bande dessinée (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1998
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The Graphic Novel: An Introduction (Cambridge Introductions to Literature (Paperback)) The Graphic Novel: An Introduction (Cambridge Introductions to Literature (Paperback))
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.36 — 69 ratings — published 2014
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Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975 Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.20 — 59 ratings — published 2003
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MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,088 ratings — published 2011
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Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 206 ratings — published 2009
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Tintin And the Secret of Literature Tintin And the Secret of Literature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.52 — 467 ratings — published 2006
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Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.96 — 185 ratings — published 1996
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Comics: Anatomie eines Massenmediums Comics: Anatomie eines Massenmediums (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as comic-theory)
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published
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