A pervasive color, temporal slip n’ slides, hop-scotching graphics, one voice to rule them all—everything you’ve ever loved in a Samuel Beckett play now in a graphic novel memoir! Bui, Thi. The Best We Could Do. New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2017. Print. Genre: graphic novel memoir Summary: A graduate school assignment turns into a decades-long… Continue reading The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
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A Hungry Lion, Or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Look out, creative writers! Using a list format to tell a compelling story just fell into the capable hands of a children’s author. Cue sinister guffaw: MUHUHUHU-WHA-HAHAHA! Cummins, Lucy Ruth. A Hungry Lion, Or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016. Print. Genre: children’s picture book Summary: An unassuming… Continue reading A Hungry Lion, Or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Press, 1994. Print. Genre: Craft Book, Comics Summary: McCloud delineates the history, present, and future status of comic books. He succinctly defines comics in opposition to other art forms. He also grapples with weighty artistic concerns encountered by all artists in all stages of… Continue reading Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
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