Super Bodies: Comic Book Illustration, Artistic Styles, and Narrative Impact
Jeffrey A. Brown, "Super Bodies: Comic Book Illustration, Artistic Styles, and Narrative Impact "
English | ISBN: 1477327363 | 2023 | 256 pages | PDF | 42 MB
English | ISBN: 1477327363 | 2023 | 256 pages | PDF | 42 MB
An examination of the art in superhero comics and how style influences comic narratives.
For many, the idea of comic book art implies simplistic four-color renderings of stiff characters slugging it out. In fact, modern superhero comic books showcase a range of complex artistic styles, with diverse connotations. Leading comics scholar Jeffrey A. Brown assesses six distinct approaches to superhero illustration—idealism, realism, cute, retro, grotesque, and noir—examining how each visually represents the superhero as a symbolic construct freighted with meaning.
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