Name: Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices From the Legendary Cartoonist (Will Eisner Library (Hardcover))
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Author: Will Eisner
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Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices From the Legendary Cartoonist (Will Eisner Library (Hardcover))

Type

Physical Book

Author

Will Eisner

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.2 x 20.4 x 1.2 cm

Weight

0.47 kg.

ISBN

0393331288

ISBN13

9780393331288

Edition No.

Synopsis "Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices From the Legendary Cartoonist (Will Eisner Library (Hardcover)) "

Designed and outlined by Will Eisner before his death in 2005, this posthumous masterwork, the third and final book in the Will Eisner Instructional Series, finally reveals the secrets of Eisner's own techniques and theories of movement, body mechanics, facial expressions, and posture: the key components of graphic storytelling. From his earliest comics, including the celebrated Spirit, to his pioneering graphic novels, Eisner understood that the proper use of anatomy is crucial to effective storytelling. His control over the mechanical and intuitive skills necessary for its application set him apart among comics artists, and his principles of body grammar have proven invaluable to legions of students in overcoming what is perhaps the most challenging aspect of creating comics. Buttressed by dozens of illustrations, which display Eisner's mastery of expression, both subtle and overt, Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative will benefit comics fans, students, and teachers and is destined to become the essential primer on the craft.

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Will Eisner (1917-2005) was part of the birth of what is known today as the American comic-book industry, creating titles like Blackhawk and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle in the 1930s. In the 1940s, he created The Spirit, a character whose comic series was published for twelve years as an 8-page newspaper Sunday supplement, a unique and innovative format that had a weekly circulation of 5 million copies. As a technical officer at the Pentagon during World War II, Eisner was a pioneer in using comics for troop training, a creative job he continued to perform as a civilian under contract with the U.S. Army, as well as for General Motors or elementary schools, until the late 1970s

In 1978, Eisner created the concept of the “graphic novel” with A Contract with God, giving rise to an entirely new literary genre. He would later create nearly twenty more graphic novels. In 1988, the Eisner Award was established, the most important in the American comic industry and named in his honor. Eisner received recognition and numerous awards worldwide, including a lifetime achievement award from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture (2002)

Venturing beyond his usual fiction and memoir narratives, in The Plot Eisner delved into new territory where he could apply his skill as a graphic storyteller. In what would be his last work, Eisner recounts the sordid, yet fascinating, story of one of the most destructive lies of the 20th century.

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