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Super bodies : comic book illustration, artistic styles, and narrative impact. Jeffrey A. Brown

Brown, Jeffrey A [1966-..] 2023

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  • Titre:
    Super bodies : comic book illustration, artistic styles, and narrative impact. Jeffrey A. Brown
  • Titres liés: Collection :World comics and graphic nonfiction series Austin (Tex.) University of Texas Press 20XX Super bodies; Super bodies
  • Auteur: Brown, Jeffrey A [1966-..]
  • Éditeur: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2023
  • Sujets: Super-héros -- Dans les bandes dessinées;
    Super-héros -- Société;
    Comics -- Thèmes, motifs;
    Comics -- Illustrations;
    Comics -- Technique;
    Comic books, strips, etc -- Illustrations -- History and criticism;
    Comic books, strips, etc -- Illustrations -- Social aspects;
    Comic books, strips, etc -- Illustrations -- Themes, motives;
    Superheroes -- Comic books, strips, etc;
    Superheroes -- Social aspects
  • Notes: La ressource est également disponible en plusieurs formats numériques
    Bibliographie pages 229-235. Index
  • Contient: How to draw superheroes The superhero and the dessinateur Idealism and comic book heroes Retro art and nostalgia Realism in an unrealistic genre Super cute manga, kawaii and infantilization Grotesque bodies and monstrous heroes Superhero noir, more than just black and white Drawing conclusions
  • Résumé: "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 distinctive 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. Whereas comic book studies tend to focus on text and narrative, Drawing Superheroes gives overdue credit to the artwork, which is not only a principal source of the appeal of comic books but also central to the values these works embody. Brown argues that superheroes are not to be taken as representations of people but as iconic types, and the art conveys this. Even the most realistic comic illustrations are designed to suggest not persons but ideas--ideas about bodies and societies. Thus the appearance of superheroes both directly and indirectly influences the story being told as well as the opinions readers form concerning justice, authority, gender, puberty, sexuality, ethnicity, violence, and other concepts central to political and cultural life"
  • Langue: Anglais
  • Date d'édition: 2023
  • Identifiant: 978-1-4773-2736-4
  • Desc. matérielle: 1 volume (240 pages) : illustrations, jaquette illustrée en couleurs ; 27 cm
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