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Description for Grant Morrison
Paperback. A critical study of the work of acclaimed comics writer Grant Morrison that examines how Morrison challenges contemporary theories of language and meaning, seeking to develop new modes of expression grounded in comics' capacity for visual narrative and the fantasy genres' ability to make figurative meanings literal. Series: Great Comics Artists Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50. BIC Classification: FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
One of the most eclectic and distinctive writers currently working in comics, Grant Morrison (b. 1960) brings the auteurist sensibility of alternative comics and graphic novels to the popular genres-superhero, science fiction, and fantasy-that dominate the American and British comics industries. His comics range from bestsellers featuring the most universally recognized superhero franchises (All-Star Superman, New X-Men, Batman) to more independent, creator-owned work (The Invisibles, The Filth, We3) that defies any generic classification.In Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics, author Marc Singer examines how Morrison uses this fusion of styles to intervene in the major political, aesthetic, and ... Read more
One of the most eclectic and distinctive writers currently working in comics, Grant Morrison (b. 1960) brings the auteurist sensibility of alternative comics and graphic novels to the popular genres-superhero, science fiction, and fantasy-that dominate the American and British comics industries. His comics range from bestsellers featuring the most universally recognized superhero franchises (All-Star Superman, New X-Men, Batman) to more independent, creator-owned work (The Invisibles, The Filth, We3) that defies any generic classification.In Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics, author Marc Singer examines how Morrison uses this fusion of styles to intervene in the major political, aesthetic, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Great Comics Artists Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781617031366
SKU
V9781617031366
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Ref
99-1
About Marc Singer
Marc Singer, Hyattsville, Maryland, is assistant professor of English at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is the coeditor of Detective Fiction in a Postcolonial and Transnational World.
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