| Description |
240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm |
| Note(S) |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-231) and index. |
| Contents |
Graphic novels : the artistry and the awesomestry -- Superheroes : more than human -- Horror : the macabre reflection -- Know thy selfies : coming of age stories -- Historical literature : truth and pain, pain and truth -- Fantasy : the mental hard candy -- Modern drama : the here and now of now and then -- Odds and ends : the iconoclasts -- Graphic novels and comics : the visible art. |
| Summary |
"Filled with superheroes and grade-school heroines, psychotic villains and mythical creatures, tenderness and heartbreak, 100 Greatest Graphic Novels celebrates some of the finest graphic novels ever written and drawn. This guided tour of incredible stories is wonderfully visual and organized by various themes, offering reviews and commentary of ironic superhero stories (The Dark Knight Returns, Kingdom Come, Watchmen), coming-of-age tales (American Born Chinese, Roller Girl, This One Summer), historical literature (Barefoot Men, Maus, When the Wind Blows), modern drama (Killing and Dying, Marbles, Swallow Me Whole) and everything in between (The Acme Novelty Library, Fred the Clown, X'ed Out)"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject(S) |
Graphic novels -- History and criticism.
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| Added Name(S) |
Langley, Alex, author.
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| Added Title |
One hundred greatest graphic novels |
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Hundred greatest graphic novels |
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Good, the bad, the epic |
| ISBN |
9781440247101 |
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1440247102 |
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