Father of the Comic Strip
Father of the Comic Strip
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Summary
Sixty years before the comics entered the American newspaper press, Rodolphe Töpffer of Geneva invented a new art form: the comic strip, or “picture story”, that is now the graphic novel. In a biographical framework, Kunzle situates the comic strips in the Genevan and European culture of the time as well as in relation to Töpffer's other work.
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Father of the Comic Strip by David Kunzle
Sixty years before the comics entered the American newspaper press, Rodolphe Toepffer of Geneva invented a new art form: the comic strip, or picture story, that is now the graphic novel. In a biographical framework, Kunzle situates the comic strips in the Genevan and European culture of the time as well as in relation to Toepffer's other work.
David Kunzle is a professor of art history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of many books on popular culture and graphic arts, including History of the Comic Strip: The Nineteenth Century.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781578069484 |
| ISBN 10 | 1578069483 |
| Title | Father of the Comic Strip |
| Author | David Kunzle |
| Series | Great Comics Artists Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of Mississippi |
| Year published | 2007-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |