The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen

The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen

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Examines the subtle, complex workings of the comic medium and its unique way of combining visual, verbal, spatial, and chronological expressions. This title explores the works of 19th century pioneer Rodolphe Topffer, contemporary Japanese creators, and the modern American trend in autobiographical comics.

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The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen

Examines the subtle, complex workings of the comic medium and its unique way of combining visual, verbal, spatial, and chronological expressions. This title explores the works of 19th century pioneer Rodolphe Topffer, contemporary Japanese creators, and the modern American trend in autobiographical comics.
Thierry Groensteen is a comics scholar and translator in Brussels, Belgium. He is the author of La bande dessinée: Une littérature graphique and La construction de la cage, among other books.



|Bart Beaty is associate professor of communication and culture at the University of Calgary.

|Nick Nguyen is an archivist at Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario.
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ISBN 13 9781578069255
ISBN 10 1578069254
Title The System of Comics
Author Thierry Groensteen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University Press of Mississippi
Year published 2007-01-30
Number of pages 204
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.