Adventures in Cartooning - Couverture souple

Frederick-Frost, Alexis; Arnold, Andrew; Sturm, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1596433698 ISBN 13 : 9781596433694

Editeur : First Second, 2009

Synopsis

Adventures in Cartooning Jump headfirst into the wild, wacky world of cartooning with a headstrong knight, a cowardly horse, and a magic elf. With this action-packed how-to, kids will have as much fun making comics as reading them. Full color. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Not quite a how-to book, as the cover might suggest, this is rather a stupendous new high for children's graphic novels, spearheaded by comics maestro Sturm (Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, 2007). Ostensibly, this is the adventure of an eager knight, a sweet-toothed horse, and a magic elf hunting down a gum-chewing dragon, and those reading for the adventure itself will not be disappointed, filled as it is with humor, action, and a great girl-empowering twist. But along the way, lessons in the language of sequential art are woven seamlessly into the narrative, explaining the basics of how elements such as panels and word balloons work, while concluding bonus features offer specifics on terminology (like gutters and stems) and common symbols (like speed lines). Newcomers Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost, using varying page compositions to keep the sizable volume visually captivating, have constructed a tale that works just as well as a read-aloud for the very young as it does a lesson for everyone from fans of the form to the wholly uninitiated. As an examination of the medium, it's a supremely worthy spiritual legacy to Scott McCloud's seminal Understanding Comics (1993). As a straight-up graphic adventure, it may be the best of the year. --Booklist

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this action-packed cartooning adventure, kids will have as much fun making comics as reading them!

Once upon a time . . . a princess tried to make a comic. And with the help of a magical cartooning elf, she learned how - well enough to draw her way out of an encounter with a dangerous dragon, near-death by drowning, and into her very own adventure! Like the princess, young readers will discover that they already have the drawing and writing skills it takes to make a comic - they just need a little know-how. And "Adventures in Cartooning" supplies just that.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: First Second
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1596433698
• ISBN 13: 9781596433694
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112