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Especially for those new to comics studies 190 A thin very cl ear y written book offering a great introduction to the differing strands of scholarship that have grown up around comics in the last 20 or so years A breath of fresh air for the beginner and a great overview for any scholar 190 This introduction to studying comics and graphic novels is a structured guide to a popular topic It deploys new cognitive methods of textual analysis and features activities and exercises throughout. Studying comics and graphic novels books 5 stars would be accurate Studying Comics and Graphic Novels seems geared to college students taking a class in comics graphic novels One section even shows you how to write an essay As such the book assumes you know little to nothing about comics graphic novels which isn t necessarily a bad thing Kukkonen does go into a fair amount of depth in discussions of narrative and panel layout as well as a good but concise history of comics At times Kukkonen gets a little too academic for my tastes but this is a textbook after all The recommended reading list is also good Worth a look rounded introduction to the subjectIncludes study activities writing exercises and essay topics throughoutDedicated chapters cover popular sub genres such as autobiography and literary adaptation Studying Comics and Graphic NovelsI will say upfront that I do not necessarily agree with everything Kukkonen writes or all of her definitions but there is no argument about being both a very useful and much needed textbook when teaching comics in a classroom and learning and understanding how to analyse comics narratives in general. Graphic novels books to read for free One of the textbook s advantages is its levelled approach both to analysis of various component part from panel through page composition to larger narrative sequences and sociohistorical and cultural contexts and while as stated I am not always in agreement with Kukkonen s take on certain matters her text itself often if not always opens itself up to be contradicted and positioned against alternative formulations definitions and if you will narratives Part of this also I assume comes with her textbook approach to cover both alternative theories and fields and various levels of the medium itself and the analysis thereof. Pdf studying comics and graphic novels free download At any rate it is an interesting read and a good starting point for somebody about to enter the field of comics studies one way or another 190 An excellent introduction for students interested in studying comics I found the suggested readings and glossary particularly helpful 190 Very disappointing And I had such great hopes for this However while there are definitely moments within the text that might prove useful in an introductory and only introductory course in Comics Studies Kukkonen s own examples of close reading and some of her suggested assignments and class activities come to mind the book is otherwise riddled with errors which could now slip into academic canon and be propagated to students unless the instructors who use this text are savvier about comics than Kukkonen herself The creator of Prince Valiant for example is the brilliant artist and writer Hal Foster not Forster And Kukkonen s mistakes are not simple typos this particular one is made over and over again Has she read Foster s work It sure didn t seem like it A panel does not hold an image it is the image in a sequence thereof A caption is a multifaceted narrative tool not merely an indication of off scene voice over dialogue The job of a comics editor is vastly different from that of a continuity editor for film Speech bubbles is a term used by five year olds and not by anyone who actually works in comics Graphic novel is not Will Eisner s term nor is A Contract with God the first place it appeared Unfortunately I could go on Academic interest in comics has been a long time coming but now that it s here be careful what you wish for there s no reason for the scholarship to be as haphazard as it is And we might legitimately ask Who s watching these self proclaimed academic watchmen and women Who are the peers and or editors reviewing these texts before publication and what are their own credentials for such a job Most importantly what of Kukkonen herself Her bio says she s a postdoc research fellow I hope her next foray into Comics Studies benefits from real research because this one sadly does not 190 Again this is a required text reading for one of my graduate classes This book provides useful information in the very beginning The rest of the book so far has not been in use for the remainder of the class Upon further reading this book the information is useful and interesting I have never studied comics let alone read them until my graphic novels class Karin Kukkonen writes well However if you need to really study comics this only gives you a small portion to study But it is a great tool to have in your library 190 There are many good things about this book one of the most notable being Kukkonen s abilities at close reading She does a wonderful job at getting into a comics page and ferreting out meaning and providing insights However to judge this book on it s intended ground as a textbook to be used in a course on comics it s an incomplete and flawed work First off much of the analysis and presentation is truncated the chapter on the history of comics being the most egregious example and also the perspective and preference of textual analysis is quite limited You can tell in reading this text that the author comes solely from an academic perspective By that I mean she primarily privileges literary comics or the kind that are taught over and over and over again In other words she only turns to the usual suspects when it comes to discussions and examples And her demonstrated knowledge of the superhero and other popular genres is noticeably thin The academy still needs a good textbook for comics studies Unfortunately this is not it 190

Studying Comics and Graphic Novels By Karin Kukkonen

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