From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels: Contributions to the Theory and History of Graphic Narrative

Published by De Gruyter 2013

From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels

Contributions to the Theory and History of Graphic Narrative

Edited by: Daniel Stein and Jan-Noël Thon

Volume 37 in the series Narratologia

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110282023

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About this book

This essay collection examines the theory and history of graphic narrative – realized in various different formats, including comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels – as one of the most interesting and versatile forms of storytelling in contemporary media culture. The contributions assembled in this volume test the applicability of narratological concepts to graphic narrative, examine aspects of graphic narrative beyond the ‘single work,’ consider the development of particular narrative strategies within individual genres, and trace the forms and functions of graphic narrative across cultures. Analyzing a wide range of texts, genres, and narrative strategies from both theoretical and historical perspectives, the international group of scholars gathered here offers state-of-the-art research on graphic narrative in the context of an increasingly postclassical and transmedial narratology.

combines narratological analysis with historical exploration of graphic narrative
investigates the development of narrative styles across genres
covers graphic narrative beyond single national traditions

Author / Editor information

Daniel Stein, University of Göttingen, Germany; Jan-Noël Thon, University of Osnabrück, Germany.

Reviews

"From Comic Strips to Graph ic Novels erforscht zum einen die Geschichte des graphischen Erzahlens, liefert zum anderen aber auch einen wichtigen theoretischen Grundlagenbeitrag zu einer transmedialen Narratologie, die davon ausgehend weiterentwickelt werden kann."

Anna Stemmann in: Jahrbuch der GKJF (2017), 222-223

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction: From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels Daniel Stein and Jan-Noël Thon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. GRAPHIC NARRATIVE AND NARRATOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
Zooming In and Out: Panels, Frames, Sequences, and the Building of Graphic Storyworlds Silke Horstkotte Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Space, Time, and Causality in Graphic Narratives: An Embodied Approach Karin Kukkonen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Who’s Telling the Tale? Authors and Narrators in Graphic Narrative Jan-Noël Thon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Subjectivity and Style in Graphic Narratives Kai Mikkonen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
PART II. GRAPHIC NARRATIVE BEYOND THE ‘SINGLE WORK’
Graphic Memoir: Neither Fact Nor Fiction Nancy Pedri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Superhero Comics and the Authorizing Functions of the Comic Book Paratext Daniel Stein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Intermediality, Transmediality, and Graphic Narrative Gabriele Rippl and Lukas Etter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Comics in the Intersecting Histories of the Window, the Frame, and the Panel Greg M. Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
PART III. GENRE AND FORMAT HISTORIES OF GRAPHIC NARRATIVE
A History of the Narrative Comic Strip Jared Gardner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Narration in the Flemish Dual Publication System: The Crossover Genre of the Humoristic Adventure Pascal Lefèvre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Un/Taming the Beast, or Graphic Novels (Re)Considered Christina Meyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Archival, Ephemeral, and Residual: The Functions of Early Comics in Art Spiegelman’s In the Shadow of No Towers Henry Jenkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
PART IV. GRAPHIC NARRATIVE ACROSS CULTURES
Anglo-American Graphic Narrative Julia Round Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
European Graphic Narratives: Toward a Cultural and Mediological History Jan Baetens and Steven Surdiacourt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
Ghostly: ‘Asian Graphic Narratives,’ Nonnonba, and Manga Jaqueline Berndt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
Graphic Narrative as World Literature Monika Schmitz-Emans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Index (Persons) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
Index (Works) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 416
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 50
Keywords: Comic; Graphic Novel; Narratology

eBook

Published: June 26, 2013
ISBN: 9783110282023

Hardcover

Published: June 18, 2013
ISBN: 9783110281811