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INFORMATION BOOKS Comics Confidential: Thirteen Graphic Novelists Talk Story, Craft, and Life outside the Box

and edited by Leonard S. Marcus

This collection looks at comics through conversations with thirteen graphic novelists and includes original comics. The featured illustrators discuss their childhoods and their creative processes. Each contributor supplies a self-portrait and creates a panel on the theme of “the city.” Alongside the interviews and artwork, the book includes back matter. It offers a view of the people and work involved in graphic novels and comics.

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Themes
Art And Creativity · Community · Work And Careers · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
September 27, 2016
ISBN-13
9780763659387
Language
English
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