{"product_id":"reading-comics-how-graphic-novels-work-and-what-they-mean-paperback","title":"Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Wolk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, comics are everywhere: a newly matured art form, filling bookshelves with brilliant, innovative work and shaping the ideas and images of the rest of contemporary culture. In \u003ci\u003eReading Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, critic Douglas Wolk shows us why this is and how it came to be. Wolk illuminates the most dazzling creators of modern comics-from Alan Moore to Alison Bechdel to Dave Sim to Chris Ware -- and introduces a critical theory that explains where each fits into the pantheon of art. \u003ci\u003eReading Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is accessible to the hardcore fan and the curious newcomer; it is the first book for people who want to know not just what comics are worth reading, but also the ways to think and talk and argue about them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Wolk\u003c\/b\u003e writes about comics and music for publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Salon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.77 x 5.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383193460838,"sku":"9780306816161","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZFF1VDJ0bElqaUlLZVpHSHhHMWxnZz09.webp?v=1775040964","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/reading-comics-how-graphic-novels-work-and-what-they-mean-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}