Comics : investigate the history and technology of American cartooning / written and illustrated by Sam Carbaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carbaugh, Samuel, author, illustrator.

Series:

"Build it yourself" series.

Build It Yourself Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartooning--Technique--Juvenile literature.

Cartooning.

Comic books, strips, etc--History--Juvenile literature.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

White River Junction, Vermont : Nomad Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Comics have a rich and varied history, beginning on the walls of caves and evolving to the sophisticated medium found on websites today. For a kid, comics can be more than entertainment. Comics can be a lifeline to another world, one in which everyone has the potential to become a superhero and children are welcome to all the power adults have overlooked.Comics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning follows the trajectory of comics from their early incarnations to their current form. Kids learn how to sketch comic faces and bodies, invent a superhero, draw manga charact

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Timeline; Introduction: So, You Want to Make Comics?; Chapter 1: Ancient Comics; Chapter 2: Comics in the Newspapers; Chapter 3: The Birth of Super Heroes; Chapter 4: Into the Silver Age of Comics; Chapter 5: Life After the Comics Code; Chapter 6: Comics and the Internet; Glossary; Resources; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 28, 2014).

ISBN:

1-61930-252-7

1-61930-251-9