Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film
Book Details
Author(s)
Edward Ross
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
ISBN / ASIN
1910593036
ISBN-13
9781910593035
Availability
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Sales Rank
#507,464
Category
Comics & Graphic Novels
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
2017 ALA/YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens Award Winner
Cartoonist Edward Ross uses comics to illuminate the ideas behind our favorite movies. In Filmish, Ross s cartoon alter ego guides readers through the annals of cinematic history, introducing some of the strange and fascinating concepts at work in the movies. Each chapter focuses on a particular theme the body, architecture, language and explores an eclectic mix of cinematic triumphs, from A Tripto the Moon to Top Gun. Like other bestselling nonfiction graphic novels such as Scott McCloud s Understanding Comics, Filmish tackles serious issues sexuality, race, censorship, propaganda with authority and wit, throwing new light on some of the greatest films ever made.
Cartoonist Edward Ross uses comics to illuminate the ideas behind our favorite movies. In Filmish, Ross s cartoon alter ego guides readers through the annals of cinematic history, introducing some of the strange and fascinating concepts at work in the movies. Each chapter focuses on a particular theme the body, architecture, language and explores an eclectic mix of cinematic triumphs, from A Tripto the Moon to Top Gun. Like other bestselling nonfiction graphic novels such as Scott McCloud s Understanding Comics, Filmish tackles serious issues sexuality, race, censorship, propaganda with authority and wit, throwing new light on some of the greatest films ever made.
