Book
Comics confidential : thirteen graphic novelists talk story, craft, and life outside the box
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016.
Physical Description
xv, 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Audience
Young Adult.
Summary
Thirteen prominent cartoonists discuss their creative processes and the experiences and influences that led to their success in one of today's most vibrant art forms. Each interview is followed by an original graphic short on the common theme of "the city."
Contents
- Harry Bliss ; Up, up, and away
- Cátia Chien ; Water
- Geoffrey Hayes ; Mister Bear makes his move
- Kazu Kibuishi ; Copper
- Hope Larson ; Starland
- Danica Novgorodoff ; Turf
- Matt Phelan ; City life
- Dave Roman ; The proximity effect
- Mark Siegel and Siena Cherson Siegel ; City entity
- James Strum ; Tomorrow, the world
- Sara Varon ; No place like home
- Gene Luen Yang ; Berkeley, California.
Subjects
- Cartoonists > United States > Interviews > Juvenile literature.
- Cartoonists > United States > Biography > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
- Comic books, strips, etc. > Authorship > Juvenile literature.
- Comic books, strips, etc. > Technique > Juvenile literature.
- City and town life > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Comic books, strips, etc. > United States.
- Cartoonists.