99 Ways to Tell a Story
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780224079259 (0224079255)
Publish date: July 6th 2006
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Language,
Adult,
Art,
Short Stories,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Bande Dessinée
"Can a story, however simple or mundane, be separated from the manner in which it is told?" (Matt Madden) I often teach a short Intercession (2 week) course on Comics/Graphic Novels at ECU, and in that class I try to stress the limitless possibilities of the comic medium. A simple story, with a s...
Queneau-lite, for people who can't be bothered to read the French original; Madden draws 99 one-page cartoons, all presenting variants on this basic story:Some of the ideas are very funny! I particularly liked Manga, Superhero, Bayeux Tapestry, Map, Political Cartoon, How-To (he explains the process...