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The Art of Comics
A Philosophical Approach
The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Approach is the first-ever anthology on the aesthetics of comics in the analytic tradition. As such, it is predictably rigorous, but, perhaps more surprisingly, it exhibits a very deep love of comics as well as an intimate and close knowledge of the artform in all its diversity and detail. The book is a splendid addition to the growing body of work on the philosophies of the arts. -Jesse Prinz, The Graduate Philosophy Program, CUNY A new, rich topic is always welcome in philosophy. Comics are just such a topic in the philosophy of art, and this excellent collection is a splendid opportunity to explore the subject. -Ted Cohen, University of Chicago
-Noel Carroll, The Graduate Philosophy Program, CUNY
This is a groundbreaking collection that sets the agenda for philosophical reflection on the nature of comics and their place among the arts. Readers will find their thought bubbles bursting out on every page, as fresh insights are delineated and new questions are framed.
Aaron Meskin (Author), Roy T. Cook (Author), Warren Ellis (Foreword by)
9781444334647, Wiley
Hardback, published 9 February 2012
256 pages
23.8 x 16.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.481 kg
“Regardless, though, considered as a whole, The Art of Comicsis an excellent collection and one which is likely to provoke spirited debate and serve as a spur to further research within Anglo-American philosophy (and philosophy more generally) into this sadly neglected art form. I, for one, look forward to these future developments immensely. To quote one of the greats in the history of comics—excelsior!.” (British Journal of Aesthetics, 1 October 2013) “The Art of Comics would make a fine addition to any undergraduate reading list, introducing as it does several important notions in contemporary aesthetics.” (The Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, 1 November 2013)
THE ART OF COMICS The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Introduction is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical questions raised by the art of comics. The volume, which includes a preface by the renowned comics author Warren Ellis, contains ten cutting-edge essays on a range of philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic novels. These include the definition of comics, the nature of comics genres, the relationship between comics and other arts such as film and literature, the way words and pictures combine in comics, comics authorship, the “language” of comics, and the metaphysics of comics. The book also contains an in-depth introduction by the co-editors which provides an overview of both the book and its subject, as well as a brief history of comics and an overview of extant work on the philosophy of comics. In an area of growing philosophical interest, this volume constitutes a great leap forward in the development of this fast expanding field, and makes a major contribution to the philosophy of art.
Editors’ Acknowledgments vii List of Figures viii Notes on Contributors ix Foreword xii The Art and Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction xiv Part One: The Nature and Kinds of Comics 1 1 Redefining Comics 3 2 The Ontology of Comics 31 3 Comics and Collective Authorship 47 4 Comics and Genre 68 Part Two: Comics and Representation 85 5 Wordy Pictures: Theorizing the Relationship between Image and Text in Comics 87 6 What’s So Funny? Comic Content in Depiction 105 7 The Language of Comics 125 Part Three: Comics and the Other Arts 145 8 Making Comics into Film 147 9 Why Comics Are Not Films: Metacomics and Medium‐Specific Conventions 165 10 Proust’s In Search of Lost Time : The Comics Version 188 Index 203
Warren Ellis
Aaron Meskin and Roy T. Cook
John Holbo
Aaron Meskin
Christy Mag Uidhir
Catharine Abell
Thomas E. Wartenberg
Patrick Maynard
Darren Hudson Hick
Henry John Pratt
Roy T. Cook
David Carrier
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
