Comics and the Senses - A Multisensory Approach to Comics and Graphic Novels (Hardcover)

Attempts to define what comics are and explain how they work have not always been successful because they are premised upon the idea that comic strips, comic books and graphic novels are inherently and almost exclusively visual. This book challenges that premise, and asserts that comics is not just a visual medium. The book outlines the multisensory aspects of comics: the visual, audible, tactile, olfactory and gustatory elements of the medium. It rejects a synaesthetic approach (by which all the senses are engaged through visual stimuli) and instead argues for a truly multisensory model by which the direct stimulation of the reader's physical senses can be understood. A wide range of examples demonstrates how multisensory communication systems work in both commercial and more experimental contexts. The book concludes with a case study that looks at the works of Alan Moore and indicates areas of interest that multisensory analysis can draw out, but which are overlooked by more conventional approaches.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Ian Hague
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	214
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-71397-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Comic book & cartoon art
LSN:	0-415-71397-8
Barcode:	9780415713979

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