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Discover in this sumptuously illustrated book the richness of comics and the key moments in its history. From the first drawings and albums to the American or Belgian golden age, from the world of manga to the graphic novel, Benoît Peeters, a renowned specialist in comics, offers us a fabulous journey through emblematic works of extraordinary diversity. 160 pages. French.
The 50 chapters of this book will introduce you to the remarkable developments of the 9th art over nearly two centuries. The main styles of comics are thus present: the comic genre with Rodolphe Töpffer or René Goscinny, poetic with Winsor McCay and Catherine Meurisse, intimate with Alison Bechdel and Fabrice Neaud, or even historical thanks to albums like Maus or Gen d' Hiroshima.
At the crossroads of narrative and graphic arts, comics are a jewel of our national and global cultural heritage. There is no doubt that she still has a bright future ahead of her!
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Discover in this sumptuously illustrated book the richness of comics and the key moments in its history. From the first drawings and albums to the American or Belgian golden age, from the world of manga to the graphic novel, Benoît Peeters, a renowned specialist in comics, offers us a fabulous journey through emblematic works of extraordinary diversity. 160 pages. French.