Creating a twenty-four page comic book story normally involves months ofwork. On April 24, 2004 -- 24 Hour Comics Day -- hundreds ofcartoonists each tried to create a complete 24-page comics story in 24 straighthours. Some were sequestered away in their homes, working privately, whileothers were working in the middle of comic book shops, creating comics asperformance art. Some were big-time comics creators, while others wereenthusiastic amateurs who hadn't drawn 24 pages of comics before in theirlife. The founder of 24 ...
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Creating a twenty-four page comic book story normally involves months ofwork. On April 24, 2004 -- 24 Hour Comics Day -- hundreds ofcartoonists each tried to create a complete 24-page comics story in 24 straighthours. Some were sequestered away in their homes, working privately, whileothers were working in the middle of comic book shops, creating comics asperformance art. Some were big-time comics creators, while others wereenthusiastic amateurs who hadn't drawn 24 pages of comics before in theirlife. The founder of 24 Hour Comics Day, Nat Gertler, delves into the results andpulls out twenty interesting examples. These comics show the quality, diversity, energy, and even grace of the 24 hour comic. The 24 hour comic was invented by Scott McCloud, comics' leadingtheoretician. He created this challenge as a creative exercise for himself and afriend, never dreaming what it would blossom into. Now, with hundreds ofcartoonists having taken the challenge and tens of thousands of comic pageshaving been created, it has become a rite of passage for young creators and asource of rejuvenation for older ones.
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Fair. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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As New. 0975395807. Softcover. First printing. Illustrated covers, bright, sharp and clean, mild age wear to edges. Book is firm in binding, b&w illustrations, clean interior. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 449 pages.