Flixcomix
Comics Aesthetics in Film
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2026
University Press of Mississippi (Verlag)
978-1-4968-6291-4 (ISBN)
University Press of Mississippi (Verlag)
978-1-4968-6291-4 (ISBN)
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Flixcomix: Comics Aesthetics in Film reorients the longstanding conversation between comics and cinema by examining film through the lens of comics studies. Rather than relying on film theory to define comics, Adam Geczy and Jonathan McBurnie flip the script—showing how comics’ visual language, timing, and expression have shaped film aesthetics from the silent era to the blockbuster age.
While comics and film share graphic and sequential qualities, they also share a common cultural and technological lineage. From early cinema to today’s highly stylized adaptations, Flixcomix explores how comics’ storytelling methods—once thought to "adulterate" the filmic experience—actually deepen psychological nuance, expand temporal structures, and transform visual expression.
Organized in a lively, accessible format, Flixcomix draws connections across time and media, examining beloved and polarizing creators, characters, and styles from Aeon Flux to Zack Snyder. A must-read for scholars, fans, and critics alike, this book uncovers the hybrid visual language that continues to define how we see and feel moving images.
While comics and film share graphic and sequential qualities, they also share a common cultural and technological lineage. From early cinema to today’s highly stylized adaptations, Flixcomix explores how comics’ storytelling methods—once thought to "adulterate" the filmic experience—actually deepen psychological nuance, expand temporal structures, and transform visual expression.
Organized in a lively, accessible format, Flixcomix draws connections across time and media, examining beloved and polarizing creators, characters, and styles from Aeon Flux to Zack Snyder. A must-read for scholars, fans, and critics alike, this book uncovers the hybrid visual language that continues to define how we see and feel moving images.
Adam Geczy is an artist and writer who teaches at the University of Sydney in Australia. Jonathan McBurnie is an artist and curator and is director of the Rockhampton Museum of Art.
Chapter 1: Comics Aesthetics from the Perspective of a Draftsperson
Chapter 2: Panels, Frames, Guttering, and the Speech Bubble
Chapter 3: Comics-Color
Chapter 4: Timing, Framing, Editing
Chapter 5: Animation
Chapter 6: Comic-Insertions and Animated Segments
Chapter 7: Graphic Appearance, Typologizing, and Caricature
Chapter 8: Humor, Subversion, and Satire
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.7.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 40 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Jackson |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Comic |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4968-6291-0 / 1496862910 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4968-6291-4 / 9781496862914 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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