Beschrijving

Graphic novels are a development of comic books, and much like other literary forms, it is difficult to create a general description of them. Graphic novels can cover a wide variety of subjects and genres, including crime, biography, slice-of-life, drama, fiction, sci-fi, horror and even superheroes. The artwork itself is somewhat more advanced than a regular comic book style, and a graphic novel uses a more sophisticated method of combining words and pictures to convey a story. The book itself is divided into two parts, beginning with a thorough exploration of techniques that include tools and equipment; graphic novel styles, characters and genres; the art of storytelling; special effects and creating words. The second part of the book consists of projects, covering character design, showing emotion and planning a story. At the end of the book there is a useful glossary, further reading list and index.