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First edition. |
| Description |
205 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm |
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Americans lcdgt |
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Men lcdgt |
| Contents |
Part I. The fate of us all -- Part II. Things one finds in the land of the dead -- Part III. Necrography as found in famous stories -- Part IV. Science and the land of the dead -- Part V. A serpent in the garden -- Part VI. Angels from the sky. |
| Summary |
There is wisdom in the land of the dead, for it is the place that all stories lay to rest. And what is a story, if not a simulation of survival? Wielding his massive experience from film, tv, comics, and more, Brian McDonald lays out a history of storytelling and shows the reader how the best tales tug at our truest biological instinct: the need to survive. Readers will see how different forms of survival--physical, emotional, spiritual--inform the arc of character development in a way that makes them more complex and compelling. And how plot and circumstance must then force your protagonist to meet their worst nightmare. Toby Cypress's electric art guides the reader through the underworld, visualizing each narrative masterpiece, and bringing the ideas to life. Whether you're in film, books, comics, or simply a story enthusiast, this book offers a way to see character development and the crafting of plot through the lens of human questions of morality and mortality. |
| Subject |
Storytelling -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Storytelling -- Psychological aspects -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Storytelling -- Sociological aspects -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Survival -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction.
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Storytelling. (OCoLC)fst01134169
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Storytelling -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01134178
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Survival. (OCoLC)fst01761768
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| Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Literary criticism. (OCoLC)fst01986215
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Nonfiction comics. (OCoLC)fst01921721
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Nonfiction comics.
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Literary criticism.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Cypress, Toby, artist.
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Siegel, Mark, editor.
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Fakih, Samia, editor.
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Lee, Sunny, book designer.
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| ISBN |
9781626727311 (hardcover) |
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1626727317 (hardcover) |
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