Description
Sequential Art, Comics & Illustration
The term “sequential art” seems to have been first recorded in 1985 by comics artist Will Elsner for the title of his book Comics And Sequential Art. He analyzed the essential elements into four parts: design, drawing, caricature and writing. And he summed it up as an art form that uses images deployed in sequence for graphic story-telling or to convey information.
In this issue, we have gathered together 36 sequential artists to give us their views on their art and share examples of it with us. One of the traps that young designers tend to fall into, they mostly agreed, was to assume that their readers know how the story will go and what happens next, having become so lost in their own interior world for so long that when they come to actually draw the sequences they have imagined so often, they often skip vital details. It is crucial for sequential artists to remember that most readers are coming to their work for the first time and need to be led gently by the hand that guides the pen. By the same token, one should not become too bogged down in the technical perfections of each frame, but always keep in mind the need to express the idea of movement and continuity.
Whether you are a “comics” fan or not, we hope that this in-depth consideration of the craft will shed a new light on something that is still controversial in some circles and not taken as seriously as it should be – either by the literary or the graphical fraternity. Whatever your views, you should find material here to boost or challenge them, in short to give you a fresher and more informed outlook on the format.
Featuring:
Alex Arizmendi aka MFK00 | Amélie Fléchais | Anand Radhakrishnan | Anthony Summey/Summey Illustration | Asaf Hanuka | Briony May Smith | Butcher Billy | El Don Guillermo | Enrique Fernández | Freak City | Gavin Aung Than | Jakub Rebelka | Jared Muralt | Jiye Kim | Jordi Lafebre | Julien Perron | La Nonette | Joachim Leclercq | Loïc Locatelli Kournwsky | Max Baitinger | Mike Anderson aka Mikuloctopus | Miquel Muerto | Pablo Delcielo | Paul Maybury | Sam Taylor | Sherif Adel/Barbatoze Comics | Taarika John | Thomke Meyer | Thrashead | Tomáš Olekšák | Tonci Zonjic | Tony Cliff | Von Randal | Wes Craig | Xabi Mendoza/Le Stryge Studios | Zimzonowicz
Specifications:
160p + 8p cover
160mm (w) x 230mm (h)
4 varying paper stocks
4C process + matt lamination
ISSN (English Edition): 1029 4805
ISSN (Chinese Edition): 1029 4813
