The Visual Language of Comics, Neil Cohn
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The Visual Language of Comics
Neil Cohn
comics
visual language

How to Cite

Ursini, F. “The Visual Language of Comics, Neil Cohn”. Mutual Images Journal, no. 2, Mar. 2017, pp. 225-42, doi:10.32926/2017.2.r.urs.visua.

Abstract

Neil Cohn’s The Visual Language of Comics provides an interesting introduction to “Visual Language” (henceforth VL) theory, which is a theory about the “language” through which comics are produced and interpreted. The book presents VL as a theory that can capture the psychological and cultural aspects of comics’ creation and consumption. For instance, it offers [...]
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