Reading Facsimile Reproductions of Original Artwork: The Comics Fan as Connoisseur
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
Image & Narrative. 2016, vol. 17, n° 4
Leuven : Instituut voor Culturele Studies
English Abstract
By focusing on the recent French and American phenomenon of “classic” comics reprinted in actual-size facsimile reproductions of original artwork instead of the traditional reduced four-color format, this paper addresses ...Read more >
By focusing on the recent French and American phenomenon of “classic” comics reprinted in actual-size facsimile reproductions of original artwork instead of the traditional reduced four-color format, this paper addresses the diversity of practices among “comics readers,” from the most casual to the most sophisticated. Unlike individual relationships to the medium emphasizing bibliophily, academic interpretation, or sketchhunting, the appreciation of volumes of original comic art exemplifies a connoisseurship combining archaeological and esthetic aspirations. Its agenda is to experience a reading that enables one to get as close as possible to the past actuality and, ideally, the authenticity of the cartoonist’s creative process before it was altered by the cultural industry.Read less <
English Keywords
original comic art
facsimile
IDW
Marsu Productions
André Franquin
Origin
Hal imported