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Seriously Cinematic Comic Strips

November 5, 2016 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

I read a review someone posted about Filmish a few weeks ago (which I can’t seem to find to credit) (*Edit* it was faintingviolet’s review) and thought the subject matter sounded interesting and the comic concept intriguing. While I do read a few online comics like Sarah Andersen and the Oatmeal this was probably the longest comic book I’ve read. Ross splits his book into seven sections: The Eye, The Body, Sets & Architecture, Time, Voice & Language, Power & Ideology and Technology & Technophobia. He […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Edward Ross, Filmish, Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film

Caitlin_D's CBR8 Review No:91 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Edward Ross, Filmish, Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film ·
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Like the Great Movie Ride in Book Form

October 20, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I’m a relatively omnivorous reader. I read a little bit of almost everything (high fantasy, horror,  and poetry seem to be my blind spots). A quick survey of my non-fiction shows that I have an interest in movies, film history, and Classic Hollywood. My podcast listening backs that up as well,  as I follow You Must Remember This and Fighting in the War Room . Through one of my other favorite podcast listens, A Storm of Spoilers, I was introduced to Filmish and immediately put […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Edward Ross, faintingviolet, film history, Filmish, graphic nonfiction

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:70 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Edward Ross, faintingviolet, film history, Filmish, graphic nonfiction ·
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