The Clear Line in Comics and Cinema
Historical and theoretical analysis of the “clear line” style in comics and cinema The “clear line”, a term coined in 1977 by Dutch essayist and artist Joost Swarte, has become shorthand in the field of comics studies for the style originally developed by Hergé and the École de Bruxelles. It refers...
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| author | Pinho Barros, David |
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| description | Historical and theoretical analysis of the “clear line” style in comics and cinema The “clear line”, a term coined in 1977 by Dutch essayist and artist Joost Swarte, has become shorthand in the field of comics studies for the style originally developed by Hergé and the École de Bruxelles. It refers to certain storytelling strategies that generate a deceptively simple, lucid and hygienic narration: in Philippe Marion’s words, it is a style “made out of light, fluidity and limpid clarity”. By cataloguing and critically analysing clear line comics from historical and theoretical perspectives, this book offers a new outlook on the development of the style in the 20th and 21st centuries, especially focused on the context of the European bande dessinée. In addition, it pioneeringly expands the concept of “clear line” to other artistic domains by introducing and defending its transmedial use, which is particularly relevant for the understanding of the oeuvres of certain filmmakers of the 20th century working in the postwar period, such as Yasujirô Ozu in Japan, Jacques Tati in France and Frank Tashlin in the United States. The Clear Line in Comics and Cinema is therefore a key theoretical work for both bande dessinée enthusiasts and comics scholars, as well as a fundamental contribution to present-day film studies and transmedial narratology. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1670372025-10-16T12:06:28Z The Clear Line in Comics and Cinema Pinho Barros, David Clear line comics cinema transmediality simplicity 20th century Hergé Yasujirô Ozu Jacques Tati Frank Tashlin thema EDItEUR::X Graphic novels, Comic books, Manga, Cartoons Historical and theoretical analysis of the “clear line” style in comics and cinema The “clear line”, a term coined in 1977 by Dutch essayist and artist Joost Swarte, has become shorthand in the field of comics studies for the style originally developed by Hergé and the École de Bruxelles. It refers to certain storytelling strategies that generate a deceptively simple, lucid and hygienic narration: in Philippe Marion’s words, it is a style “made out of light, fluidity and limpid clarity”. By cataloguing and critically analysing clear line comics from historical and theoretical perspectives, this book offers a new outlook on the development of the style in the 20th and 21st centuries, especially focused on the context of the European bande dessinée. In addition, it pioneeringly expands the concept of “clear line” to other artistic domains by introducing and defending its transmedial use, which is particularly relevant for the understanding of the oeuvres of certain filmmakers of the 20th century working in the postwar period, such as Yasujirô Ozu in Japan, Jacques Tati in France and Frank Tashlin in the United States. The Clear Line in Comics and Cinema is therefore a key theoretical work for both bande dessinée enthusiasts and comics scholars, as well as a fundamental contribution to present-day film studies and transmedial narratology. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). 2025-10-16T12:06:28Z 2025-10-16T12:06:28Z 2025-10-07T06:46:02Z 2025 book ONIX_20251007T084156_9789461667311_6 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/106304 9789461667311 9789461664433 9789462703209 https://admin.directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/167037 eng Studies in European Comics and Graphic Novels open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/106304/1/9789461667311.pdf 10.11116/9789461667311 10.11116/9789461667311 9789461667311 9789461664433 9789462703209 Leuven open access |
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