
Flixcomix
Comics Aesthetics in Film
University Press of Mississippi
Will be published approx. on 15. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-1-4968-6292-1 (ISBN)
Description
Flixcomix: Comics Aesthetics in Film reorients the longstanding conversation between comics and cinema by examining film through the lens of comics studies. Rather than relying on film theory to define comics, Adam Geczy and Jonathan McBurnie flip the script-showing how comics' visual language, timing, and expression have shaped film aesthetics from the silent era to the blockbuster age.
While comics and film share graphic and sequential qualities, they also share a common cultural and technological lineage. From early cinema to today's highly stylized adaptations, Flixcomix explores how comics' storytelling methods-once thought to "adulterate" the filmic experience-actually deepen psychological nuance, expand temporal structures, and transform visual expression.
Organized in a lively, accessible format, Flixcomix draws connections across time and media, examining beloved and polarizing creators, characters, and styles from Aeon Flux to Zack Snyder. A must-read for scholars, fans, and critics alike, this book uncovers the hybrid visual language that continues to define how we see and feel moving images.
While comics and film share graphic and sequential qualities, they also share a common cultural and technological lineage. From early cinema to today's highly stylized adaptations, Flixcomix explores how comics' storytelling methods-once thought to "adulterate" the filmic experience-actually deepen psychological nuance, expand temporal structures, and transform visual expression.
Organized in a lively, accessible format, Flixcomix draws connections across time and media, examining beloved and polarizing creators, characters, and styles from Aeon Flux to Zack Snyder. A must-read for scholars, fans, and critics alike, this book uncovers the hybrid visual language that continues to define how we see and feel moving images.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jackson
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
40 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4968-6292-1 (9781496862921)
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Persons
Adam Geczy is an artist and writer who teaches at the University of Sydney in Australia. Jonathan McBurnie is an artist and curator and is director of the Rockhampton Museum of Art.