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neilcohn


  • Joined: Dec 23rd, 2006
  • Last Visit: Nov 2nd, 2008

User Tags: artist/writer, blogger, comixpedia, scholar, sequart.com, theorist, webcomics nation

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Neil Cohn is an author of and about comics and the "comic medium." He has written and lectured extensively about the structure of the comic medium, and is a frequent contributor to Comixpedia. He is currently a PhD student in Cognitive Psychology at Tufts University, and writing a graphic novel about the cognition underlying the understanding of the comic medium.

Website: www.emaki.net

Blog: The Visual Linguist

Writings on "Comic Theory" – Downloadable essays on the structure and cognition behind the "comic medium"

Comics:

Meditations(Ongoing)
Table of Contents

A Love Story

Matilda's Dream (24 hour comic)

Books:

Early Writings on Visual Language – A collection of writings on comic theory, mainly analyzing the definition of "comics," arguing why panel transitions don't work and proposing a new theory of how sequential images create meaning.

We the People: A Call to Take Back America – Addresses the pervasive influence of mega-corporations on American democracy

Meditations – A compilation of artistic vignettes, poetry, and short stories in sequential art.

neilcohn's Bulletins

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Apr 7th, 2008 1:20 AM How people read comic page layouts
Dec 3rd, 2007 12:03 AM New Essay on Manga
Aug 29th, 2007 7:14 PM Video on comic theory
Jul 23rd, 2007 2:31 PM Comic Theory at Comic-Con
May 31st, 2007 2:47 AM Emaki.net relaunch!
Mar 18th, 2007 11:56 PM Comic Theory 101 article
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[ Posted by BeauSmith on Dec 26th, 2006 10:41 AM ]...

Yeah, they let old guys like me on here so you snots like you will know what it's all about.

Merry Christmas!

Beau

[ Posted by Sequart_com on Dec 23rd, 2006 7:05 PM ]...

Hey Neil, glad to see you here!

[ Posted by patchworkearth on Dec 23rd, 2006 6:36 PM ]...

One day, we're going to be learning Grammatical Mathematics in school because of you.

Your theoretical work has always been informative and entertaining to read - thanks for being willing to look deeper than just about anyone else into how comics work.

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