Sequart Organization

The name Sequart is a portmanteau of "sequential art," itself a term which was coined by Will Eisner in his book Comics and Sequential Art.^[4] Unlike terms such as comic books or graphic novels, which refer to a specific format, the term "sequart" refers to the medium itself, therefore including the aforementioned formats, but also comic strips, manga, illustrated fiction, picture books, and even sculpture, for example in form of Stations of the Cross.^[5]

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Portmanteau

Portmanteau

A portmanteau word, or portmanteau is a blend of words in which parts of multiple words are combined into a new word, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, or motel, from motor and hotel. In linguistics, a portmanteau is a single morph that is analyzed as representing two underlying morphemes. When portmanteaus shorten established compounds, they can be considered clipped compounds.

Sequential art

Sequential art

In comics studies, sequential art is a term proposed by comics artist Will Eisner to describe art forms that use images deployed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytelling or conveying information. The best-known example of sequential art is comics.

Will Eisner

Will Eisner

William Erwin Eisner was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spirit (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book A Contract with God. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book Comics and Sequential Art (1985). The Eisner Award was named in his honor and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

Comics and Sequential Art

Comics and Sequential Art

Comics and Sequential Art is a book by American cartoonist Will Eisner that analyzes the comics medium, published in 1985 and revised in 1990. It is based on a series of essays that appeared in The Spirit magazine, themselves based on Eisner's experience teaching a course on comics at the School of Visual Arts. It is not presented as a teaching guide, however, but as a series of demonstrations of principles and methods. A 1990 expanded edition of the book includes short sections on the print process and the use of computers in comics. Eisner followed with a companion volume, Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative, in 1996.

Manga

Manga

Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term manga is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country.

Illustrated fiction

Illustrated fiction

Illustrated fiction is a hybrid narrative medium in which images and text work together to tell a story. It can take various forms, including fiction written for adults or children, magazine fiction, comic strips, and picture books.

Sculpture

Sculpture

Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving and modelling, in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or moulded or cast.

Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imitations of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, which is a traditional processional route symbolising the actual path Jesus walked to Mount Calvary. The objective of the stations is to help the Christian faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of the Passion of Christ. It has become one of the most popular devotions and the stations can be found in many Western Christian churches, including those in the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions.

The Village Voice named Tom Shapira's Curing the Postmodern Blues as one of 2013's Best Graphic Novels saying, "a PhD-level explication... Shapira's treatise gathers up plot threads and illuminates character motivations to reveal the tale as an attempt, in Morrison's own words, 'to turn the very basic horrors of existence into comedy and poetry.'"^[6]

In 2013, Latino Review named The Image Revolution "one of the best documentaries of the year."^[7]

In 2015, She Makes Comics won the award for best documentary at the Comic Con International Independent Film Festival.^[8]

Sequart has published several scholarly non-fiction books on subjects related to the medium.^[9] Sequart's first book, about Batman Begins, was the first scholarly book ever published on Christopher Nolan's Batman movies. Published in 2005, it appeared prior to the film's release on home video, the first time an analytic book had ever been published so quickly following a movie's release. Sequart's second book was the first scholarly book about comics writer Grant Morrison.

• Beard, Jim (Ed.). Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters. (2010)
• Bensam, Richard (Ed.). Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen. (2010)
• Berenato, Joseph F. (Ed.). New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics. (2014)
• Berenato, Joseph F. & Rich Handley (Ed.). A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe (2015)
• Berenato, Joseph F. & Rich Handley (Ed.). A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Exploring Star Wars Comics (2016)
• Berenato, Joseph F. & Rich Handley (Ed.). A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe (2017)
• Berenato, Joseph F. & Rich Handley (Ed.). The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes (2015)
• Berenato, Joseph F. & Rich Handley (Ed.). Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos (2017)
• Boucher, Ian (Ed.). Humans and Paragons: Essays on Super-Hero Justice. (2017)
• Callahan, Timothy. Grant Morrison: The Early Years. (2007)
• Callahan, Timothy (Ed.). Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes. (2008)
  • Darius, Julian. Revisionism, Radical Experimentation, and Dystopia in Keith Giffen’s Legion of Super-Heroes. (2012)
• Carpenter, Greg. The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer. (2016)
• Darius, Julian. Improving the Foundations: Batman Begins from Comics to Screen. (2005)
• Darius, Julian. And the Universe so Big: Understanding Batman: The Killing Joke. (2012)
• Darius, Julian. The Weirdest Sci-Fi Comic Ever Made: Understanding Jack Kirby’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. (2013)
• Darius, Julian. When Manga Came to America: Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai, the Psychic Girl. (2014)
• Darius, Julian. Classics on Infinite Earths: The Justice League and DC Crossover Canon. (2015)
  • Darius, Julian. Everything and a Mini-Series for the Kitchen Sink: Understanding Infinite Crisis. (2012)
• Darius, Julian. This Lightning, This Madness: Understanding Alan Moore’s Miracleman, Book One. (2021)
• Gray, Richard. Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow. (2017)
• Hammond, S.G. (Ed.). The Mignolaverse: Hellboy and the Comics Art of Mike Mignola. (2019)
• Handley, Rich & Joseph Dilworth Jr. (Ed.). Unauthorized Offworld Activation: Exploring the Stargate Franchise. (2022)
• Handley, Rich & Lou Tambone (Ed.). Somewhere Beyond the Heavens: Exploring Battlestar Galactica. (2019)
• Handley, Rich & Lou Tambone (Ed.). From Bayou to Abyss: Examining John Constantine, Hellblazer. (2020)
• Handley, Rich & Lou Tambone (Ed.). Musings on Monsters: Observations on the World of Classic Horror. (2021)
• Hernando, David. Why Do We Fall?: Examining Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy. (2022)
• Klock, Geoff. The Future of Comics, the Future of Men: Matt Fraction’s Casanova. (2015)
• Lindsay, Ryan K. (Ed.). The Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and Daredevil. (2013)
  • Lindsay, Ryan K. Blind Dates and Broken Hearts: The Tragic Loves of Matthew Murdock. (2013)
• Ludwig, Logan. Moving Panels: Translating Comics to Film. (2015)
• McLean, Thomas J. Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen. (2008)
• Meaney, Patrick. Our Sentence is Up: Seeing Grant Morrison’s The Invisibles. (2010)
• Meaney, Patrick & Kevin Thurman. Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews. (2013)
• Means-Shannon, Hannah. Meet the Magus: Magic in the Work of Alan Moore (2016)
• Milazzo, Melissa (Ed.). The World Needs Bad Men: Essays on True Detective, Season 1 (2016)
• Milazzo, Melissa. Time is a Flat Circle: Examining True Detective, Season One (2019)
• Nevett, Chad (Ed.). Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan. (2013)
• Powell, Jason. The Best There is at What He Does: Examining Chris Claremont’s X-Men. (2016)
• Shapira, Tom. Curing the Postmodern Blues: Reading Grant Morrison and Chris Weston’s The Filth in the 21st Century. (2013)
• Tambone, Lou & Joe Bongiorno (Ed.). The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe. (2017)
• Thurman, Kevin & Julian Darius. Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization. (2013)
• Walker, Cody (Ed.). Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide. (2011)
• Walker, Cody. The Anatomy of Zur-en-Arrh: Understanding Grant Morrison’s Batman. (2014)
• Weatherly, Scott. Judging Dredd: Examining the World of Judge Dredd. (2021)

Sequart Organization produces documentary films on subjects related to comic books and graphic novels.^[10]

• Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods (2010)
• Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts (2012)
• Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont's X-Men (2014)
• The Image Revolution (2014)
• Diagram for Delinquents (2014)
• She Makes Comics (2014)
• Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously (2016)

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Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods

Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods

Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods is a feature-length documentary that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the Scottish comic book writer Grant Morrison. Talking with Gods features interviews with Morrison and many of their collaborators, such as artists, editors and other industry professionals.

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is a feature-length documentary by Patrick Meaney that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the British comic book writer Warren Ellis. The film combines extensive interviews with Ellis with insights from his colleagues and friends, as well as ambient visual re-creations of his prose and comics work.

Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont's X-Men

Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont's X-Men

Chris Claremont's X-Men is a documentary focusing on comic book writer Chris Claremont's run writing The X-Men from 1974 to 1991. The film features interviews with Claremont himself as well as members of his creative team, including editors Louise Simonson and Ann Nocenti, artist Art Adams, and former Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter.

She Makes Comics

She Makes Comics

She Makes Comics is a 2014 documentary film about the history of women in the comic book industry since the medium's beginnings in the early 1900s. It features interviews with key industry professionals, including artists, writers, editors, and retailers, as well as with prominent members of the surrounding fan culture.

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously is a feature-length documentary that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the English fantasy writer Neil Gaiman. Dream Dangerously follows Gaiman on his 2013 signing tour, and also delves into his creative process and personal background. It includes interviews with friends artists, editors and other industry professionals.