Ka-boom!: A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0973260815 ISBN 13: 9780973260816

Publisher: Mora Pubns, 2006

Synopsis

As reviewed in The Now Newspaper: "Book sheds light on BRAKK! KLUD! etc. Hey, comic book fans, good news. At long last there's a new dictionary and thesaurus of those odd words you only find in comics. KA-BOOM! A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia (Mora Publications, 124 pages, $19.95), compiled by Kevin J. Taylor, covers all those comic words, sounds and also includes the companion work BZZURKK! The Thesaurus of Champions. Want to know what RINK-RIK means, how about BRAKK or KLUD? This book holds your answers. Taylor, who put 10 years of work into this compilation, has cited the comic books where the sound effects were used, cross referenced entries and defined them. The thesaurus is a quick guide, minus the definitions. An appendix gives a list of base forms, which is interesting in itself, particularly as some base words have either extra letters or missing letters to indicate such attributes as magnitude, volume or duration of the sound. Before you dismiss this work as too esoteric to be much use, it's worth noting that comic books encourage reluctant readers to read more and some teachers have found the book to be useful in vocabulary lessons, such as A. Simpson, an English language arts teacher from West Virginia. She said she wants to incorporate a lesson where students create their own dictionaries in the vein of KA-BOOM! TIME Digital Vol.5 No.5 "Shouldn't all dictionaries start with AAAA and end with ZZZZZZZTZZ-ZTZZZ? Ka-BOOM! does: it's a collection of sound effects from comic books, each one rigorously defined and cross referenced. Nowhere has the art of onomatopoeia been raised to higher heights than in the humble comic book."

About this title

About the Author

Kevin J. Taylor is a West Coast author. Born 1956. Previous publications include Souls Arriving (poetry) and Seize the Stage! A little book on creating poetry. Currently working on Newton's Fig, a compilation of science related essays.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mora Pubns
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0973260815
• ISBN 13: 9780973260816
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 148
• Editor: Taylor Kevin J.