Understanding Comics

The Invisible Art (GN)

Scott McCloud

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Harper Collins
08 September 2017

History of Art & Design Styles; Comic book & cartoon art; Fiction-related items; Art Reference; Media Reference; Graphic Novel; Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards; Harvey Award

"""You must read this book."" —Neil Gaiman

The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication.

Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form."

By: Scott McCloud
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9780060976255
ISBN 10: 006097625X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 08 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (GN)

If you read, write, teach or draw comics; if you want to; or if you simply want to watch a master explainer at work, you must read this book. -- Neil Gaiman McCloud's masterwork is not just an indispensable treatise on comics, it's also the best primer around on visual literacy and the mechanics of storytelling. A must-read for anyone interested in narrative of any kind. -- Alison Bechdel Cleverly disguised as an easy-to-read comic book, Scott McCloud's simple-looking tome deconstructs the secret language of comics while casually revealing secrets of time, space, art and the cosmos! The most intelligent comics I've seen in a long time. Bravo. -- Art Spiegelman Reading Understanding Comics blew my teenage mind, and gave me a toolbox full of ideas that I still use today. -- Raina Telgemeier The best analysis of the medium that I have ever encountered. -- Alan Moore BRAVO!! ... A landmark dissection and intellectual consideration of comics as a valid medium. ... Anyone interested in this literary form must read it. -- Will Eisner