Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by:
Scott McCloud (author)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Traces the 3,000-year history of storytelling through pictures, discussing the language and images used.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Traces the 3,000-year history of storytelling through pictures, discussing the language and images used.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780878162437 (0878162437)
Publish date: January 1st 1993
Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Pages no: 215
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Reference,
Language,
Art,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comic Book,
Design
Series: The Comic Books (#1)
A really interesting look at comics through comics. There were a few bizarre ideas in the book like the one that “[t]he more cartoony a face is, for instance, the more people it could be said to describe.” (Technically true but ignores a lot of issues in interpretation. Think of a stick figure. Wi...
McCloud has done very well with this book. Using the medium of comics, to teach the history, composition, creation, properties and philosophy of comics, is perhaps the only way that these things could actually be taught. McCloud is actually able to demonstrate, right there, what he is discussing. ...
Holy Toledo! This book was fantastic. The now-widespread idea that comics are capable of deep expression and not just a low form of entertainment comes from 'Understanding Comics'. The format has come a long way in 25 years, but McCloud's work is still an essential read for any comics, graphic novel...
It's a classic for a reason. I don't really agree with his views on the one-panel gag, but McCloud is pretty open about not being "the authority". A great explanation of how comics work without getting bogged down in comics history, and it pays respect to manga as well.
First sentence: “Hoi, Ik ben Scott McCloud.” P. 99: “Het plaatje fungeert als een soort algemene aanduiding dat tijd en ruimte worden opgedeeld.” Last sentence: “Jullie zijn tenminste niet met hem getrouwd. Ik hoor dit de hele tijd.” This was the first graphic novel I read since I was a child, a...
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