understanding the invisible art of comics

“Scott McCloud’s book, Understanding Comics, is a must read for any true connoisseur of comics. '.one of the most insightful books about designing graphic user interfaces ever written, even though it never discusses the subject directly.'

Everyone.anyone interested in this literary form must read it.

Its employment of comic art as its vehicle is brilliant. “BRAVO!! Understanding Comics is a landmark dissection and intellectual consideration of comics as a valid medium. “.a brilliant comic book discussion of what makes comics work.” “.a rare and exciting work that ingeniously uses comics to examine the medium itself.” Do not attempt to operate your comic without reading this first.

'The basic manual for introduction to the medium. Garry Trudeau, in the New York Times Review of Books When the 215-page journey is finally over, most readers will find it difficult to look at comics in quite the same way ever again.' how words combine with pictures to work their singular magic. 'In one lucid, well-designed chapter after another, guides us through the elements of comics style, and. “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. Lucid and accessible, it is an astonishing feat of perception. With this book Scott McCloud has taken breathtaking leaps towards establishing a critical language that the comic art form can work with and build upon in the future. “ Understanding Comics is quite simply the best analysis of the medium that I have ever encountered. You might still feel you've wasted your life, but you'll know why, and you'll be proud.' 'If you've ever felt bad about wasting your life reading comics, then check out Scott McCloud's classic book immediately. Neil Gaiman, Coraline, The Graveyard Book

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.” “With Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics the dialogue on and about what comics are and, more importantly, what comics can be has begun. Winner of the Harvey and Eisner Award, the Alph'art Award at Angoulême, and a New York Times Notable Book for 1994 (mass market edition).Ĭlosure, reader participation between the panels. Understanding Comics has been translated into 16 languages, excerpted in textbooks, and its ideas applied in other fields such as game design, animation, web development, and interface design. Black and White with 8-page color section.Ī 215-page comic book about comics that explains the inner workings of the medium and examines many aspects of visual communication.

Understanding the invisible art of comics