Understanding Comics |  | Author: Scott McCloud
Creator: Mark Martin
Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
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Rating:  141 reviews
Sales Rank: 2079270
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0878162445
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN: 9780878162444
ASIN: 0878162445
Publication Date: August 1993
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A comic book about comic books. McCloud, in an incredibly accessible style, explains the details of how comics work: how they're composed, read and understood. More than just a book about comics, this gets to the heart of how we deal with visual languages in general. "The potential of comics is limitless and exciting!" writes McCloud. This should be required reading for every school teacher. Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman says, "The most intelligent comics I've seen in a long time."
Product Description
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.
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 Great study of the visual language March 20, 2010
Simone (Washington, DC)
The first time I encountered this book was in a painting class. Not only did it completely change the way I thought about comics, it also changed the way I think about the visual arts in general. McCleod's examples are clear, interesting, and funny. I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys comics, wants to write them, or wants to create stimulating visual art in any medium.
fantastic book February 6, 2010
Leonid Yankulin (Israel)
I've first see this book in my friend's home. I was amazed by colors, quality of paper and last but not least the content. I've never thought about the comics books in the way this one explains. and the form the explanation takes is adding a flavor to the reading experience. i'm enjoyed reading it (i did it already twice). this is a book that you can take from the shelf at any time, open at any page and read. of course, to do it you need first read it once from the first page to the last... :)
 Looking under the hood... January 30, 2010
Jack Bender (Zeeland, MI)
Scott McCloud has written a 216 page comic book to explain comic books. The artwork, language, humor or social criticism of comics are obvious to most comics readers, but McCloud delves deeply into the underpinnings of this world--the technical, invisible paradigm that supports the creation and consumption of comics.
Understanding Comics is a comic appreciation book. I was impressed with McCloud's grasp of the discipline's history, the psychology of the art and his own creativity when explaining his topic. For me, entering into this paradigm was very much like Thomas Kuhn discovering paradigms, when he said, "The scales have fallen from my eyes."
Those familiar with comics have recommended a couple of alternatives in their reviews, but still end up suggesting that this book deserves a place among the serious works about comics. I agree.
Jack H. Bender, author of Disregarded: Transforming the School and Workplace through Deep Respect and Courage
What a great book January 18, 2010
Smiling Buddha (Sunnyvale, CA United States)
Let me begin by saying that I am very design and artistically challenged. I enjoy art passively. "Understanding Comics" introduced me to concepts in art and comics specifically. Scott knows as much, if not more about comics as anyone else. This is a brilliant book which presents really complex concepts to the readers in a way that a reader can understand, appreciate and remember these concepts.
Why are we not taught these books at school. There is so much about design to learn from the book. I had borrowed the copy from a library but I am buying a copy now.
should be required reading for anyone in the visual arts December 31, 2009
D. Klecan (NM, USA)
During these holidays friends were going to visit the Petroglyph Park in ABQ. I remembered this book, reread for the 4th time and when done gave it to my friends, and bought another copy. This book should be required reading for anyone in the visual arts, including those involved in websites, video, internet, gaming etc. Saying it is a book about comics is a great disservice to the book. It explains and dissects everything from symbols to how we read the visual and written medium. This book has helped me in my photography work...I really think about how an image I shoot can forward and represent what I want to say. I can't say enough positive things. The greatest thing about this book is that it seems like Scott is in the room with you explaining extremely complex ideas in the most simplistic and fun manner. If half my textbooks in college were this fun it would have cut my education time in half.
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