Understanding Comics

By Scott McCloud

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Technique, Dessin humoristique, Historietas, Cartoons and comics, Cartoons and caricatures, Cartoons as topic, Strips, Cartoons as Topic, Art, Comic Books, Comic books, strips, etc., history and criticism, Comic books, strips, Sequential art, Comic books, History and criticism, Authorship, Periodicals, Manga, Illustrations, Modern Literature, Comics, Humor, form, comic strips & cartoons, Cartooning, Entreprises de presse, Story, Modern literature, Cartoon, Sequential, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Basic reader, Long now manual for civilization, Publishing

Description: 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.