Understanding Comics

Zusatztext “BRAVO!! ... A landmark dissection and intellectual consideration of comics as a valid medium. ... Anyone interested in this literary form must read it.” Informationen zum Autor Scott McCloud has been writing, drawing, and examining comics since 1984. Winner of the Eisner and Harvey awards, his works have been translated into more than sixteen languages. Frank Miller ( Sin City , 300 ) called him "just about the smartest guy in comics." He lives with his family in southern California. His online comics and inventions can be found at scottmccloud.com. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung “Reading  Understanding Comics  blew my teenage mind, and gave me a toolbox full of ideas that I still use today.” — Raina Telgemeier 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.

Product details

• Authors: Scott McCloud, McCloud Scott
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.1994
• EAN: 9780060976255
• ISBN: 978-0-06-097625-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 262 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; HUMOR: Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / General, COMPOSITION & WRITING: COMPOSITION, ART: Techniques / Drawing, GRAPHIC NOVELS: THE ART OF COMICS, LITERARY CRITICISM: Humor, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / History