Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

"You must read this book." -Neil GaimanThe bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication.Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner,?cott McCloud's Understanding Comics?s? seminal examination of comics art: its rich?istory, surprising?echnical components, and major cultural significance.?xplore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form.Amazon.com ReviewA 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 says, "The most intelligent comics I've seen in a long time."Review?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.? (Neil Gaiman)?McCloud?s masterwork is not just an indispensable treatise on comics, it?s also the best primer around on visual literacy and the mechanics of storytelling. A must-read for anyone interested in narrative of any kind.? (Alison Bechdel)?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. Bravo.? (Art Spiegelman)?ReadingUnderstanding Comics blew my teenage mind, and gave me a toolbox full of ideas that I still use today.? (Raina Telgemeier)?The best analysis of the medium that I have ever encountered.? (Alan Moore)?BRAVO!! ... A landmark dissection and intellectual consideration of comics as a valid medium. ... Anyone interested in this literary form must read it.? (Will Eisner)From the Back CoverPraised 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.About the AuthorScott 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.