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Genre/Form: | Comics (Graphic works) Graphic novels Popular Work Nonfiction Comic books, strips, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Illustrated works Illustrations |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: McCloud, Scott, 1960- Understanding comics. New York : HarperPerennial, 1994 (OCoLC)1085905999 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Scott McCloud |
ISBN: | 006097625X 9780060976255 9781435242845 143524284X 9780613027823 0613027825 0878162445 9780878162444 0878162437 9780878162437 |
OCLC Number: | 30351626 |
Notes: | Subtitle from cover. "A Kitchen Sink book." "A paperback edition of this book was originally published in 1993 by Kitchen Sink Press"--Title page verso. |
Description: | 215, [1] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
Contents: | Setting the record straight -- The vocabulary of comics -- Blood in the gutter -- Time frames -- Living in line -- Show and tell -- The six steps -- A word about color -- Putting it all together. |
Responsibility: | [writing and art, Scott McCloud]. |
Abstract:
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. Setting the Record Straight 2. The Vocabulary of Comics 3. Blood in the Gutter 4. Time Frames 5. Living in Line 6. Show and Tell 7. The Six Steps 8. A Word About Color 9. Putting it All Together
Notes:
http://www.scottmccloud.com/ Author website
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"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 "Reading Understanding 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 Read more...


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