Understanding comics

the invisible art

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Scott McCloud: Understanding comics (1993, Kitchen Sink Press)

215 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 1993 by Kitchen Sink Press.

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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.

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Subjects

  • Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
  • Periodicals, Publishing of -- Juvenile literature.
  • Comic books, strips, etc -- Authorship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
  • Cartoons andcomics -- History and criticism.