| Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Contributor(s): McCloud, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 006097625X ISBN-13: 9780060976255 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: This detail-packed book includes a history of comics that reaches back to pre-Columbian picture manuscripts and Egyptian monuments and a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - Cartooning - Literary Criticism | Humor - Humor | Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00001910 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.7" W x 10.1" (1.04 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You must read this book. --Neil Gaiman 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCloud, Scott: - 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. |