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Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud

1994215 pagesabout 3–5 hours
1994
first published
  • 1993Kitchen Sink Press · 215 pages · ENGISBN 9780878162444
  • 1999Paradox Press · ENGISBN 9781563895579
  • 2015Kultura GniweuISBN 9788364858062
  • 2008Paw Prints 2008-04-18 · 215 pages · ENGISBN 9781435242845
  • 1994Harper Paperbacks · 224 pages · ENGISBN 9780060976255
  • 1997Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt) · ENGISBN 9780878162437
  • 1994Perfection LearningISBN 9781627652735
  • 1999Tandem Library · 224 pages · ENGISBN 9780613027823

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.

How it feels

HumourComic

How it reads

ComplexityLayered

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade
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