Understanding Comics

The Invisible Art

Paperback, 224 pages

English language

Published April 27, 1994 by Harper Paperbacks.

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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 book & cartoon art
  • History Of Art / Art & Design Styles
  • Juvenile literature
  • Comic books, strips, etc
  • Art & Art Instruction
  • Art
  • Periodicals, Publishing of
  • Comics & Cartoons
  • Humor
  • Techniques - Cartooning
  • Comics & Graphic Novels / Comics & Cartoons
  • Authorship