Understanding Comics

The Invisible Art

Paperback, 215 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 1994 by A Kitchen Sink Book for HarperPerennial.

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978-0-06-097625-5
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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.

15 editions

Subjects

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