false 102920 14 A comic book about comic books. McCloud, in an incredibly accessible style, explains the details of how comics work: how they're composed, read and understood. More than just a book about comics, this gets to the heart of how we deal with visual languages in general. "The potential of comics is limitless and exciting!" writes McCloud. This should be required reading for every school teacher. Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman says, "The most intelligent comics I've seen in a long time." 2415847 1993 Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art total:2517|5:1240|4:878|3:343|2:47|1:9| 2517 10844 3173 329 4 2 false false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 21:54:15 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 10:55:03 -0700 2008
That said, there are parts which are a little convoluted (Chapter 2, I'm looking at you...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 25 03:03:50 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 03:10:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 13:34:47 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 16:48:12 -0700 2008
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ultimately, i'm glad i read it, but only to the extent it identified a bunch of interesting topics/themes that i'm now inclined to think about on my own as i...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 06 10:42:23 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 17 08:45:07 -0700 2008
I'd heard excellent things about this book ever since I got into comics way back in 1993, but never decided to sit down and read it until a few months ago. It took me a week to go through it (reading a bit every night before bed), but it's honestly a pretty quick read. ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Jun 13 13:09:41 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 23:32:18 -0700 2007
think about it: hamlet is completely consumed in his little world, and the stakes are all about what will happen to denmark and onl...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jun 30 18:13:12 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 19:52:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jul 11 19:04:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 11:37:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 14:17:31 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 14:20:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 24 11:32:23 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 11:37:17 -0700 2007 A really good anatomy book for a medium that is (arguably) young, but has roots in so many other forms of art and literature. It's kind of a talking-head book, discussing an almost philosophical definition of comics (sequential art and writing), what that Means, and why COMIC BOOKS ARE A VALI...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:35:51 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:42:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 10:12:18 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 10:32:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Feb 17 09:26:49 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 09:41:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Sep 11 18:47:47 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 18:47:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jul 25 22:42:54 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 22:47:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 09:28:38 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 09:44:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 10 09:07:03 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 09:13:58 -0700 2007 Redeeming Comics, or perhaps Proving The Intellectual Validity of Comics. It is the definitive critical analysis of the comic form, or at least the only of which many people are aware. (Certainly I don't know any others.) It's not hip, because it was written before co...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 12 06:10:38 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 06:13:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 18:36:51 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 08:45:49 -0700 2007 more...]]>