Understanding comics : [the invisible art] / [writing and art, Scott McCloud].
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : HarperPerennial, 1994.Edition: 1st HarperPerennial edDescription: 215, [1] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN: - 006097625X (pbk.)
- 9780060976255 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 741.5 M127 | Available | 33111007601327 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"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.
"A Kitchen Sink book".
"A paperback edition of this book was originally published in 1993 by Kitchen Sink Press"--T.p. verso.
Subtitle from cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]).
Setting the record straight -- The vocabulary of comics -- Blood in the gutter -- Time frames -- Living in line -- Show and tell -- The six steps -- A word about color -- Putting it all together.
This comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.