Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by: Scott Mccloud
List Price: $22.99
Prices subject to change.
Price: $17.93
You Save: $5.06 (22%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Amazon.com Review:
A comic book about comic books. McCloud, in an incrediblyaccessible style, explains the details of how comics work: how they'recomposed, read and understood. More than just a book about comics,this gets to the heart of how we deal with visual languages ingeneral. "The potential of comics is limitless and exciting!" writesMcCloud. This should be required reading for every schoolteacher. Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelmansays, "The most intelligent comics I've seen in a long time."
Product Description:
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.
A comic book about comic books. McCloud, in an incrediblyaccessible style, explains the details of how comics work: how they'recomposed, read and understood. More than just a book about comics,this gets to the heart of how we deal with visual languages ingeneral. "The potential of comics is limitless and exciting!" writesMcCloud. This should be required reading for every schoolteacher. Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelmansays, "The most intelligent comics I've seen in a long time."
Product Description:
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.
Alternate Versions:
Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category:
- Books » Specialty Stores » Custom Stores » Qualifying Textbooks » General AAS
- Books » Subjects » Arts & Photography » Design & Decorative Arts » Graphic Design » General
- Books » Subjects » Arts & Photography » History & Criticism » General
- Books » Subjects » Arts & Photography » History & Criticism » General AAS
- Books » Subjects » Arts & Photography » Instructional & How-To » General
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Brilliant, unmatched in scope and presentation...
Put aside any notions you may carry that comic books are for kids. In fact, tuck away any notion that comics are just for fun too, because McCloud takes readers on a journey through history, culture, time, and space in Understanding Comics. He does it all with a great wit and an eye for the kinds of things a casual observer might miss. In fact, so much of this book is about what you DON'T SEE in a comic and why that is just as important as what you do see.
This is college course material, ... Read More
Rating: - In-depth treatise on comics and why it's a serious art form
This book provides an incredibly in-depth discussion on what comics are, why they exist, and how they are related to other forms of art. If you love comics, this book is a must-read and if you think comics are a waste of time then this book is a must-read for you as well. It helped me see comics in a whole new light...great work Scott.
Rating: - Phenomenal!
I just finished reading this and absolutely loved it!I've read comics on and off my whole life and have recently been trying to get into them again.I picked this book up after hearing how good it was.The way he explains comics and how we process them blew my mind.
He looks at some history of where comics come from, representing time in comics, different types of transitions between comic frames, how we process different styles, and a ton of other fascinating topics.It gets a bit ... Read More
Rating: - cheaper coursebook price
had to buy this for a class and was happy to get it for this price. great book too! (i went ahead and bought McCloud's other books on comics as well
Rating: - Amazing Book
This book was required for a class I had. I wasn't exactly thrilled to read it but after the first chapter, i couldn't put it down. This is a really innovative way learn about comics as well as understanding them, like the title says. Very well done! It has a lot of strong points and has a lot of insight on to subjects we dont pay attention to. I recommend this for anyone who is interested or wants to learn about making/drawing comics. At the same time, it applies to more than just comics, but movies, ... Read More
- Brilliant, unmatched in scope and presentation...Put aside any notions you may carry that comic books are for kids. In fact, tuck away any notion that comics are just for fun too, because McCloud takes readers on a journey through history, culture, time, and space in Understanding Comics. He does it all with a great wit and an eye for the kinds of things a casual observer might miss. In fact, so much of this book is about what you DON'T SEE in a comic and why that is just as important as what you do see.
This is college course material, ... Read More
- In-depth treatise on comics and why it's a serious art formThis book provides an incredibly in-depth discussion on what comics are, why they exist, and how they are related to other forms of art. If you love comics, this book is a must-read and if you think comics are a waste of time then this book is a must-read for you as well. It helped me see comics in a whole new light...great work Scott.
- Phenomenal!I just finished reading this and absolutely loved it!I've read comics on and off my whole life and have recently been trying to get into them again.I picked this book up after hearing how good it was.The way he explains comics and how we process them blew my mind.
He looks at some history of where comics come from, representing time in comics, different types of transitions between comic frames, how we process different styles, and a ton of other fascinating topics.It gets a bit ... Read More
- cheaper coursebook pricehad to buy this for a class and was happy to get it for this price. great book too! (i went ahead and bought McCloud's other books on comics as well
- Amazing BookThis book was required for a class I had. I wasn't exactly thrilled to read it but after the first chapter, i couldn't put it down. This is a really innovative way learn about comics as well as understanding them, like the title says. Very well done! It has a lot of strong points and has a lot of insight on to subjects we dont pay attention to. I recommend this for anyone who is interested or wants to learn about making/drawing comics. At the same time, it applies to more than just comics, but movies, ... Read More
