Paperback, 224 pages
English language
Published April 27, 1994 by Harper Paperbacks.
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.
I've been reading comics since I was small. I've borrowed this book a couple of times and never actually read it. After receiving it as a gift I devoured it. What a great read.
I will certainly never read a comic in the same passive manner as I did in the past.
Amazing look at comics both through history and as a unique art form.
