Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 1993 non-fiction work of comics by American cartoonist Scott McCloud. It explores formal aspects of comics, the historical development of the medium, its fundamental vocabulary, and various ways in which these elements have been used. It expounds theoretical ideas about comics as an …
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 1993 non-fiction work of comics by American cartoonist Scott McCloud. It explores formal aspects of comics, the historical development of the medium, its fundamental vocabulary, and various ways in which these elements have been used. It expounds theoretical ideas about comics as an art form and medium of communication, and is itself written in comic book form. Understanding Comics received praise from notable comic and graphic novel authors such as Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Garry Trudeau (who reviewed the book for The New York Times). Although the book has prompted debate over many of McCloud's conclusions, its discussions of "iconic" art and the concept of "closure" between panels have become common reference points in discussions of the medium. The title of Understanding Comics is an homage to Marshall McLuhan's seminal 1964 work Understanding Media.
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Understanding Comics
215 pages
English language
Published April 27, 1994
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- 978-0-06-097625-5Copied ISBN!
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Understanding Comics
215 pages
English language
Published 1993
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- 978-1-56862-019-0Copied ISBN!
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- 102921
Comics richtig lesen
224 pages
German language
Published April 22, 2001 by Carlsen Verlag.
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- 978-3-551-74817-1Copied ISBN!
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- 160209
L'art invisible : comprendre la bande dessinée
215 pages
French language
Published 1999 by Vertige Graphic.
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- 978-2-908981-41-4Copied ISBN!
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- 11530628
Understanding Comics
English language
Published 2000 by DC Comics.
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- 978-1-56389-759-7Copied ISBN!
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- 102922
Understanding Comics
English language
Published May 1, 1999
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- 978-1-56389-557-9Copied ISBN!
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- 60114
L'Art Invisible
224 pages
French language
Published 2007 by Delcourt.
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- 978-2-7560-0969-8Copied ISBN!
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