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Understanding comics : the invisible art / [Scott McCloud].

McCloud, Scott, 1960- (author,, artist.). Lappan, Bob, (letterer.).

Summary:

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.
Detailed presentation of the history of comics, reaching back to pre-Columbian picture manuscripts and Egyptian monuments, with a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication. Presented in graphic novel format.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060976255
  • ISBN: 006097625X
  • ISBN: 9781435242845
  • ISBN: 143524284X
  • ISBN: 9780613027823
  • ISBN: 0613027825
  • Physical Description: 215 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First HarperPerennial edition.
  • Publisher: New York : HarperPerennial, 1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A paperback edition of this book was originally published in 1993 by Kitchen Sink Press"--title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 216).
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Illustrations.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Authorship.
Cartooning > Technique.
Caricatures and cartoons > History and criticism.
Genre:
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
Pictures.

Available copies

  • 11 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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