Understanding comics

Understanding comics / [writing and art, Scott McCloud ; editorial advice and selective ego trimming, Steve Bissette ... et al. ; extra special thanks, Will Eisner ; editor, Mark Martin ; cover design by Steve Vance & Cindy Vance].

Take a magic carpet ride through the hidden worlds of comics storytelling. Witness a history more than 3,000 years old. Explore the secrets between the panels. Feel the energy of line and color. Tap into the power of symbols. Get a ring-side seat for the battle of words and pictures. And most of...

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Main Author: McCloud, Scott, 1960-
Corporate Author: Kitchen Sink Press
Other Authors: Bissette, Stephen, Eisner, Will, Martin, Mark, 1956-, Vance, Steve
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperPerennial, 1994, c1993.
Edition:1st HarperPerennial ed.
Subjects:
Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Cartooning > Technique.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Illustrations.
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Summary:Take a magic carpet ride through the hidden worlds of comics storytelling. Witness a history more than 3,000 years old. Explore the secrets between the panels. Feel the energy of line and color. Tap into the power of symbols. Get a ring-side seat for the battle of words and pictures. And most of all, see why comics can be as vital and important as film, prose or any other art form, through the fascinating process that leads to really understanding comics.
Item Description:"A Kitchen Sink book."
"A paperback edition of this book was originally published in 1993 by Kitchen Sink Press. It is here reprinted by arrangement with Kitchen Sink Press"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:215 , [1] p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]).
ISBN:006097625X (pbk.) :
9780060976255 (pbk.)

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