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.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 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.