Bibliograph

Understanding comics, [writing and art by Scott McCloud]

Type

Label

Understanding comics, [writing and art by Scott McCloud]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 216

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Understanding comics

Nature of contents

comics graphic novelsbibliography

Oclc number

28841395

Responsibility statement

[writing and art by Scott McCloud]

Summary

This comic book about comics is an examination of the art-form of comics, what it is capable of and how it works. It also answers questions such as: How do we define comics? What are the basic elements of comics? How does the mind process the language of comics?

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification