90 pages • 3 hours read
Scott McCloudUnderstanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 1993A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Literature
The Sculptor by Scott McCloud (2015)
Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)
Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner (1973)
McCloud mentions Eisner’s definition of comics as sequential art in order to expand upon his own version (Chapter 1).
Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan (1964)
McCloud mentions McLuhan’s theory of humans projecting themselves onto inanimate objects in order to explain how the humanity of comics’ iconography connects with readers (Chapter 2).
Video & Podcast Resources
Understanding Comics, TED Talk by Scott McCloud (2009)
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud by Cartoonist Kayfabe (2020)
A breakdown of Understanding Comics by YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe (run by comics creators Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg).
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