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Liked It “Whatever is wrong with this book, I can't find it. Either that or Scott McCloud, the author, acknowledges that his judgment may be a little off or not inclusive enough. After reading Understanding Comics (which I recommend you do before reading this one), he covered just about everything I was...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Not as intriguing as its predecessor. No philosophy. Just banter.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Whatever is wrong with this book, I can't find it. Either that or Scott McCloud, the author, acknowledges that his judgment may be a little off or not inclusive enough. After reading Understanding Comics (which I recommend you do before reading this one), he covered just about everything I was curious about, and some questions I had never asked, but fit right in with what I wanted to know anyway. My question before reading this was "Where does all of the potential of this relatively new art form exist in the real world?" McCloud shows us with a refreshing, neutral point of view, acknowledging breakthroughs from artists of diverse backgrounds that only help to prove his twelve points.
Brian H wrote this review Friday, September 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The book is basically a series of essays that explain his proposed twelve revolutions for comics in detail, but it conveniently reads like a graphic novel and the look of it can be disarming as you're reading material that you may need look through again to make sure you're not overcomplicating or simplifying things. The images have that same purpose--not to simplify his word balloons, but to help illustrate what he's saying, and a lot of the knowledge stuck for me for that reason.
Because his message does not read like a typical series of essays, there's no excuse to be wordy or put in anything extraneous. Every statement must be so clear that an image can be drawn to describe it. I believe that Scott McCloud has only benefited in being able to categorize and make symbols that have the potential to be universally recognized. A light went on in my head as the author shows his symbol to represent comics being drawn in a sequence as he explains comics' purpose as a legitimate artform. Masterfully concise.
I recommend the book to anyone who would like to proven wrong about their negative perceptions of comics and for avid readers of them as well.”
“Another great book by McCloud. This one gets more into how the genre of graphic novels is changing as our ideas of literature change. It has a great chapter on graphic novels as literature. I just want to know when McCloud will come out with his next book!”
Mat Wenzel wrote this review Thursday, August 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Scott McCloud is a master at graphic documentaries. In “Understanding Comics” McCloud established himself as the Marshall McLuhan of the graphic novel. In “Reinventing Comics” McCloud focuses one level deeper, challenging the medium itself. Some of the sections may seem a bit outdated (the book was published in 2000), but most of the book still seems ahead of its time as media continues to converge into the web (for example replace 'movies' for 'comics' in the section on technology, and the whole book could have been written yesterday.)
Laura and Eric wrote this review Saturday, September 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
McCloud has continues the conversation online at www.scoutmccloud.com “I Can't Stop Thinking.” This dual-format may be an issue for some readers, but presumably if you are reading this review online, its not an issue for you. In “Zot! Online” and “The Right Number,” Mr. McCloud puts his theories about comics use of the web into practice, and the results are entrancing.
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“If you read "Understanding Comics" and didn't know how you've lived before reading it, then you'll love this sequel!”
Tali wrote this review Friday, September 14 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Reinventing Comics is a wonderful addition to Understanding Comics. While I didn't find it quite as helpful, it does a good job adding technology into the mix.”
estellasrevenge wrote this review Sunday, September 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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