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Description edit
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
- - Scott McCloud discusses the history and art of comics and talks about perception and art in general
- - Overview of the history, methodology, and philosophy of comics, all told by using the media format it's discussing
Characters/People edit
- Scott McCloud: Scott McCloud, the author and illustrator of the book is also the narrator and the only real character, as such. His design is very simplified, iconic even, but not quite to the degree of being unrecognizably the author.
First Sentence edit
Hi, I'm Scott McCloud.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1: Setting the Record Straight
Chapter 2: The Vocabulary of Comics
Chapter 3: Blood in the Gutter
Chapter 4: Time Frames
Chapter 5: Living in Line
Chapter 6: Show and Tell
Chapter 7: The Six Steps
Chapter 8: A Word About Color
Chapter 9: Putting It All Together
Authors & Contributors edit
- Scott McCloud (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Scott McCloud (Artist)
- Bob Lappan (Calligrapher) - Letterer
- Mark Martin (Editor)
First Edition edit
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Page Count: 224
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Awards edit
- Hugo Award (Finalist, 1994: Best Related Non-Fiction Book)
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- Dewey: 741.5
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Arts & Photography › Design & Decorative Arts › Graphic Design
- Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Graphic Novels
- Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Cartooning
- Books › Arts & Photography › History & Criticism
- Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Comic Strips
- Books › Arts & Photography › Instructional & How-To
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