Description: Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form. This is a unique and thrilling piece that cleverly utilizes comics to explore the medium itself. McCloud (the creator of the comic-book series Zot!) takes us on a friendly, well-researched, and comical journey through all the historical and perceptual elements of comics, or what he calls "sequential art" - art that consists of a sequence of words and pictures. From the Bayeux tapestry of the 11th century to pre-Columbian picture languages and the printing press, McCloud covers the early development of sequential pictures and their evolution into the specialized visual language of comics. But it's his approachable and amusing discussion of realism, abstraction, and visual perception that truly captures the essence of this exploration. With a lighthearted analysis of the medium's vocabulary, McCloud hilariously dissects the psychological impact of comics and their crucial role in our visually-driven culture. He even attempts to place comics in the realm of traditional western art. His black-and
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Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
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