"Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud (1993) review - Top 10 Essential Graphic Novels 07 - #4 скачать в хорошем качестве

"Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud (1993) review - Top 10 Essential Graphic Novels 07 - #4

Support my Patreon crowdfunding: http://www.crowdfundstu.com/ Read my comics: http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/ Review of comic book "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art" by Scott McCloud (1993) – from #4 on Stuart McMillen’s list of Top 10 Essential Graphic Novels. This book was released during the early 1990s, during a time when comics were beginning to be taken more seriously. Scott McCloud knew that comics could tell many different types of stories, rather than being limited to just superhero stories. With "Understanding Comics", Scott McCloud decided to make an argument for the virtues of comics as a communication medium. And, he decided to present his argument for comics using comics itself as the medium of his book. Scott appears as the narrator – he’s the sole character featured throughout the comic - and he explains the way that panel-by-panel comics actually function. So, it’s a kind of meta-book, where the book is itself explaining to you the way that it’s actually telling the story to you. I think that reading "Understanding Comics" scratches the same itch as listening to a really good radio documentary or podcast, like Radiolab, or This American Life. McCloud is like a good journalist, who digs deep into a topic that seems mundane at first, but is actually really interesting once you see what's beneath the surface. To learn about the sequel to this book, see my video about Scott McCloud’s other book "Making Comics":    • Scott McCloud: "Making Comics" & "Understa...   Buy "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud (1993) https://www.bookdepository.com/Unders... (If you make any purchases through The Book Depository after clicking that affiliate links, I'll get a small financial kickback.) Watch my other individual comic book reviews:    • Comic book reviews - short clips   Watch my lengthier book review videos, that each feature multiple titles discussed:    • Comic book reviews - extended   Read a blog post about the 'making of' these videos: http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/video/t...