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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud

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francy_pants's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0

bookish_capricorn's review against another edition

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We didn't end up reading the whole thing for class

rachelkidd's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

graveyardpansy's review against another edition

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4.0

Really enjoyed this, especially the bits interlacing philosophy and art history!! I feel like I learned a lot but there's some I still wish was explored, and I think a second installment of this would be fun to explore webcomics and the way the internet generally has expanded comic production and spread, esp. regarding the chapter about colour. (guess i should read [b:Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form|60116|Reinventing Comics How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form|Scott McCloud|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440618749l/60116._SY75_.jpg|154633].) I do wish the etymology/linguistics aspect was explored more in terms of philosophy/what we consider a "comic" - especially because comic also relates to comedy, and I think there's a lot to explore with where that overlaps with comics and where it doesn't. I also wanted to hear more about non-western styles and how different places and cultures influence each other, but maybe that's just beyond the scope of this. Regardless, really glad I finally got around to reading this!

repobi's review against another edition

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4.0

Komik sering diremehkan sebagai bacaan kekanak-kanakan yang remeh dan non-akademis.
Buku ini mencoba membuktikan sebaliknya. Komik adalah medium visual untuk semua kalangan, dan punya kelebihan-kelebihan yang membuatnya pantas diperhitungkan. Komik ini juga membahas sejarah, struktur dasar penceritaan, ilustrasi, dan pengaruhnya bagi khalayak umum.

cherrie_bluhd's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow. This is such an inspiring, enlightening, mind-blowing book to read, and really motivates me to create and gives me the tools to do so. I think I read this at just the right time, and in just the right circumstances. I really resonated with a lot of McCloud's descriptions of the creative process, and it made me feel very normal and pushes me to persevere through my difficulties in justifying what can creative work and comics in particular do. Just jammed full of wonderful, observant information, and so powerful to read! Really glad I read this and it found me at the right time.