![]() ![]() ![]() It goes through a brief history of comics, it analyzes what makes a comic good, and it gives some background on how comics interact with the reader. If you do not normally read nonfiction, you may be bored. ![]() This is a book that literally shows, not tells. McCloud illustrates the power of comics by showing the reader what it can do. Comics (or graphic novels, if you will) are multi-dimensional compared to a poem. It’s kind of like a poem about poetry, except that analogy fails, for poetry is limited to words. Thanks to a tweet from Nymeth, I found Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud, which is a nonfiction comic all about comics. It seemed odd to me, and although I’ve enjoyed the ones I’ve read, I didn’t understand it, I’m sorry to say. Why? Shouldn’t we focus on learning to read, not handing our teenager illustrations? But I admit that I still hadn’t completely understood the concepts behind writing a novel (or a memoir) with pictures. Since then, I’ve read a few graphic novels. But at Dewey’s urging, I gave some of them a try. In fact, in June 2008, I wrote a post explaining my confusion. When I started blogging about books, I didn’t know what “graphic novel” meant. ![]() I may receive compensation for any purchased items. Posts written from review copies are labeled. Note: I occasionally accept review copies from the publisher. ![]()
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