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It was described as a seminal deconstruction of comics, explaining how the medium works through pictures and words, and was the culmination of years of ideas from the author.
Scott's book, Understanding Comics, which is 25 years old this year, is a seminal deconstruction of comics as an art form and mode of communication.
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Episode: Speech Bubbles: Understanding Comics with Scott Mc...
It was described as a seminal deconstruction of comics, explaining how the medium works through pictures and words, and was the culmination of years of ideas from the author.
Scott's book, Understanding Comics, which is 25 years old this year, is a seminal deconstruction of comics as an art form and mode of communication.
A little cartoon Scott jumps between panels of the 215-page book, explaining how pictures and words in combination create a new language for telling stories and describing the world.
The book was the culmination of a bunch of ideas that had been swirling around Scott's head for years.
Probably best known for non-fiction comics, especially a book called Understanding Comics, where I explain how comics work in comics form, but I've also done fiction work, and I have a lot of different interests.