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Written by Scott McCloud, published in 1993. The quotes on the back describe it best:
"Understanding Comics is a landmark dissection and intellectual consideration of comics as a valid medium. Its employment of comic art as it's vehicle is brilliant. Everyone...anyone interested in this literary form must read it." Will Eisner
"...Understanding Comics is a must read for any true connoisseur of comics. Don't let its entertaining format fool you - it's an in depth look at what makes the comic medium so great. If I knew half as much as Scott, this would be the book I'd write!" Jim Lee
"With Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics the dialogue on and about what comics are and, more importantly, what comics can be has begun. If you read, write, teach or draw comics; if you want to; or if you simply want to watch a master explainer at work, you must read this book." Neil Gaiman
"Understanding Comics is quite simply the best analysis of the medium that I have ever encountered. With this book Scott McCloud has taken breathtaking leaps torwards establishing a critical language that the comic art form can work with and build upon in the future. Lucid and accessible, it is an astonishing feat of perception. Highly Recommended." Alan Moore
Praise indeed.
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