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zchaira's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
Probably the best overview of the topic to date. (In my non professional opinion) However, it is coming up on 20yrs in print. So it kind of needs an update.
awsome_cupcake's review against another edition
3.0
I found this book to be a very informative read, and I learned a lot about how comics are created. This was a quick read for me clocking in about 30 to 40 minutes. I would recommend this to those who would like to create thier own comics.
songwind's review against another edition
5.0
This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in making comics, or just learning about the theory behind them.
[a:Scott McCloud|33907|Scott McCloud|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1231113775p2/33907.jpg] lays out the fundamental building blocks and questions behind creating a comic, and covers them in depth. He eschews questions of technical execution and personal style in favor of theory and design.
He covers communication, pacing, framing, and transitions in excellent detail. His chapter on the tools available is more brief, but gives a beginning cartoonist enough information to help decide where they would like to make their first forays.
The chapters on words and writing are similar to those on art. Rather than a step-by-step manual on how to do it, he presents the groundwork on what to do, and how to approach it.
Throughout the book, the focus stays steadily on the comics medium. Art and words, working together to tell stories. This single-minded focus makes the book more valuable to a comic artist than a more general treatise on art of creative writing.
Along with his earlier work, [b:Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art|102920|Understanding Comics The Invisible Art|Scott McCloud|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202750472s/102920.jpg|2415847], Making Comics is an excellent resource for understanding or creating your own comics masterpiece.
As an aside, the book also clued me in to some other, non-mainstream comics work that I am already enjoying checking out.
[a:Scott McCloud|33907|Scott McCloud|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1231113775p2/33907.jpg] lays out the fundamental building blocks and questions behind creating a comic, and covers them in depth. He eschews questions of technical execution and personal style in favor of theory and design.
He covers communication, pacing, framing, and transitions in excellent detail. His chapter on the tools available is more brief, but gives a beginning cartoonist enough information to help decide where they would like to make their first forays.
The chapters on words and writing are similar to those on art. Rather than a step-by-step manual on how to do it, he presents the groundwork on what to do, and how to approach it.
Throughout the book, the focus stays steadily on the comics medium. Art and words, working together to tell stories. This single-minded focus makes the book more valuable to a comic artist than a more general treatise on art of creative writing.
Along with his earlier work, [b:Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art|102920|Understanding Comics The Invisible Art|Scott McCloud|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202750472s/102920.jpg|2415847], Making Comics is an excellent resource for understanding or creating your own comics masterpiece.
As an aside, the book also clued me in to some other, non-mainstream comics work that I am already enjoying checking out.
i_have_no_process's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
Every bit as good as its predecessor.
maryvarn's review against another edition
5.0
Anyone even mildly interested in comics and or graphic novels should read this charming book. It'll increase your appreciation of the media, and give you a lot to think about if you want to make your own. The whole book is graphically told, fun and easy to read.
karnakjr's review
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
McCloud is still one of the most relevant formalists to ever work in comics. This book trades the broad usefulness of Understanding Comics, for an instructive introduction that makes making accessible. The exercises are interesting, and probably thorough enough to make this the core textbook of an introductory class.
If I was going to teach making comics, I would start here.
If I was going to teach making comics, I would start here.