Read comics correctly
Reading Comics Correctly - The Invisible Art (originally Understanding Comics ) is a non-fiction comic published in 1993, written and drawn by Scott McCloud . The German translation appeared in 1994, a new edition in 2001. In it, the author examines the definitions of comics , their historical development, the basic structural elements and the various ways in which these elements were used. McCloud regards the comic as a sequential art and communication medium.
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McCloud guides us through his own book as a stylized cartoon character. In doing so, he begins to tell about the historical development of this medium and thus first of all to show a general definition of what makes a comic. Then he gives insights into the formal aspects and the special language in comics. The book itself uses these mechanisms in order to bring the theories closer to the reader in a simple and clear way.
Reviews and reception
- Reading Comics Correctly received praise from recognized comic book writers such as Art Spiegelman , Will Eisner, and Garry Trudeau .
- Many of McCloud's conclusions sparked fruitful discussion in the professional world. His discussions of “iconic” art and the concept of induction in the space between the panels became recognized theses.
- Andreas C. Knigge describes the book as one of the most important publications of the 1990s, delivering the most complex analysis and theory of the medium to date.
- The volume was supplemented in 2000 by Reinventing Comics (German 2001 to reinvent comics ), followed in 2006 by Making Comics (German 2007 to make comics ).
- McCloud lectures on the theses that he puts forward in his books.
expenditure
- Understanding comics. The invisible art. Kitchen Sink Press, Northampton 1993, ISBN 0-878-16244-5 .
- Scott McCloud: Read Comics Right. Carlsen, Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-551-72113-0 . ( online )
Web links
- McCloud's Understanding Comics page on scottmccloud.com
- Reading sample Read comics correctly and reinvent comics on carlsen.de
- Dylan Horrocks: Scott McCloud's Definition of Comics. on hicksville.co.nz (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jacqueline Stumpf: Reception and Effect of Sequential Art. - Empirical study of comic reading. on alles-buch.uni-erlangen.de, accessed on September 6, 2014 (PDF, p. 7.)
- ^ McCloud's Understanding Comics page on scottmccloud.com, accessed September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Simon Klingler, Andreas Veits (Hamburg): Self-reflective knowledge transfer in comics. When comics explain comics. ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from agcomic.wordpress.com, accessed September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Andreas C. Knigge: Comics - From mass paper to multimedia adventure. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-499-16519-8 , p. 172.
- ↑ Scott McCloud: "Making Comics" in: Der Spiegel . dated November 2, 2007.
- ↑ Scott McCloud. from carlsen.de, accessed on September 6, 2014.
