Paperback, 215 pages
Spanish language
Published Nov. 21, 1994 by Ediciones B.
Elogiada en toda la industria de los comics por luminarias como Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening y Will Eisner, Cómo se hace un cómic de Scott McCloud es un examen seminal del arte del cómic: su rica historia, sus sorprendentes componentes técnicos y su gran importancia cultural. Explora el mundo secreto entre las viñetas, a través de las líneas y dentro de los símbolos ocultos de una poderosa pero incomprendida forma de arte.
La obra analiza la teoria del cómic como forma artística y medio de comunicación, explorando su definición, el desarrollo histórico del medio, su vocabulario y las diversas formas en las que se ha usado esos elementos. Es un libro de cómics sobre el propio medio y sus mecanismos internos, a la par que examina numerosos aspectos de la comunicación visual.
Ziemlich grossartiges Buch, habe viel gelernt, sehr gut gemacht. Anschaulich und unterhaltsam! Für alle die Comics mögen!
Interesting read about some of the theory behind how comics work. Also covers some of the history.
awesome book/graphic non-fiction (how do i describe this genre anyhow?)
although i'm a recent convert to the graphic format, as well as a huge fan, i didn't truly appreciate the amount of thought and work that goes into panelled sequential art :)
where to start?
how about the japanese style being so different from the western form - it's isolation allowed them to form entirely new ways of visual expression. and not just what they put of the paper - how they tell a story. the transition between panel to panel can be expressed as 6 types and the relative proportions in japan are very different from american and european comics.
even the space between panels - where we, as the audience fill in with closure - or the length of panels have meaning. heck, the actual panel itself, or the lack there of, is an artistic and story telling …
awesome book/graphic non-fiction (how do i describe this genre anyhow?)
although i'm a recent convert to the graphic format, as well as a huge fan, i didn't truly appreciate the amount of thought and work that goes into panelled sequential art :)
where to start?
how about the japanese style being so different from the western form - it's isolation allowed them to form entirely new ways of visual expression. and not just what they put of the paper - how they tell a story. the transition between panel to panel can be expressed as 6 types and the relative proportions in japan are very different from american and european comics.
even the space between panels - where we, as the audience fill in with closure - or the length of panels have meaning. heck, the actual panel itself, or the lack there of, is an artistic and story telling device.
the chapters towards the end decribed the 6 step process to arriving at the 'surface' - the thing we see (and judge) at the end, and this was the most informative for the wannabes.
i highly reccommend this book to any kid who thinks he'll make comics when he grows up - you'll get a better appreciation of what's in front of you, and you'll be inspired to start tackling the steps now.
