Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication!

Praised throughout the comics industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art—its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. This masterpiece of graphic non-fiction deconstructs the very language of the medium.

Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form. Whether you are a casual reader, a professional creator, or a student of visual literacy, Scott McCloud provides the definitive roadmap to how we perceive and process images. It is quite literally the book on how comics work.

A must-have for every library, classroom, and studio. Level up your understanding of the "Invisible Art" with the most influential book in comics history!