Many other websites have already praised "Making Comics" by Scott McCloud so I am just the latest person to pile on and add my endorsement. I have been trying to find it in bookstores for a while and I was finally able to grab a copy while out of town on vacation. This is a great book! For anybody interested in visual storytelling this book is a fascinating read. It's all really good information about storytelling, design, and drawing...in fact Scott covers many topics I have covered and have planned to cover here. Actually, I feel a little funny about a lot of this stuff being written down and explained. I don't feel like I need to cover some of this stuff anymore. So if you like this blog I can only assume you would like the book. I haven't read any of Scott's other books but I hear great things about "Understanding Comics" as well.
Amazon has the book so you can get it from them. Also, here's Scott's official site for the book.
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Yeah I looked for it at a bookstore to check it out but they didn't have it. They had a lot of Christopher Hart books though. :(
A friend of mine directed me to this book the other day when he was telling me about the 24 hour comic book challenege. Thanks for reminding me of it.
marmax, I haven't met a single artist in the comic book industry that doesn't groan at the mention of Christopher Hart books.
This is a pretty good book, I just felt like I didnt get as much out of it as i thought i would< i felt like i got a taste of things.
You on the other hand have gone far beyond to talk about different topics. please keep up the good work. You have a lot to offer and dedicate more than anyone i have seen on the web.
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I haven't met a single artist in the comic book industry that doesn't groan at the mention of Christopher Hart books.
I have a few of his books and though I don't alway's agree with Hart's opinions, I learned some things from the guy.
So, I kinda curious why people don't like him.
I thumbed through Making Comics in the bookstore and found the thing very hard to read, so I didn't buy it.
I just got my copy. It's our text book in graphic novel class at calarts (more like a story structure class).
BTW, have you any clues as to where Barry Johnsons blog is? Or does he just make up the fact that he has a blog.
steven-
Don't look for his blog, it has driven several people insane looking for it! Believe it or not, I never looked. I figure if he doesn't want us to see it then I don't want to ever find it.
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