Understanding Comics

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Summary: The Comic as both Art and Science
Review: Disregard the Sanchez Review. If it is not fiction, Mr. Sanchez has no interest in it. This is a most interesting book that adds to the legitimacy of the comic book as literature and an art/science. A plus to collectors and readers.

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Summary: What is everybody talking about?
Review: I don't know what everyone is talking about, but this book was an absolutely dull nightmare of a read. I think I would rather read something written by Todd McFarlane than to read this garbage. I have been reading comics for over 20 years and this is one of the most hyped books I had not read, so I picked it up expecting a revelation and I could barely get through the inane drudgery that Scott McCloud puts you through. Sorry, I don't need an explanation of panels and motion. I think I learned that when I was 9 and read my first issue of The Avengers. What exactly is so fascinating about this book? Someone please tell me!

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Summary: Definitive and Fun - A Must Read
Review: This book is both an instant classic and very enjoyable. I am was not a reader of comics until I read this book. It convinced me of comics' status as art. It is an insightful and intelligent investigation into the comic art form. Read closely, it reveals itself to be a true work of intellectual rigor. But you can also skim through it and smile page after page at its humor and visual work. Like a good comic, it works on many levels.