Understanding Comics

Scott Mcloud did a nice job of breaking down the inner workings of comics. He manages to talk about difficult and sometimes whimsical subjects without sounding confusing or like a know-it-all. If you are a beginning artist or someone who doesn't take comics seriously as an art form this would be an informative read. The most interesting part I thought was when he talk how people recognize faces and why children like cartoons. Its pretty cool to think that cartoons are a basic representation of how we would remember a person.