Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics was a good book for anyone who is interested or illustrates comics. It goes into detail about the history of comics from when people started drawing on walls up until present day. I felt this was interesting but it dragged on in my opinion. One aspect I thought was very interesting was that we as people see ourselves everywhere and if we were to read this book with realistic illustrations we would get disinterested and not read it and he is right. If this were realistically drawn it would not feel like a comic depicting the world of comics and sequential art. One of my favorite aspects of Understanding Comics was at the beginning and the end. At the beginning of the book we see a globe with all different characters from comics. This is what everyone views comics as just super heroes and action stories for kids. As you read on you see that comics are not just for the nerdy kids who love superheroes. Comics are one version of sequential art that tells stories through images. Whether it is Superman fighting off evil or a man who made a contract with god Comics tell stories that are fantastic and ordinary. At the end of the book the globe is seen again but it has everything that was discussed in the book. It depicts all the work that goes into making comics showing that comics are not what everyone thinks they are. I really enjoyed understanding comics and picked up some helpful info on making my own comic work better.