Topics in reading comic books and graphic novels are now regularly taught at the collegiate level. With the reading of Scott McClouds, Understanding Comics.
Closure is why we understand that the character in the above image is walking, bending, and stretching - even though there is no actual movement. Since this was my first time reading a true comic book, I have a new appreciation for comic books. Through spacing of panels and action, the reader is drawn into the narrative and forced to make judgments about what takes place behind the scenes. By omitting information, the comic requires active participation from the reader.
He draws on the example of closure in order to demonstrate this point. McCloud demonstrates that comic books are fully capable of communicating complex narratives to a broad audience. Alan Moore, author of Watchmen and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, endorses McClouds book with this dazzling review: Understanding Comics is quite. Highly recommended" (Moore).Īmong the numerous topics that McCloud covers is the idea that the advanced cognitive requirements for reading and understanding comics serve as evidence that they are a complex and engaging art form. Lucid and accessible, it is an astonishing feat of perception. Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics: Understanding Comics (1993), Reinventing Comics (2000), and Making Comics (2006), all of which also use the medium of comics. With this book Scott McCloud has taken breathtaking leaps towards establishing a critical language that the comic art form can work with and build upon in the future. Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. “ Understanding Comics is quite simply the best analysis of the medium that I have ever encountered. Alan Moore, author of Watchmen and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, endorses McCloud's book with this dazzling review:
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