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McCloud, Scott - Reinventing Comics

May 18, 2007 15:14

Out of McCloud's three books on comics (the other two being Understanding Comics and Making Comics), this is the weakest. This is largely because this is McCloud's book on the future of comics, and it was published in 2000 ( Read more... )

comics, sequential art, sequential art: meta, a: mccloud scott, books: non-fiction, comics: one shots

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dsgood May 18 2007, 22:23:04 UTC

Futurology is my favorite form of humor writing.

1960s predictions for 2000 included: Nevada (and similar states) will be mostly depopulated. The majority of the US population will be in three megapolitan strips: one on each coast, and a central one including Detroit and Buffalo.

coincidently angeyja May 18 2007, 22:36:42 UTC

I am reading all three of this week. I am pretty sure that was because of your earlier post. (Thanks!) Also, Simon Schama's Power of Art. Not really far enough along to say much yet.

Hopefully, maybe hopefully, this weekend. Although, Ben just had his last exam yesterday, and right now things are pretty shambly getting him moved back in for the Summer. A good kind of topsy turvy! :)

Re: coincidently oyceter May 19 2007, 20:45:25 UTC

Oh cool! I really like the first and third and (as you can tell) I have some Issues with this one. But it's still useful!

Also, yay summer!

And yeah Ben! angeyja May 20 2007, 01:56:42 UTC

Except that he seems to be on a clean reorg bug and has pulled all the furniture out of his room into the dining and living ones. (grin) I have to go out the back door to get to the front of house, or climb over dressers and spare bedframes. The dogs and I have been hiding in the kitchen, and handing out paper towels and garbage bags on request. It's really really nice to have him home. :-)

We went to see the Spiderman movie for mother's day. That was Ben's main comic. Mine was Xmen, and I sort of fell off reading. I think story based. I came back to try at least when the movies started coming out. Part of what I like is getting some of the industry pieces, and also bits about things I haven't read. And some of his comments about both drawing and also comics/graphic novels as a medium are very cool.

Oh cool! I really like the first and third and (as you can tell) I have some Issues with this one. But it's still useful!

Sure! And I like very much getting different takes on things I'm reading. Makes it hugely more fun.