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HarperCollinsPablisbes  \nWRITING AND ARTSCOTT McCLOUD  \nLETTERINGBOB LAPPAN  \nEDITORIAL ADVICE ANDSELECTIVE EGO-TRIMMINGSTEVE BISSETTEKURT BUSIEKNEIL GAIMANBOB LAPPANJENNIFER LEELARRY MARDERIVY RATAFIA  \nEXTRA SPECIAL THANKSWILL EISNER  \nEDITORMARK MARTIN  \nA paperback edition ot this book was originallypublished in 1993 by Kitchen Sink Press.It is herereprinted by arangement wih Kitchen Sink Press.  \nUNDEASTANDING CoMICS:TIHE IKVISBLE ART.Copyright◎1993 by Scot McCloud.AI rights reserved.Printed inthe Unitod States of Ameica.No part of this book maybe usod or reproducod in any mannerwhatsoever with-outwritten permission except in the case of briefquotations embodied in critical articles and reviewsFor information address HarperColins Publishers,Ine.,10 East 53rd Street,New York,NY 10022.  \nHarperCollins books may be purchased for educa-tional,business,or sales promotional use.Forinformafion please write:Spocial Markets Department,HarperCollins PublishersInc.,10 East 53rd Street,New York,NY 10022.  \nFirst HarperPerennialodfion published 1994.  \nSBN 0-06-097625-X(pbk)             \n9495969798 RIPON 10987654321  \n③  \n2  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:  \nThe book you're about to read took 15months to produce and many of the ideas it contains had been on the back-burner for over nineyears,so acknowledging all of those who havehelped in its development may be next to impossl-ble.Furthermore,since its initial publication in thecomics industry,I've roceived tremendous supportfrom hundreds of fellow travelers in all coners ofthe publishing wond.My apologies to anyone whois not listed below and should have been.  \nMy deepest gratitude to Steve Bissette,KurtBusiek.Neil Gaiman,Larry Marder and Ivy Ratafiawho all reviewed my original draft n dotai andoflered many valuable critiques.Their contributionto the project cannot be overstated.I was also fortunate to recelve detalled analysis from the talentedJenniter Lee and beyond-the-call-of-duty proofreading and good advice from Bob Lappan.Specialthanks are also due to the magnificent (and magnanimous)Wil Eisner who oftered many words otencouragement and excellent advice in the prol-ecf's later stages.WIl Eisner's work has beenaninspiration to me,and to thousands of artists.formany years.Eisnor's COMICS AND SEQUENTIALART was the first book to examine the art-form ofcomics.Here's the second.I couldn't have done itwithout you.Wi.Thanks  \n'm doeply indebted to all of the friends andfamily who oftered their thoughts on the manuscriptas it was being prepared.Among this long list areHolly Ratafia,Alice Harrigan.Carol Ratafia.BarryDeutsch,Kip ManleyAmy Sacks,Caroline Woolf,Clarence Cummins,Karl Zimmerman,CatherineBell,Adam Philips and the legendary DewanBrothers,Ted and Brian.  \nIn the comics woridspecial thanks go toRichard Howell.Mike Luce.Dave McKean.HickVeitch,Don Simpson.Mike Bannon (technical sup-port).JimWoodring,and all of the wonderful clan atSan Diogo 92.Thanks also to the numerous professionals who have lent their support and  \nondorsements to theprojoct.I'm particularty indebt-ed to Jim Valentino,Dave Sim and Keith Gifen whoused their own books as a forum on my behalf.Inhe retail sector,my thanks to the generous mem-bers ot the Direct Line Group,to the many storeswhich played host during our first tour and espe-cially to the Mighty Moondog himselt.GaryColobuono.Thanks,as alwaysto Larry Marder,Nexus of All Comie Book Realities,for his tirelessefforts on my behall.  \nThank you to the leglon of journalists in printradio and television who have been able to talkabout this book without quoting sound eflects fromthe old Batman TV show;especially Calvin Reidand the whole gang at PW.  \nEarly influences on the ideas in this book areharder to trace,but no lessimportant.Kurt Busiekintroduced me to comics long ago and was my bestguide for many yearsEcli","cbCairS9m2OpFmaH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairS9m2OpFmaH","pdf",11618596,45,"English","# Introduction\n## The Vocabulary of Comics\n## 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