It is my first time to read "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud, although I do love comics. When I heard the name of the book, I thought it would be a reference book like "Understanding Movies", which is boring. However, the very first page of "Understanding Comics" destroyed my anxious.
The way he represents it already gives a basic understanding of the art of comic. The comic shows a lot of styles of comic, such as American comic style, Japanese comic style.
Before I read this comic, I can’t tell what the main difference between film and comic. They are so similar because of the storytelling flow. A lot of comics used film-like visual language such as camera angle, shots and depth of filed. However, “Understanding Comics” explain the difference for me, which is time-based and space-based. The film is definitely time-based. You can’t reverse the film or watch it from the middle. Space does for comics what time does for film. A comic artist can adjust the focus and juxtaposed by changing the size of space.
The other unusual point of the comic is the Icon. It’s like what the Arthur says, he “using the word ICON to mean any image used to represent a person, place, thing or idea.” It is hard to believe a simple icon can represent a culture or a religion. However, I think I can remember an icon better than an idea or a brand. The icon such as Micky Mouse, Tai-chi are already stayed in my head.
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