Chapters 1 & 2
Our course text is Understanding Comics By Scott McCloud. It is a comic book about comic books. McCloud, in an incredibly accessible style, explains the details of how comics work: how they’re composed, read, and understood.
Discussion Questions
Chapter 1 â Setting The Record Straight â pp. 2
- What is McCloudâs dilemma regarding comics as the book begins?
- Whatâs the difference between pictures and comics?
- According to McCloud, why isnât it easy to define comics?
- To what definition does he eventually arrive?
- List the ancient civilizations that had some form of comics.
Chapter 2 â Vocabulary of Comics â pp. 24
- What is an icon?
- How does knowing what an icon help you âgetâ the authorâs point about the âTreachery of Imagesâ?
- Discuss the concept of the universality of the cartoon. How/why does this concept help readers of comics?
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