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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art TPB #[nn] (1993) · The Collector

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Kitchen Sink Press
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art TPB (1993)
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Kitchen Sink Press#[nn]

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art TPB

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art TPB #[nn]

Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Cover date: July 1993
Cover price: $19.95
Pages: 228
ISBN: 9780878162437

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Contents

10 titled

1Introduction
2Chapter One: Setting the Record Straight
3Chapter Two: The Vocabulary of Comics
4Chapter Three: Blood in the Gutter
5Chapter Four: Time Frames
6Chapter Five: Living in Line
7Chapter Six: Show and Tell
8Chapter Seven: The Six Steps
9Chapter Eight: A Word about Color
10Chapter Nine: Putting It All Together

Credits

Writer: Scott McCloud
Penciller: Scott McCloud
Inker: Scott McCloud
Colorist: Scott McCloud
Letterer: Bob Lappan
Cover: Scott McCloud
Cover colors: Scott McCloud

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Editor: Mark Martin

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