![]() ![]() ![]() That's why it's always a good idea to spoof a book 20 years later, when you can mock authors for not being able to forecast the future with 100% accuracy. But in some ways, it's very much a book of its time and there are a few things about it that seem a little goofy in retrospect - it's all just so breathlessly excited about the bright shining Future and all. It's a great book and you really have to respect what McCloud did, he really brought the idea that comics could be taken seriously to a mass audience. The book is really about highlighting strange little tropes and stylistic things that you see in so many comics but you never really thought about why they evolved that way.Īfter reading Understanding Comics, you're floored by the idea that comics and cartoons are art. Understanding Comics was such a brilliant encapsulation of comics theory and history that it's a great framework for poking fun at comics conventions (stylistic ones, not the kind you go to… although we do cover those). How did Misunderstanding Comics come about? Why did you choose to parody Understanding Comics rather than parodies like Rich Johnston's own Watchmensch or Civil Wardrobe? ![]()
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