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But quoting someone a little closer to most comic book readers' habits than Jean Baudrillard, Scott McCloud and his magnum opus, Understanding Comics And chapter seven, the six essential steps of creation. And now, courtesy of Venom Horse. Scott McCloud… …and Venom Horse. Basically, Venom Horse is saying that it is, itself, a shiny new apple[...]

Understanding Comics is a seminal text in the comic book industry and art form Created by Scott McCloud, published by Kitchen Sink in 1993, then Harper Collins and now DC Comics, it breaks down the art of comic books into formalised introspection, all within the medium of comics itself. And it's now the subject of the[...]

Stay tuned to the end this week if you want details on how to win some free Astro Zombies swag! Books featured in this episode for the week of 2/11/15: Dark Horse Comics: Abe Sapien #20 Boom! Studios: Teen Dog #6 Marvel Comics: Amazing Spider-Man #14 DC Comics: Harley Quinn Valentine's Day Special Image Comics: The Walking Dead #137 Marvel Comics: Star[...]

Harkens back to the stuff I was writing about in books like Understanding Comics, but it goes even broader than that It's going to apply to a lot of different things, and to an education I think we're about to have in the way we treat pictures as a form of communication. The Sculptor will be[...]

A graphic novel exhibit at the German university of of Duisburg-Essen features the work of Israeli artist, Rutu Modan as part of a series of displays for