Understanding Comics reflection

When reading the Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud the reader is able to learn while also observing the techniques right before their eyes simultaneously, which is a rare experience to say the least.  The author does a fantastic job of breathing life into what is a explanation of how and why comics work and how they are constructed along with different theoretical ideas thrown in without it ever really being boring. 

As an artist, I of course look at comics more artistically and I don’t worry about the writing as much, but as Scott McCloud points out, writing and art have to be combined seamlessly for a comic to be successful and have a push and pull system that keep them in check. I also thought it was interesting about how he talked about letter being some of the most abstract ideas/symbols we recognize, and that are also art and should be treated as such.

I also thought the writing about how each person in the comics industry move up in the world and how far they are willing to go was interesting. He never comes across as thinking that the artists that just want to work in the comic industry and don’t want to be big artists are lazy or bad, but he also talks about the masters as if they always have things to strive for so there really is no end to learning in the comic industry. I also really appreciated the fact that the comic wasn’t super wordy so it made the read much more enjoyable.