![]() The chapter entitled “Show and Tell” is perhaps my favorite part of the book. ![]() ![]() This is where McCloud is at his best in Understanding Comics: when he is examining and explaining the fundamental building blocks of comics. I had been skipping over the spaces between panels for well over a decade at that point but had never actually thought about what the gutter was there for. I distinctly recall sitting in a daze after reading chapter 3, which was a deep dive on the comic book gutter. McCloud was able to effectively demonstrate concepts relating to comic structure and examine extremely complex visual concepts in a readable and entertaining manner. Working within the medium he was exploring undoubtedly was one of the reasons that Understanding Comics gained immediate visibility and acceptance within comic fandom. McCloud’s decision to present his arguments in comic book form was a stroke of genius. ![]()
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