Review on understanding comics by Scoot McCloud

Under standing comics by Scott McCloud is a very well illustrated book. The author of the book has written the this book in a very  out of the box thinking  format. He has written the book in the form of a comic strip, which is definitely unorthodox as well as daring. The way author explains understanding comics is based on what is the basic of creating comics  and  what it really is. As Scott explains us that comics are basically sequential art . He further explains us regarding the icons used in the comics and their importance. Scott McCloud also brings out an important point that words are also considered as Icons in comics and further explores why we get so involved in the comics. Going further into detail he also talks about the percentage of the scene that a character covers the scene panel. He also discusses the importance of consistency and how it is important for us as comic artist. He points out that in a 3 panel page if we don’t show a consistency of action then, the reader will be lost and will be confused regarding the  context and the narrative. One example he had provided was  the a bird flying.  And a child aiming at a bird to practice his aim. In a similar fashion he talks about another technique used by the artist called moment to moment techniques, where he draws our attention to different panels to show how artists build up an moment to set the mood  and show the importance of the moment. Overall the book is very impressive as it makes it easier for  students, and beginners to understand the basics of comics how comics works with its principles and different techniques applied. And it is most impressive way to help students understand  about comics.