Understanding Comics
By
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud
1993 • 215 pages

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84 books

Design

briansuhr
Brian Suhr
The Elements of Typographic Style
Envisioning Information
Typographic Design: Form and Communication
Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design
Meggs' History of Graphic Design
California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way"

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13 books

Favorites

prorizna
Valera
Agapē Agape
The Confusions of Young Törless
Pornografia
The Crying of Lot 49
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Fun home
Film History: An Introduction

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42 books

Broken Spines

Schaefer
Matyáš
Call Me Maybe: Could it be love at first talk?
Seatmate
Sweet Talk
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Cat Who Saved Books

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22 books

Learn New Things

reemireads
Reemi
Home Comforts
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Influence
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Your Money or Your Life
Stumbling on Happiness

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48 books

Non Fiction

Skrugs
Craig
The Art of War
Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things
'Eh hud meh eh on a peh': The best of the best of those mouthwatering Dundee sayings
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
Shakespeare: The World as Stage

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11 books

Want To Read Non Fiction

ceza
ceza
Framed Perspective
Mythopedia
Understanding Comics
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
Framed Ink

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74 books

Kindle

boxnonbox
Boxn
Nature
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Vol 1: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
The Fall
Pimp: The Story of My Life
Superman: The Unauthorized Biography
The Oligarchs: Wealth And Power In The New Russia

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35 books

Collect

boxnonbox
Boxn
The Omega Men: The End is Here
Kingdom Come
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Spider-Men
Superman – Action Comics, Volume 1: Superman and the Men of Steel
Superman – Action Comics, Volume 3: At the End of Days
Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year – Dark City

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17 books

My all time favorites

bryanmanio
Bryan
1984
American Psycho
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Open
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
The Complete Maus

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44 books

Books for designers

bryanmanio
Bryan
Designers on Design
Max Bill
Dangerous Curves: Mastering logotype design
MacOS Icon Book
How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors
The Design of Everyday Things
Hay

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19 books

Graphic Novels / Comics

bryanmanio
Bryan
Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Volume 2
Star Wars Omnibus: Emissaries and Assassins
Lazarus, Book 1: The First Collection
Akira, Vol. 1
Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space, Vol. 2
Lazarus: The Third Collection

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57 books

Graphic Novel

SWR_Laura
LauraSupporter
Seven Secrets
Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed
NYX: Wannabe
The Complete Maus
Understanding Comics
Persepolis, Vol. 1

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10 books

Nonfiction

SWR_Laura
LauraSupporter
Party monster
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
The Woman in Me
The Film Experience: An Introduction, 3rd Edition
The Science Fiction Film Reader
Screenplay

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406 books

Not Owned

danipogi
dani
You Know Me Al
Vanishing World
The Odd Women
On Being Blue
Gone Bamboo
Asylum Piece
Ice

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13 books

Design

diogomf
Diogo
Draplin Design Co. : pretty much everything
Mountains Beyond Mountains
How Buildings Learn
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Understanding Comics
Ways of Seeing

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36 books

Owned

Emily_the_Darkartist
Emily
Utterly Wicked: Hexes, Curses, and Other Unsavory Notions
Cultures and Beyond
Ship
Protection Spells: Clear Negative Energy, Banish Unhealthy Influences, and Embrace Your Power
Creating Life
STRONG
I Can Make You Sleep

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6 books

Writing books

Emily_the_Darkartist
Emily
Creating Places
Cultures and Beyond
Creating Life
Unleash Your Creative Monster: A Children's Guide to Writing
Understanding Comics
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

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70 books

Nonfiction

Kimo
kumberonimo
How To Win Friends and Influence People
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture Dissertation 1963, Facsimile
The Active Side of Infinity
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape

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3 books

interactive media

hiyori
hiyori
Framed Ink
Understanding Comics
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

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0 books

Owned

neontapir
Chuck
Red
The Tao of Pooh
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Dune
The Secrets of Consulting
How to Cook Everything: The Basics: Simple Recipes Anyone Can Cook

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0 books

Owned

ilananh
ilana
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America Along the Appalachian Trail
Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
The Mother Tongue
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Understanding Comics

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359 books

Nonfiction

Nowenen
Alexander
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Обезьяны, нейроны и душа
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
The Year of Living Biblically
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
The Grand Design
No Logo

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35 books

Art

Nowenen
Alexander
Janson's History of Art
The Doré Bible Illustrations
Doré's Illustrations for "Paradise Lost"
Alien
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
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