[The Comic Books 02] • Reinventando Os Quadrinhos

In 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with the acclaimed international hit Understanding Comics , a massive comic book that explored the inner workings of the worlds most misunderstood art form. Now, McCloud takes comics to te next leavle, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and preceived today, and how they're poised to conquer the new millennium.

Part One of this fascinating and in-depth book includes:

The life of comics as an art form and as literture

The battle for creators' rights

Reinventing the business of comics

The volatile and shifting public percptions of comics

Sexual and ethnic representation on comics

Then in Part Two, McCloud paints a brethtaling picture of comics' digital revolutions, including:

The intricacies of digital production

The exploding world of online delivery

The ultimate challenges of the infinite digital canvas