Understanding Comics：The Invisible Art

Thisisanexplorationofthehistory,meaning,andartofcomicsandcartooning.Usingcomicstoexaminethemediumitself,theauthortakestheformofacartooncharacterandexplainsthestructure,meaning,andappealofcomics,andprovidesarunninganalysisofcomicsasart,literature,andcommunication.Hereachesbacktopre-ColumbuspicturemanuscriptsandEgyptianmonumentstotracethehistoryofthecomicsandexaminestheirplaceintoday'spopculture.