Someone in Bucharest asked me what's my favourite book ever. And without thinking I said Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. And the more I think about it, the more I agree with myself. It's a completely brilliant book. It's funny, clever and wise. And it uses the form to discuss the form, which is always marvelous. Get yourself a copy.
Damn fine book. I bought it years ago because I was interested in (oddly) understanding comics. But it's so much more than a book about comics.
I think I've seen the two listed together somewhere for some odd reason, but if you're interested in web stuff there's a great book snappily titled Don't Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug. It's got that same tone and unstated brilliance of the Scott McCloud book.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Make-Think-Approach-Usability/dp/0321344758/sr=8-1/qid=1158735886/ref=pd_ka_1/202-7482511-7163826?ie=UTF8&s=gateway
But I think my favourite book ever would have to be Haunted House by Jan Pienkowski.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Haunted-House-Jan-Pienkowski/dp/1844288749/sr=8-1/qid=1158735689/ref=sr_1_1/202-7482511-7163826?ie=UTF8&s=gateway
Posted by: Iain Tait | September 20, 2006 at 08:09 AM
It is a great book. There's a lovely new French book out by the best Bande Dessine creator (IMHO) of the last 10 years, Lewis Trondheim. It's about learning to create and appreciate Bandes Dessines. It's a joy even with my dodgy French.
You can find it here
http://snipurl.com/x3zx
Posted by: Brian | September 25, 2006 at 01:49 PM
I couldn't agree more. I bought this book a few years ago (because I had a sudden aspiration to write comics, and after research, this was THE book to get.) While reading it, I realized this book is for anyone in the creative field.
Posted by: L.Vazquez | September 26, 2006 at 09:58 PM