Week 2: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
This was a pretty fascinating read. I always loved comics but I've never really stopped to think about how powerful they can be and the various ingredients that go into making a successful comic. Being in an art school, we deal a lot with narrative art and story telling, however this usually involves mediums that include film, animation and video games. This book easily breaks down how sequential art can be used as another powerful from of story telling. It explains how the human mind works when breaking down and connecting abstract images, and how humans are naturally good and connecting images to find a hidden story. I was intrigued by the techniques and principles that he explains, as they could be implemented into my own art and used to improve my story telling.

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