Understanding Comics!

I definitely feel like I understand the concept of comics better after reading Scott McCloud's book. What caught my attention the most in his book is the concept of amplifying through simplifying. A lot of times we think that the most details we add to something, the better it will be. However, when we simplify an image, it becomes clearer and we can relate to it better.

Another interesting topic in his book is his talk about icons. He says that us, humans, are pretty self-centered. We see images of a face (two dots and a line) everywhere. We see them in the front of cars and outlets. We can see a face in any shape that has a circle with a dot (an eye). It is a really interesting idea, because this gives us the power to make a character out of anything! We can easily create a character that people can relate to and has feelings!