Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud

Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud is a great comic, about comics. Through its black and white pages, it demonstrates multiple techniques for story telling, as well as a brief history and understanding of the medium. McCloud is very obviously a comic book fan, and this shows through his work. Beyond its pages it starts to become clear that comics are a great way of telling stories, and that things can be done with the medium that cannot be achieved elsewhere. The simplicity of 2 dimensional imagery with captions, makes it all the more powerful when done in the right way.