Scott Mccloud's Show And Tell

Comics are an interesting work that many people fail to notice the significance of. Scott McCloud’s “Show and Tell” a graphic essay, is a very compelling piece. There are many different ways you could look at the piece and there are various conclusions you could draw from the essay. Scott McCloud relays a certain message to the reader which is to not judge a book by its cover. Scott McCloud has a passion for writing comics; since his junior in high school he wanted to be a cartoonist. He took what he did seriously, so seriously that he became a principal author of the Creators Bill of Rights. This was a document that protected comic book creators. McCloud’s piece really shows how you could relate to a comic on an emotional level, showing

My first point is on page 738- the pictures of the little boy and his toy. McCloud uses this picture to begin the essay and show readers that his pictures could be more complex than pictures and captions. In this picture McCloud makes the reader feel like they are interviewing the child about his toy. Then the reader gets to feel the little boy’s emotions, as if you were the one being interviewed on the spot. That situation is a clear example of pathos. This demonstrates that McCloud’s piece is more complex than the others for active reading is necessary, while with regular comics people read them and understand what’s happening- deeper thought isn’t needed. Many readers would find that boring so they will most likely pass on reading it. For this particular scene the reader can grasp a lot about what’s happening. They could see that the boy is a little nervous because when he’s asked what his toy does, he stumbles and forgets. Eventually he shows you what the toys does. For this scene the reader could either relate to it or even feel the emotions that the little boy is feeling. Hence the reason it is an example of

In his essay, there are many different ways people could look at scenes, which lead to various conclusions. Scott McCloud essay teaches the reader that comics could be on the same scale as regular books. The message that Scott is trying to relay from his graphic essay is to not judge a book by its cover. In this case the book represents the comics, which are commonly overlooked, due to the fact that people don’t think comics are complex pieces of literature. Hence, people shouldn’t pass on reading comics based on the