In contrast to earlier books on comics, which focused on specific aspects such as drawing anatomy, Eisner's book takes an overall approach, devoting different chapters to different aspects of comics. To demonstrate many of the concepts the book introduces, Eisner provides a ten-page adaptation of the "To be or not to be..." soliloquy from Shakespeare's Hamlet. A revised edition included a chapter on computer techniques.
In contrast to earlier books on comics, which focused on specific aspects such as drawing anatomy, Eisner's book takes an overall approach, devoting different chapters to different aspects of comics. To demonstrate many of the concepts the book introduces, Eisner provides a ten-page adaptation of the "To be or not to be..." soliloquy from Shakespeare's Hamlet. A revised edition included a chapter on computer techniques.
