# Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a clear study of how comics work, using pictures and words together, and many say it changed how they read the medium.

## Why people recommend it

- Changed how readers see comics (2 comments): "Changed the way I read comics and I've been a lifelong fan of the medium." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901980)) "it had so many "aha" moments for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49899665))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ways of Seeing by John Berger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ways-of-seeing.md): 8 recommend
- [The Masters of Pixel Art](https://hackerapproved.com/p/masters-of-pixel-art.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/006097625X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780060976255) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud", https://hackerapproved.com/p/understanding-comics/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).