overall, i thought McCloud did very well in explaining the graphic essay. he really did a good job on explaining the importance of the picture when it comes to writing essays. i especially liked the section where he has an essay with the pictures, and then he puts the same essay back in without it to show you how much work the picture actually does for the essay. he puts it quite simply, "the pictures carry the weight if clarity in a scene, they free words to explore a wider area."
i like the essay because it made me understand the graphic essay a lot more than if i would've read the same thing out of a textbook without the pictures. the graphics hold my interest an make the essay a lot easier to read and to understand. without the pictures, i don't think i would've been able to understand some of the terms. it's one thing to write a definition, but when you actually show you what it is.
lastly, i also liked McCloud's use of diction. he makes it seem more personal as if he were having a conversation with him versus him just writing an informative essay and then you reading it later. he didn't use very popular words so to speak, but he used his words in a way that you can understand them.
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