Hm, I don’t remember the apple metaphor. I think that some of the stuff he says about Art, I sort of zoned out for, because really, Art is mainly a closed book to me. I found it pretty friendly and accessible, but maybe I just zoned out all the pretentiousness bits.

What do you think, are the later books worth trying even if you only understood 50% of the first one?

It was funny in Making Comics, there’s a panel where a fan is telling Scott McCloud, “I loved your first book! …Still working on that second one!” I have to say, Reinventing Comics was full of things to consider, but the other two were easier to read.

Hahaha, thanks for your words of wisdom. It’s not that I don’t appreciate my own talents; I’ve just always been sad that I’m so crap at drawing. That would be a lovely thing to be able to do – you see something and you draw it! Magic! If you’re going to read a comic I mentioned in August, my vote goes towards Ordinary Victories. If you’re only going to read one. Craig Thompson’s Blankets is also pretty wonderful. (But sad.)