the most honest thing | fine art by Jon Cooper

the most honest thing | fine art by Jon Cooper

More lessons from manga

energy and action in art

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Jon Cooper
Dec 28, 2025
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NB I am writing and proofreading this through a massive headache. My apologies for any nonsense beyond my normal nonsense.

When I first read Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, I was reading graphic novels and omnibus trade paperbacks. (I’ve never enjoyed the tempo of individual comic books.) I was not all that familiar with manga. O…

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