review of McCloud

I have held the belief that "real" literature is words with meaning, not pictures or art. McCloud's book challenges my thinking.

My prejudices against comics is that they're not intellectual enough. I picture someone creating them that enjoys playing more than learning. McCloud managed to change my thinking in this regard. However, I'm still confused about his definition of what a comic is. Shouldn't there be an element of humor or satire in them?

Honestly, it took effort to read this book. Parts of it were interesting, but I had to fight boredom to make it through. I've never enjoyed comics, so reading a book in "frames" was frustrating.