“scott mccloud”

In a voice that mixes dry humor and clear, concise instruction, McCloud's cartoon narrator shows readers how to master the human condition through word and image in a brilliantly minimalist way. Comic book devotees as well as the most uninitiated will marvel at this journey into a once-underapprecia... More

The renowned author of "Understanding Comics" takes a fascinating look at how the computer age has revolutionized comics, charting 12 different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and perceived. Black-and-white art throughout.In 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low cu... More

This detail-packed book includes a history of comics that reaches back to pre-Columbian picture manuscripts and Egyptian monuments and a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication.Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and W... More

The cult classic series, "Zot!," first created by McCloud in the mid-1980s, is back with an arresting collection of the entire black and white series (1987-1991) for veteran fans to enjoy once again and for new fans to discover.Long before manga took the American comics market by storm, Scott McClou... More

Long before manga took the American comics market by storm, Scott McCloud ("Understanding Comics," "Making Comics") combined the best ideas from manga, alternative comics, and superheroes into "Zot "--a frenetic and innovative exploration of comics' potential that helped set the stage for McCloud's ... More

In what will be the closest thing Eisner fans will see to an autobiography, the great master and pioneer of American graphic arts presents the most intimate and personal perspective yet on his life as a writer, a professional, and an artist.An intimate self-portrait of the American icon Will Eisner,... More

The challenge: create an entire 24-page comic book in 24 consecutive hours. Hundreds of cartoonists have taken this challenge, turning out works that were amazing, amusing, or revelatory. Four-time Harvey Award and Eisner Award winner Scott McCloud, comicdom's top theoretician and inventor of the 24... More

The renowned author of "Understanding Comics" takes a fascinating look at how the computer age has revolutionized comics, charting 12 different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and perceived. Black-and-white art throughout.Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture wit... More

Contains annotations, plots, interviews, and scripts by comics scribes Otto Binder, Peter David, Mark Evanier, Bill Mumy & Miguel Ferrier, Judd Winick, and others. Includes illustrated scripts by Mike Baron and Scott McCloud. Features commentary on how to illustrate from comics scripts by artists La... More

Well-known comics creators take comicdom's greatest challenge: to completely write and draw a full 24 page comics story in 24 straight hours. A combination of energetic improvisational effort and a marathon effort, the 24 hour comics challenge is a rite of passage in the comics field. Stories includ... More