United States, Artist June 10, 1960
Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod on June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics, Understanding Comics (1993), Reinventing Comics (2000), and Making Comics (2006).
Also known as Cartoonist
My first influences were superhero artists.
I've always been very forward-looking, and it was actually kind of difficult to turn my gaze backwards to look at comics history.
There's a very big part of me that just wants to take all of comics history and toss it on the bonfire. I'd sort of like to get on to the future.
I wouldn't necessarily have been making books about how to make comics if I'd really felt I knew how to make comics.
Webcomics are much bigger than any one scene can circumscribe.
By stripping down an image to essential meaning, an artist can simplify that meaning.
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