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Scott McCloud
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He created the light-hearted science fiction/superhero comic book series Zot! in 1984, in part as a reaction to the increasingly grim direction that superhero comics were taking in the 1980s. It became a cult classic. His other print comics include Destroy!! (a deliberately over-the-top, over-sized single-issue comic book, intended as a parody of formulaic superhero fights), the graphic novel The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln (done with a mixture of computer-generated and manually-drawn digital images), and 12 issues writing DC Comics' Superman Adventures.
He is best known as a comics theorist, following the publication in 1993 of Understanding Comics, a wide-ranging exploration of the definition, history, vocabulary, and methods of the medium of comics, itself done in comics form. As the most ambitious book on the subject to date, it sparked considerable discussion among comics creators and readers, and is now widely considered one of the definitive works about the medium of comics. He followed in 2000 with the more controversial Reinventing Comics (also in comics form), in which he outlined twelve "revolutions" that he argued would be keys to the growth and success of comics as a popular and creative medium. Finally, in 2006, he released Making Comics.
He was one of the earliest promoters of webcomics as a distinct variety of comics, and a vocal supporter of micropayments. He is an advisor to BitPass, a company providing an online micropayment system, which he helped launch with the publication of The Right Number, an online graphic novella priced at US$0.25 for each part. McCloud maintains an active online presence with his web site where he publishes many of his ongoing experiments with comics produced specifically for the web. Among the techniques he explores in his online work is the "infinite canvas" permitted by a web browser, allowing panels to be spatially arranged in ways not possible in the finite, two-dimensional, paged format of a physical comic book.
In 1990 McCloud coined the idea of a 24-hour comic, a complete 24-page comic created by a single cartoonist in 24 consecutive hours. It was a mutual challenge with cartoonist Steve Bissette, intended to compel creative output with a minimum of self-restraining contemplation. Thousands of cartoonists have since taken up the challenge.
Date of Birth: June 10, 1960
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.scottmccloud.com E-mail: scott@scottmccloud.com
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Awards:- 1985 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Russ Manning Promising Newcomer
- 1988 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Nominee - Best Writer/Artist: (Zot! [Eclipse])
- 1991 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Nominee - Best Writer: (Zot! (Kitchen Sink))
- 1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Nominee - Best Writer: (Superman Adventures [DC])

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100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries (1996)
nn - '100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries' 24 Hour Comics (2004)
Batman & Superman Adventures (1997)
Cerebus (1977)
Comic Book Artist (2003)
#6 - 'Will Eisner Tribute' Comic Book Rebels (1993)
Comic Book Week (1993)
Comics richtig lesen (1994)
SC - 'Die unsichtbare Kunst' David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview (1983)
#19 - 'Judge Dredd vs. Batman?' Destroy!! (1986)
Flight (2004)
Guest of Honor-Neil Gaiman (1993)
Justice League Adventures (2002)
Life, In Pictures: Autobiographical Stories (2007)
HC - 'Life, In Pictures: Autobiographical Stories' Making Comics (2006)
OGN SC - 'Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels' The Narrative Corpse (1995)
OGN SC - 'The Narrative Corpse' The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln (1998)
Reinventing Comics (2000)
SPX: Small Press Expo (1997)
Superman Adventures (1996)
TPB - 'Adventures of the Man of Steel' #2 - 'Be Careful What You Wish For...' #3 - 'Distant Thunder' #4 - 'Eye to Eye' #5 - 'Balance of Power' #6 - 'Seonimod' #7 - 'All Creatures Great and Small, Part 1' #8 - 'All Creatures Great and Small,Part 2' #9 - 'Return of the Hero' #10 - 'Don't Try This at Home!' #11 - 'The War Within' #12 - 'The War Witin' #13 - 'Grand Slam' Superman: Strength (2005)
#1 - 'Part One: The Man Who Broke Superman's Arm' #2 - 'Part Two: The Long Run' #3 - 'Part Three: Cloudsplitter' Taboo (1988)
Understanding Comics (1993)
Understanding Comics (1994)
Wizard How to Draw (2005)
Zot! (1984)
TPB - 'The Original Zot! Book One' TPB vol. 01 - '1987 - 1991 - The Complete Black And White Collection' #1 - 'Zot!' #2 - 'Games' #3 - 'Art And Soul, Part 1' #4 - 'Art and Soul, Part 2' #5 - 'Sirius Business' #6 - 'It's Always Darkest...' #7 - 'Common Ground' #8 - 'Through The Door!' #9 - 'Gorilla Warfare!' #10 - 'T.K.O.: The Final Round' #11 - 'Planet Earth, Part 1' #12 - 'Planet Earth, Part 2' #13 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 1' #14 - 'Dreams Destroyed' #15 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 3' #16 - 'Call Of The Wild' #17 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 1' #18 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 2' #19 - 'Getting To 99, Part 1' #20 - 'Getting To 99, Part 2' #21 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 1' #22 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 2' #23 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 1' #24 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 2' #25 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 3' #26 - 'Ring In The New, Part 1' #27 - 'Ring In The New, Part 2' #28 - 'Jenny Day's' #29 - 'Looking For Crime' #30 - 'Autumn' #31 - 'Clash Of The Titans' #32 - 'Invincible' #33 - 'Normal' #34 - 'Sometimes A Direction' #35 - 'The Conversation' #36 - 'The Great Escape' Zot! (1985)
Zot! (1997)
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Cerebus (1977)
Comic Book Artist (2003)
#6 - 'Will Eisner Tribute' The Comics Journal (1977)
Comics richtig lesen (1994)
SC - 'Die unsichtbare Kunst' Destroy!! (1986)
Guest of Honor-Neil Gaiman (1993)
Images of Omaha (1992)
Madman 20th Anniversary Monster! (2011)
OGN HC - 'Madman 20th Anniversary Monster!' Madman Picture Exhibition (2002)
Making Comics (2006)
OGN SC - 'Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels' The Narrative Corpse (1995)
OGN SC - 'The Narrative Corpse' The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln (1998)
POW! BIFF! POPS! (1978)
Reinventing Comics (2000)
Rocket's Blast Comicollector / RBCC (1962)
The Sandman (1989)
Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic (2011)
The Staros Report (1994)
Superman: Strength (2005)
#1 - 'Part One: The Man Who Broke Superman's Arm' #2 - 'Part Two: The Long Run' #3 - 'Part Three: Cloudsplitter' Taboo (1988)
Understanding Comics (1993)
Understanding Comics (1994)
Wizard How to Draw (2005)
Zot! (1984)
TPB - 'The Original Zot! Book One' TPB vol. 01 - '1987 - 1991 - The Complete Black And White Collection' #1 - 'Zot!' #2 - 'Games' #3 - 'Art And Soul, Part 1' #4 - 'Art and Soul, Part 2' #5 - 'Sirius Business' #6 - 'It's Always Darkest...' #7 - 'Common Ground' #8 - 'Through The Door!' #9 - 'Gorilla Warfare!' #10 - 'T.K.O.: The Final Round' #11 - 'Planet Earth, Part 1' #12 - 'Planet Earth, Part 2' #13 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 1' #14 - 'Dreams Destroyed' #15 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 3' #16 - 'Call Of The Wild' #17 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 1' #18 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 2' #19 - 'Getting To 99, Part 1' #20 - 'Getting To 99, Part 2' #21 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 1' #22 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 2' #23 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 1' #24 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 2' #25 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 3' #26 - 'Ring In The New, Part 1' #27 - 'Ring In The New, Part 2' #28 - 'Jenny Day's' #29 - 'Looking For Crime' #30 - 'Autumn' #31 - 'Clash Of The Titans' #32 - 'Invincible' #33 - 'Normal' #34 - 'Sometimes A Direction' #35 - 'The Conversation' #36 - 'The Great Escape' Zot! (1985)
Zot! (1997)
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Cerebus (1977)
The Comics Journal (1977)
Comics richtig lesen (1994)
SC - 'Die unsichtbare Kunst' Destroy!! (1986)
Images of Omaha (1992)
Madman Picture Exhibition (2002)
Making Comics (2006)
OGN SC - 'Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels' The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln (1998)
Reinventing Comics (2000)
Rocket's Blast Comicollector / RBCC (1962)
The Sandman (1989)
Taboo (1988)
Understanding Comics (1993)
Understanding Comics (1994)
Zot! (1984)
TPB - 'The Original Zot! Book One' TPB vol. 01 - '1987 - 1991 - The Complete Black And White Collection' #1 - 'Zot!' #2 - 'Games' #3 - 'Art And Soul, Part 1' #4 - 'Art and Soul, Part 2' #5 - 'Sirius Business' #6 - 'It's Always Darkest...' #7 - 'Common Ground' #8 - 'Through The Door!' #9 - 'Gorilla Warfare!' #10 - 'T.K.O.: The Final Round' #11 - 'Planet Earth, Part 1' #12 - 'Planet Earth, Part 2' #13 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 1' #14 - 'Dreams Destroyed' #15 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 3' #16 - 'Call Of The Wild' #17 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 1' #18 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 2' #19 - 'Getting To 99, Part 1' #20 - 'Getting To 99, Part 2' #21 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 1' #22 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 2' #23 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 1' #24 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 2' #25 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 3' #26 - 'Ring In The New, Part 1' #27 - 'Ring In The New, Part 2' #28 - 'Jenny Day's' #29 - 'Looking For Crime' #30 - 'Autumn' #31 - 'Clash Of The Titans' #32 - 'Invincible' #33 - 'Normal' #34 - 'Sometimes A Direction' #35 - 'The Conversation' #36 - 'The Great Escape' Zot! (1997)
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100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries (1996)
nn - '100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries' 24 Hour Comics (2004)
Amazing Heroes (1981)
American Comic Book Chronicles (2012)
Comic Book Rebels (1993)
The Comics Journal (1977)
Comics richtig lesen (1994)
SC - 'Die unsichtbare Kunst' David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview (1983)
Destroy!! (1986)
Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years (1994)
HC - 'Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years' SC - 'Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years' Making Comics (2006)
OGN SC - 'Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels' The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln (1998)
Reinventing Comics (2000)
Understanding Comics (1993)
Understanding Comics (1994)
Zot! (1984)
TPB - 'The Original Zot! Book One' TPB vol. 01 - '1987 - 1991 - The Complete Black And White Collection' #1 - 'Zot!' #2 - 'Games' #3 - 'Art And Soul, Part 1' #4 - 'Art and Soul, Part 2' #5 - 'Sirius Business' #6 - 'It's Always Darkest...' #7 - 'Common Ground' #8 - 'Through The Door!' #9 - 'Gorilla Warfare!' #10 - 'T.K.O.: The Final Round' #11 - 'Planet Earth, Part 1' #12 - 'Planet Earth, Part 2' #13 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 1' #14 - 'Dreams Destroyed' #15 - 'The Season Of Dreams, Part 3' #16 - 'Call Of The Wild' #17 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 1' #18 - 'The Eyes Of Dekko, Part 2' #19 - 'Getting To 99, Part 1' #20 - 'Getting To 99, Part 2' #21 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 1' #22 - 'Can't Buy Me Love, Part 2' #23 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 1' #24 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 2' #25 - 'The Ghost In The Machine, Part 3' #26 - 'Ring In The New, Part 1' #27 - 'Ring In The New, Part 2' #28 - 'Jenny Day's' #29 - 'Looking For Crime' #30 - 'Autumn' #31 - 'Clash Of The Titans' #32 - 'Invincible' #33 - 'Normal' #34 - 'Sometimes A Direction' #35 - 'The Conversation' #36 - 'The Great Escape' Zot! (1997)
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