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Artist · United States

Born 1960

Known for

“Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art”

Portrait of Scott McCloud
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Born1960
Born inBoston
First credit1993
CountryUnited States
Workcomics artist
Alsocomics writer

Scott McCloud.

comics artist · comics writer

United States, Born 1960

In short

Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. His non-fiction books about comics, Understanding Comics (1993), Reinventing Comics (2000), and Making Comics (2006), are made in comic form. He became established as a comics creator in the 1980s as an independent superhero cartoonist and advocate for creator's rights.

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Born
1960, Boston
Citizenship
United States
Active
1993 to 2015
Work
comics artist, comics writer, writer, painter
Career

Scott McCloud, in numbers

Years active
Zot!, 1984Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, 1993Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form, 2000The Sculptor, 20154works
Works by year, 1984 to 2015. Known for
1works1980s2000s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1980s.

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Portrait of Scott McCloud

Cover of Understanding Comics: The Invisible ArtCover of Zot!Cover of The Sculptor
Known for

The essential Scott McCloud