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American cartoonist and comics theorist (b. 1960)

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Born
10 June 1960
Works
29

Top works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
  • Prentice Hall Literature
  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
  • 24 Hour Comics
  • Flight, Volume One

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod) 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), all of which also use the medium of comics. He established himself as a comics creator in the 1980s as an independent superhero cartoonist and advocate for creator's rights. He…

Known for

  • Shopping for Superman — Self2025
  • Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero — Self2019
  • Stripped — Self2014
  • Graphic Novels! Melbourne!2012
  • The Amazing Cynicalman — Board Man (voice)2012
  • The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone and the Changing Face of Comics — Self2009
  • Comic Book Literacy — Himself2009
  • Adventures Into Digital Comics — Himself2006
  • Comic Books & Superheroes — Self2001
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Club Goer2000

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1,012
Total plays
6,685

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Given name
Scott
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Occupation
painter
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
comics
Official website
www.scottmccloud.com
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date of birth
1960-06-10
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nickname
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