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Scott McCloud

    June 10, 1960

    Scott McCloud is an American cartoonist and theorist, exploring comics as a distinct literary and artistic medium. His work delves into the theoretical underpinnings, visual language, and narrative potential inherent in the comic form. McCloud focuses on how images and words collaborate to create meaning and how this medium can be utilized for profound explorations of various subjects. His insights into the nature of comics have been instrumental in shaping its academic and artistic understanding.

    Scott McCloud
    Balance of Power
    Reinventing Comics
    Tiny Problems
    Superman. Adventures of the Man of Steel
    Understanding Comics
    Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels
    • The Cartoonists Club

      • 280 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      #1 New York Times bestselling cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud team up for a one-of-a-kind friendship story about creativity and self-expression that blends how-to and comics magic. Welcome to the club!Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures!

      The Cartoonists Club2025
      3.6
    • The sculptor

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Thanks to a deal with death, a young sculptor gets his childhood wish - to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. With only 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought.

      The sculptor2015
      4.0
    • A Big Problem!

      • 26 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      The Kryptonian villain Jax-Ur has used Professor Hamilton's size-changing device to become a giant!

      A Big Problem!2013
      2.8
    • Despite being shrunk down to two inches tall by Professor Hamilton's molecular scaling generator, the Phantom Zone villains Jax-Ur and Mala are at large again, ready to wreak havoc on Superman, Metropolis and the world.

      Tiny Problems2013
      4.0
    • The electrically-charged Legion of Superheroes' villainess Livewire surges ahead with a new cause - the complete and utter downfall of all men! Only the Man of Steel has a chance of stopping her, provided she doesn't send a permanent shock to his system first!

      Balance of Power2013
      3.7
    • Superman Adventures: Distant Thunder

      • 33 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      As the light from the explosion that destroyed Krypton finally reaches Earth, the robot Brainiac sets out to destroy Superman and so erase all knowledge of Krypton--and the memory of his role in its destruction.

      Superman Adventures: Distant Thunder2012
    • Zachary T Paleozogt, known as Zot is a teenage hero from an alternate Earth. Jaunting back and forth between the worlds seems exciting for Zot at first, but there are subtle differences in the essential nature of the two planets that take some getting used to. Nevertheless, Zot eagerly takes on Earth's challenges with the most amusing outcomes.

      Zot!2008
      4.1