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Reinventing Comics: The Evolution of an Art Form

by Scott McCloud

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Comics in transition

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Comics in transition

Scott McCloud organizes this examination of comics around twelve areas of change, from how the medium is made and understood to the conditions shaping its future. The first part considers comics as art and literature, creators’ rights, the business of publishing, public perceptions, and representation. The second turns to digital production and online distribution, concluding with the possibilities and challenges of an “infinite digital canvas.” Together, these topics place artistic questions alongside the practical and technological shifts affecting the form. Published in 2000, the book offers a snapshot of comics at the turn of the century and the transformations McCloud saw emerging.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Comics creators interested in rights, business, and production
  • Readers studying comics as an art form and literature
  • Those interested in digital comics and online distribution

Themes

Comics as art and literatureCreators’ rights and the comics businessPublic perception and representationDigital production and online distribution

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Book overview

In Reinventing Comics--the new century manifesto on the many futures of comics art--the renowned author of Understanding Comics takes a fascinating look at how imagination and technology are revolutionizing comics.

In 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with the acclaimed international hit Understanding Comics, a massive comic book that explored the inner workings of the worlds most misunderstood art form. Now, McCloud takes comics to the next level, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and perceived today.

Part One of this fascinating and in-depth book includes:

    The life of comics as an art form and as literatureThe battle for creators' rightsReinventing the business of comicsThe volatile and shifting public perceptions of comicsSexual and ethnic representation on comics

Then in Part Two, McCloud paints a breathtaking picture of comics' digital revolutions, including:

    The intricacies of digital productionThe exploding world of online deliveryThe ultimate challenges of the infinite digital canvas
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