“How To Read A Comic Book” with guest Scott McCloud

ORIGINALLY RECORDED: MARCH 7, 2018
ORIGINALLY BROADCAST: MARCH 11, 2018

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

Comic books are much more than the silly distraction they are often thought to be. They are part of an art form with many sub-genres at the height of their maturity. Comics have become diverse, literary, sophisticated, adult-oriented, and in many cases, high-art, and they’re only getting better. On this episode, we ask how and why this happened, and explore how to recognize comics for the art they are.

Scott McCloud may be the world’s leading comic book theorist. He writes non-fiction books explaining the art, creates his own comics, and teaches and consults on the techniques, history, and importance of comics. His books Understanding ComicsMaking Comics, and Reinventing Comics are impressive as both comics and analytic works. More information can be found about him at www.scottmccloud.com.


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