Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud is an American cartoonist and comics theorist, born in 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known for his non-fiction books about the comics medium — Understanding Comics (1993), Reinventing Comics (2000), and Making Comics (2006) — all presented in comic form, with Understanding Comics widely recognized for its insights into visual communication and interface design. He also created the fiction series Zot! (1984–1991) and the graphic novel The Sculptor (2015), and has consulted for companies including Google, for whom he created a comic introducing the Chrome web browser.