Understanding Scott McCloud's ‘Understanding Comics’ in 1994

Scott McCloud
(self-portrait from 
Understanding Comics)
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Hard to believe, now that comic books seem to have earned a place atop the media totem pole, but back in the early 1990s, comics were so off the beaten cultural path that one creator thought the medium demanded a textbook to explain it.

On the other hand, even then, he said, “People are aware that something is going on in comics, that comics are beginning to reinvent themselves.”

In the years since, his textbook has become a classic on its own.

Here’s my comprehensive interview on the subject of comics with Scott McCloud, who joined me on June 30, 1994 (for an interview that aired July 3), to discuss his book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.



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