Top 17 Quotes by Scott McCloud

About Scott McCloud

These are some quotes by American author Scott McCloud Cartoonist, who was born on June 10, 1960.

Webcomics are much bigger than any one scene can circumscribe.

Webcomics are much bigger than any one scene can circumscribe.

Scott McCloud

I had a lot of ideas on how comics worked and pretty early on I had this idea that it would be fun to explain them in comics form.

I had a lot of ideas on how comics worked and pretty early on I had this idea that it would be fun to explain them in comics form.

Scott McCloud

I've always been very forward-looking, and it was actually kind of difficult to turn my gaze backwards to look at comics history.

I've always been very forward-looking, and it was actually kind of difficult to turn my gaze backwards to look at comics history.

Scott McCloud

All through my comics career, I was always trying to reinvent the form.

All through my comics career, I was always trying to reinvent the form.

Scott McCloud

My dad was an inventor, and I think I've always had a rosy view of technology, or at least its potential.

My dad was an inventor, and I think I've always had a rosy view of technology, or at least its potential.

Scott McCloud

My first influences were superhero artists.

My first influences were superhero artists.

Scott McCloud

There's a very big part of me that just wants to take all of comics history and toss it on the bonfire. I'd sort of like to get on to the future.

There's a very big part of me that just wants to take all of comics history and toss it on the bonfire. I'd sort of like to get on to the future.

Scott McCloud

And what better way to reinvent the form than to toss virtually 99% of everything that's been done with it and start with a brand-new canvas, reinvent it from the ground up? Digital comics gave me the opportunity to do that, and producing things digitally gave me the opportunity to do that.

Scott McCloud

When you're free of editorial control, you owe it to yourself to obtain feedback from friends and readers. Some take those criticisms to heart and incorporate it into their work, and some ignore them.

When you're free of editorial control, you owe it to yourself to obtain feedback from friends and readers. Some take those criticisms to heart and incorporate it into their work, and some ignore them.

Scott McCloud

It would take a lifetime to read all the webcomics published in one year.

It would take a lifetime to read all the webcomics published in one year.

Scott McCloud

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