Scott McCloud - Comics: A Medium in Transition
4:15 pm Rockefeller Room 002
Free and open to the public
American comics are changing fast. Bolstered by the literary ambitions of the "graphic novel" movement, a flood of international influences and the growing importance of new technologies, the comics landscape shifts regularly in surprising and increasingly unpredictable directions. Author and comics artist Scott McCloud puts all these trends into perspective in a fast-moving visual presentation.
Scott McCloud has been writing and drawing independent comic books since 1984. His book Understanding Comics was a New York Times Notable book for 1994, and is available in 15 languages. McCloud has lectured on comics and digital media at Harvard University, MIT, Pixar, Microsoft and The Smithsonian Institution. His upcoming book, Making Comics is based on his popular 5-Day Seminar "Comics: Theory and Practice." McCloud's online comics can be found at http://www.scottmccloud.com
Co-sponsored by The Center for Cartoon Studies. http://www.cartoonstudies.org.