COMIC ARTIST

Scott McCloud

1960 - Today

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Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. His non-fiction books about comics, Understanding Comics (1993), Reinventing Comics (2000), and Making Comics (2006), are made in comic form. He became established as a comics creator in the 1980s as an independent superhero cartoonist and advocate for creator's rights. He rose to prominence in the industry beginning in the 1990s for his non-fiction works about the medium; he has advocated for the use of new technology in the creation and distribution of comics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Scott McCloud is the 179th most popular comic artist (up from 180th in 2024), the 12,433rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,804th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Scott McCloud ranks 179 out of 226. Before him are Harvey Pekar, Jim Lee, R. K. Laxman, Kōsuke Fujishima, Robert Kirkman, and Len Wein. After him are Peter Laird, Hiroyuki Takei, One, Joe Kubert, Yasuhiro Nightow, and Gege Akutami.

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Among people born in 1960, Scott McCloud ranks 557. Before him are Stéphane Freiss, Joe Simpson, Leroy Chiao, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, Sergey Menyaylo, and Hans van Baalen. After him are Mirwais, Luis Gabelo Conejo, Sergey Belyayev, Vlado Janevski, Kim Thayil, and Pavel Grudinin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott McCloud ranks 12,437 out of 20,380. Before him are Ariana Richards (1979), Ted Sorensen (1928), Marisol Nichols (1973), Deb Fischer (1951), Jennette McCurdy (1992), and Frank Church (1924). After him are Alma Bennett (1904), Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936), Caroline Williams (1957), Bobby Jackson (1973), Terry Zwigoff (1949), and Gertrude Abercrombie (1909).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Scott McCloud ranks 47. Before him are Peter David (1956), Jules Feiffer (1929), Bill Watterson (1958), Harvey Pekar (1939), Robert Kirkman (1978), and Len Wein (1948). After him are Peter Laird (1954), Vivienne Medrano (1992), Walt Kelly (1913), Kevin Eastman (1962), Scott Adams (1957), and Jeph Loeb (1958).

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