On friday newsarama talked with scott mccloud about his new graphic novel the sculptor, but now in the second part of our interview we delve into the techincal elements and his big picture view of. And i dont just mean the actual physical weight of the book though it is a thick, heavy book. Scott mcclouds the sculptor graphic novel is about the. Scott mccloud is one of the most thoughtful people in the comics industry we know he literally wrote the book on comics, after all. Feb 24, 2015 in understanding comics scott mccloud made it cool to take comics seriously.
Jan 27, 2015 scott mcclouds the sculptor graphic novel is about the price we all pay for our art exclusive. Im talking about the story, its implications and how its stuck with me even though i finished the last page months ago. Scott mccloud is best known for his comics about comics, books like understanding comics. The general plot desperate man makes faustian pack for amazing powers may resemble the first five pages of a superhero comic, but the sculptor doesnt assume that identity until the last. Latino comic book fans weigh in on scott mcclouds the sculptor. Understanding comics creator scott mccloud is sometimes called the aristotle of comics for his analysis of the medium.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the sculptor. Scott mccloud discusses the making of the sculptor youtube. A new york times bestseller david smith is giving his life for his art. Just how did scott mccloud create something as moving as the. Feb 03, 2015 scott mccloud, who has analyzed the methodology of the comicbook medium in works like understanding comics, has produced a new graphic novel, the sculptor. Mar 25, 2015 love it or hate itand some people certainly hate itscott mcclouds 500page, fiveyearsinthemaking artfantasy the sculptor has drawn widespread mainstream attention, with writeups in major metropolitan papers from the new york times to the l. It tells of a david smith whom death gives 200 days to live in exchange for the power to sculpt anything he can imagine. Scott mccloud is a legend in comics, both for his series like zot. The sculptor is mccloud s first book in nine years, his first graphic novel since 1998 and.
Apr 23, 2014 scott mccloud, awardwinning cartoonist and author of making comics, understanding comics and reinventing comics, is set for a return to the medium on february 3, 2015 for the sculptor, a fictional graphic novel published by first second. Mar 01, 2015 scott mccloud, awardwinning author of understanding comics, talks with hillary l. A frustrated artist meets death and agrees to give up all but a few months of his life in exchange for the power to produce amazing sculptures with his bare hands. But for awardwinning cartoonist and comics theorist scott mccloud, the. Its yet another take on the faust tale but the core story is transposed into the fun setting of the modern art world. Feb 03, 2015 scott mccloud drew 496 pages dripping with gripping scenes, themes of death and mortality and artists wanting to be remembered for something great for his new graphic novel the sculptor then on. Scott mcclouds new graphic novel is the sculptor the new. Mcclouds sculptor a study in the art of mortality usa today. Thanks to a deal with death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish. Scott mccloud unpacks and defends the sculptors ending. The sculptor is mcclouds first book in nine years, his first graphic novel since 1998 and. A new york times bestsellerdavid smith is giving his life for his art literally. Scott mcclouds the sculptor proves how much graphic.
Mar 06, 2015 scott mccloud visits the british library to talk about his first fulllength fictional graphic novel, the sculptor. Sample panel from the new graphic novel, the sculptor by scott mccloud. The sculptor by scott mccloud, 9781906838973, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Setting the record straight understanding comics, ch. Achetez et telechargez ebook the sculptor english edition.
An internationallyrecognized authority on comics and visual communication, tech. Scott mccloud returns to comics with the sculptor in 2015 cbr. The general plot desperate man makes faustian pack for amazing powers may resemble the first five pages of a superhero comic, but the sculptor doesnt assume that. Now the man hailed by graphic icons from neil gaiman to alan moore is back with a brand new graphic novel, five years.
Nobody considers mccloud a titan of figure drawing, but he has thought encyclopedically about how inks, pencils and panels can shape plot and character. Konstruktivno kriticna recenzija mccloudovega kiparja. The sculptor is a fun concept though one thats fairly wellworn. David smith is giving his life for his art literally. There is not much david can do having failed to achieve his true passion in life, to make a name for himself as a sculptor. Its an ageold mantra and one commonly rejected by artists who double as educators. We all sometimes fantasize about having a superpowerthink how much more exciting your life would be if you could fly or read minds or turn your enemies into frogs. Postings about multiple topics, the second edition of organizing creativity is freely available as pdf here. The sculptor, a meditation on love, art and death, is his first graphic novel. Editions of the sculptor by scott mccloud goodreads.
The sculptor is a graphic novel by american cartoonist scott mccloud published in 2015. And with the sculptor, he takes all that knowledge abotu how comics works and fuses it seamlessly into a wonderful, engaging, magical narrative. Scott mccloud discusses comics, love, and the sculptor. The sculptor was five years in the making, including roughly two years to work out the storytelling in rough form, complete with the dialogue in word balloons with the words and. But in the sculptor, mccloud combines form with heart to tell a story about love, mortality, and art. Mccloud pushes aside the mountain of books he has just signed and tells me about the storys origin. Apr 09, 2017 the sculptor by scott mccloud my rating. As a teenager, cartoonist scott mccloud started doodling about character who had a particularly powerful abilityhe could shape any material he.
Scott mcclouds graphic novel the sculptor is amazing. David shapes a block of granite with his bare hands. Chute, comics and literary scholar, about the the process behind mccloud s first graphic novel, the sculptor. Jan 20, 2015 understanding comics creator scott mccloud is sometimes called the aristotle of comics for his analysis of the medium. The sculptor, a new graphic novel by the cartoonist scott mccloud, follows this artist, david smithno, not that david smith, but a young artist living in new york today who very much aspires to. His art sucks, he has no money, no family, hell, his name is david smith you. Renowned, bestselling authors scott mccloud the sculptor and gene luen yang secret coders discuss what goes on behind the scenes when telling stories in graphic novel form, as well as the creative development of mcclouds bestselling graphic novel the sculptor. The sculptor, a new graphic novel by the cartoonist scott mccloud, follows this artist, david smithno, not that david smith, but a young artist living in. The sculptor by scott mccloud overdrive rakuten overdrive. Scott mccloud is the awardwinning author of understanding comics, making comics, zot. Feb 02, 2015 the sculptor is the work of scott mccloud, a cartoonist who has also written two classic books of theory, understanding comics and making comics and you feel his expertise on every page. Scott mccloud discusses comics, love, and the sculptor arts. Scott mccloud s the sculptor cover revealed the comics authority makes his return to storytelling at first second.
Neil gaiman has said of mcclouds longawaited magnum opus, the sculptor is the best graphic novel ive read in years. Scott mcclouds the sculptor proves how much graphic novels. Mcclouds fansand im oneshould read it for those reasonsthe sculptorstands up as allegory, and as a demonstration of comics art. And now, his longawaited graphic novel, the sculptor, comes out on feb. Feb 03, 2015 the sculptor ebook written by scott mccloud. Scott mccloud on the sculptor scott mccloud s new graphic novel, the sculptor, is a striking, artistic read about love, death and. It tells of a david smith whom death gives 200 days to live in.