![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, the chapters on business and distribution are by far the best in the book: McCloud has a facility for putting difficult concepts into pictorial form, and here dry economic facts become entertaining vignettes.Īs well as being a commentator, McCloud is also an insider, and this is a valuable perspective, even if it can also suggest some nagging contradictions (he has worked for DC Comics on Superman, presumably on a work-for-hire basis). McCloud is a classic liberal on sexual and ethnic representation – a chapter that is a nice distillation of recent advances within the industry – and takes an admirably strong line on creators’ rights, lambasting mainstream publishers for their exploitative ‘work-for-hire’ practices. Whereas the first book dealt with the nuts and bolts of how comics work, the second is essentially a history, looking at ‘twelve different revolutions’ in how comics are created, read and perceived, including ‘comics as an art form’ and ‘the exploding world of online delivery’.Īs with all histories, there is a political slant. Reinventing Comics is Scott McCloud’s follow-up to his hugely successful Understanding Comics (1993), and comes in the same chunky graphic novel format. Sequels are rarely a good idea – unless they happen to be The Godfather. ![]()
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