Scott McCloud has been writing, drawing, and examining comics since 1984. His works have won the Eisner and Harvey awards, and have been translated into more than sixteen languages. He is well known for his non-fiction books about comics, Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, and Making Comics and for creating the light-hearted science fiction/superhero comic book series Zot! BILL KARTALOPOULOS is the publisher/editor of Rebus Books and the programming coordinator for SPX: The Small Press Expo. He was a cofounder and the programming director for the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. He is a member of the Executive Committee for the International Comic Arts Forum (ICAF), a contributing editor for Print magazine, and has worked as an assistant to Art Spiegelman for several years. He lives and works in Brooklyn.
"Keeps raising the bar for comics as an art form." --USA Today
"A wide-ranging journey of 35 comics and interstitial text pieces
that thoroughly engage the lifetime comics reader and the
uninitiated alike...One splendidly eclectic trek, with McCloud as
our especially articulate Sherpa." --The Washington Post "A
gorgeous book that does right by its subject matter...With its
smart format and context, 'The Best American Comics 2014' not only
manages to unite clashing styles under one roof, it also makes an
intimidatingly vast world of gorgeous, often challenging art
accessible to a general audience." --The Denver Post "This edition
may be the best one yet...[McCloud] constructs this collection in
an interesting and thoughtful way that makes these excerpts of some
of the year's best comics fit together in a cohesive manner."
--Miami Herald "If there's one thing Scott McCloud is better at
than making comics, it'sexplaining comics, which makes him the best
possible editor for this year's Best American Comics. McCloud's
volume is surprising, delightful, diverse, brave and endlessly
wonderful." --Boing, Boing "The Best American Comics 2014 is the
best edition of The Best American Comics to ever be published...The
best book I've ever read in the whole Best American series. It's
informative, funny, surprising, and a satisfying reading experience
on its own. This should be the book that every Best American guest
editor aspires to emulate in years to come." --The Stranger
"Whether you want a laugh, intrigue, romance, or just plain weird,
there's something for everyone in this hardcover book." --The
Awesomer
"McCloud could be the medium's foremost deep thinker...There is
much to be gained from his comprehensive embrace of the form and
his nuanced, knowledgeable, and friendly essays preceding each of
the themed sections...A master class in how to find the universally
accessible in the intimately personal and transform images into
emotions...Every page drives home the point that, if you can add
only one book to your adult graphic-novel collection this year,
this has got to be it." --Booklist, starred review
"The latest annual roundup is more ambitious and conceptually
audacious than is usual for any "Best American" series...The spirit
of discovery makes this a good launching point for readers
interested in the genre's variety and limitless possibility."
--Kirkus
"Ever-essential...the widest-ranging comics collection of its
kind...selected pieces are varied and absolutely vital...McCloud's
entertaining and conversational introductions to each section
educate and enlighten...offers readers the opportunity to discover
new styles and a sense of the range of genres in the graphic novel
world." --Publishers Weekly
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