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Scott mccloud returns to comics with the sculptor in 2015 cbr. Scott mccloud, in my opinion of course, wrote this book to play with stereotypes and tropes. 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, 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. David smith once had a promising career as a sculptor, but his abrasive personality burned too many bridges, and now he cant even hold down a job flipping burgers.
At nearly 500 pages, the sculptor is a weighty book with ample space to. Once a rising young star in the art world, he said the wrong thing about the wrong critic and suddenly his career was in the toilet. He wasnt looking to break free from the chains and produce some absurdly unrecognizable creative work, i believe he was simply trying to tweak certain things so that it followed the rules but had these short little bends that were enough to keep us. The sculptor, a meditation on love, art and death, is his first graphic novel. The books cover with a girl coming out of the wall.
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His art sucks, he has no money, no family, hell, his name is david smith you. The sculptor is mcclouds first book in nine years, his first graphic novel since 1998 and his first long, complete story with adult main characters. Scott mcclouds new graphic novel is the sculptor the new. Books by scott mccloud author of understanding comics. But the title of the book is the sculptor and the love story. The sculptor is a graphic novel by american cartoonist scott mccloud published in 2015. Scott mccloud is the awardwinning author of understanding comics, making comics, zot. Announced by the new york times, the sculptor centers around artist david smith who shares his name with. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. He established himself as a comics creator in the 1980s as an independent superhero.
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