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People like her, he said, are "training an army of readers" as well, which will affect the future. Another movement , one toward graphic novels, is about "pure storytelling" but also a play for "literature", like Alison Bechdel, telling true and honest stories that are a bit "raw" with "socio-political content". Fisher asked McCloud about his own[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/OiCPodcastEpisode122.mp3] After last week's chat with Descender's Dustin Nguyen, followed by Beast Wagon's Owen Johnson & John Pearson (which you can still listen to here), this time I'm back with Nick Roche (Transformers, Monster Motors, New Warriors) to launch the Irish Invasion exhibition in the Orbital Gallery. Nick & I discuss the burgeoning creative scene[...]

That's the sticky situation 25-year-old sculptor David Smith finds himself in, in Scott McCloud's upcoming The Sculptor graphic novel from First Second Books. McCloud is best known in the comics industry from his acclaimed non-fiction books Understanding Comics, Making Comics, and Reinventing Comics, but creating original comics isn't new territory for him He had a successful[...]

By Cameron Hatheway February 3rd marks the release of Scott McCloud's long-awaited graphic novel The Sculptor from First Second Books Best known for his epic creator-owned series Zot! and his contributions to understanding, appreciating, and reinventing the comics medium, McCloud is without a doubt a giant in the industry and has been due for another graphic[...]

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