Author: Scott McCloud
Born: 10 June 1960
Bio: Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod on June 10, 1960)  is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic non-linear medium. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics: *Understanding Comics* (1993), *Reinventing Comics* (2000), and *Making Comics* (2006), all of which also use the medium of comics.

See [TED talk](http://www.ted.com/talks/scott_mccloud_on_comics.html) from McCloud.

**Source**: [Scott McCloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McCloud) on Wikipedia