Scott McCloud

“In comics, the reader is a willing accomplice and equal partner in crime.”

“By stripping down an image to its essential ‘meaning’, an artist can amplify that meaning in a way that realistic art can’t.”

“Art, as I see it, is any human activity which doesn’t grow out of either of our species’ two basic instincts: survival and reproduction.”

“When we look at a photo or a realistic drawing of a face, we see it as the face of another. But when we enter the world of the cartoon, we see ourselves.”

“Closure is the grammar of comics.”

“The art of comics is a revolution that is happening in slow motion.”

“To kill a man between panels is to condemn him to a thousand deaths.”

“Our perception of 'reality' is an act of faith, based on mere fragments.”

“Comics are juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response in the viewer.”

“The space between the panels is a kind of magic.”

“Technology is not a panacea. It's a tool.”

“The vocabulary of comics is icons.”

“Good comics are a combination of clarity and mystery.”

“The infinite canvas. A new kind of comics.”

“A creator who is not a visionary is a mere technician.”

“We don't just see the world, we interpret it.”

“The potential of comics is limitless and exciting.”

“The future of comics is in the hands of the creators.”