scott⚡️mccloud
@scottmccloud.bsky.social
Understands comics… mostly… Now on sale: THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, co-created with the legendary Raina Telgemeier! https://bit.ly/CartoonistClub And I'm also working on a massive book about visual communication; learn more at scottmccloud.com.
Who will be next?
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Who will be next?
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🌊 SANTA CRUZ!! 🌊
TODAY! October 28!
👁️Dig that Marquee👁️
TODAY! October 28!
👁️Dig that Marquee👁️
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🌊 SANTA CRUZ!! 🌊
TODAY! October 28!
👁️Dig that Marquee👁️
TODAY! October 28!
👁️Dig that Marquee👁️
Designers not knowing how contrast affects figure ground is like doctors not knowing that skin goes on the outside.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Designers not knowing how contrast affects figure ground is like doctors not knowing that skin goes on the outside.
Goood Morning
🌹 VANCOUVER! 🌹
See you tonight!
(Thurs, Oct 23)
(Note: The event is sold out,
but there is a wait list here: www.kidsbooks.ca/events/32516...)
🌹 VANCOUVER! 🌹
See you tonight!
(Thurs, Oct 23)
(Note: The event is sold out,
but there is a wait list here: www.kidsbooks.ca/events/32516...)
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Goood Morning
🌹 VANCOUVER! 🌹
See you tonight!
(Thurs, Oct 23)
(Note: The event is sold out,
but there is a wait list here: www.kidsbooks.ca/events/32516...)
🌹 VANCOUVER! 🌹
See you tonight!
(Thurs, Oct 23)
(Note: The event is sold out,
but there is a wait list here: www.kidsbooks.ca/events/32516...)
“Sure it’s one emergency after another here at Rel’Lish burger lounge, but don’t worry folks, we’re ready for anything!”
October 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Sure it’s one emergency after another here at Rel’Lish burger lounge, but don’t worry folks, we’re ready for anything!”
Taken at SeaTac just now…
Essential government workers are not getting paid during the shutdown; and some might even have to fight for backpay when the shutdown ends.
Those that show up anyway and keep doing their job every day deserve our recognition and respect.
Essential government workers are not getting paid during the shutdown; and some might even have to fight for backpay when the shutdown ends.
Those that show up anyway and keep doing their job every day deserve our recognition and respect.
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Taken at SeaTac just now…
Essential government workers are not getting paid during the shutdown; and some might even have to fight for backpay when the shutdown ends.
Those that show up anyway and keep doing their job every day deserve our recognition and respect.
Essential government workers are not getting paid during the shutdown; and some might even have to fight for backpay when the shutdown ends.
Those that show up anyway and keep doing their job every day deserve our recognition and respect.
👉 SEATTLE! 👈
Tonight's the night!
...and up next:
Vancouver, Montrose, and Santa Cruz!
Tonight's the night!
...and up next:
Vancouver, Montrose, and Santa Cruz!
October 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
👉 SEATTLE! 👈
Tonight's the night!
...and up next:
Vancouver, Montrose, and Santa Cruz!
Tonight's the night!
...and up next:
Vancouver, Montrose, and Santa Cruz!
As anticipated, Raina and I will sadly *not* be appearing at the Library of Congress this Saturday, due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. 😢
We'll let y'all know as soon as the event is rescheduled, presumably after things return to normal.
...okay *IF* things return to normal. 😬
We'll let y'all know as soon as the event is rescheduled, presumably after things return to normal.
...okay *IF* things return to normal. 😬
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
As anticipated, Raina and I will sadly *not* be appearing at the Library of Congress this Saturday, due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. 😢
We'll let y'all know as soon as the event is rescheduled, presumably after things return to normal.
...okay *IF* things return to normal. 😬
We'll let y'all know as soon as the event is rescheduled, presumably after things return to normal.
...okay *IF* things return to normal. 😬
Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
91 years.
All of them Good.
All of them Good.
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
91 years.
All of them Good.
All of them Good.
What do you see?
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What do you see?
Tour Part Two!
Watch out, Pacific Northwest!
Watch out, Pacific Northwest!
September 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tour Part Two!
Watch out, Pacific Northwest!
Watch out, Pacific Northwest!
To quote my eldest’s partner, Conrad:
“If you can read this, you’re already dead”
“If you can read this, you’re already dead”
September 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
To quote my eldest’s partner, Conrad:
“If you can read this, you’re already dead”
“If you can read this, you’re already dead”
Wow, AP. That headline took me on quite the journey…
September 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Wow, AP. That headline took me on quite the journey…
Jar Jar Barks over here
August 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Jar Jar Barks over here
Tiny spider got in our car yesterday. Oh well, no big deal.
This morning I give an audible Yelp!when I try to get behind the steering wheel to find this little Michelangelo death trap two inches from my face.
Edited that fucker right back out to the yard like Pope Julius. Not in MY chapel, Buddy!
This morning I give an audible Yelp!when I try to get behind the steering wheel to find this little Michelangelo death trap two inches from my face.
Edited that fucker right back out to the yard like Pope Julius. Not in MY chapel, Buddy!
August 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tiny spider got in our car yesterday. Oh well, no big deal.
This morning I give an audible Yelp!when I try to get behind the steering wheel to find this little Michelangelo death trap two inches from my face.
Edited that fucker right back out to the yard like Pope Julius. Not in MY chapel, Buddy!
This morning I give an audible Yelp!when I try to get behind the steering wheel to find this little Michelangelo death trap two inches from my face.
Edited that fucker right back out to the yard like Pope Julius. Not in MY chapel, Buddy!
But NOW from the ridiculous in Boston to the sublime in Minneapolis…
Check out the indents in the restroom dividers here at MSP, giving enough space for those of us with dicks to park our rolling suitcases *and* empty our bladders.
Design so good, I didn’t even realize I wanted it until I saw it!
Check out the indents in the restroom dividers here at MSP, giving enough space for those of us with dicks to park our rolling suitcases *and* empty our bladders.
Design so good, I didn’t even realize I wanted it until I saw it!
August 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
But NOW from the ridiculous in Boston to the sublime in Minneapolis…
Check out the indents in the restroom dividers here at MSP, giving enough space for those of us with dicks to park our rolling suitcases *and* empty our bladders.
Design so good, I didn’t even realize I wanted it until I saw it!
Check out the indents in the restroom dividers here at MSP, giving enough space for those of us with dicks to park our rolling suitcases *and* empty our bladders.
Design so good, I didn’t even realize I wanted it until I saw it!
Oh, Logan Airport Starbucks… Pray tell; which names (beside L… maybe) belong in the *second* tray? 🫤
August 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Oh, Logan Airport Starbucks… Pray tell; which names (beside L… maybe) belong in the *second* tray? 🫤
50 YEARS AGO TODAY, JULY 22, 1975:
The "on-sale date" of the first comic I ever bought, at the age of 15 years old.
h/t @kurtbusiek.bsky.social—who was there.
(and yes, it says October on the cover; that was a thing they did in those days, presumably to extend shelf life.)
The "on-sale date" of the first comic I ever bought, at the age of 15 years old.
h/t @kurtbusiek.bsky.social—who was there.
(and yes, it says October on the cover; that was a thing they did in those days, presumably to extend shelf life.)
July 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
50 YEARS AGO TODAY, JULY 22, 1975:
The "on-sale date" of the first comic I ever bought, at the age of 15 years old.
h/t @kurtbusiek.bsky.social—who was there.
(and yes, it says October on the cover; that was a thing they did in those days, presumably to extend shelf life.)
The "on-sale date" of the first comic I ever bought, at the age of 15 years old.
h/t @kurtbusiek.bsky.social—who was there.
(and yes, it says October on the cover; that was a thing they did in those days, presumably to extend shelf life.)
Haha Nope! Just the gesture!
July 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Haha Nope! Just the gesture!
While most cartoonists I follow have yet to be verified, it looks like @bsky.app is being pretty sensible in prioritizing high profile accounts and those that comment a lot on current events. Rebuilding the kind of trust that the bad place so quickly destroyed can't be easy, but here's hoping... 🤞
July 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
While most cartoonists I follow have yet to be verified, it looks like @bsky.app is being pretty sensible in prioritizing high profile accounts and those that comment a lot on current events. Rebuilding the kind of trust that the bad place so quickly destroyed can't be easy, but here's hoping... 🤞
So many of the best trends in comics today can be traced back to the debut of Flight Magazine in 2004. Check out the reissue of that seminal anthology here inklorebooks.com/series.
They even reprinted my somewhat bizarre afterword (it was odd in 2004; it's even odder now)!
They even reprinted my somewhat bizarre afterword (it was odd in 2004; it's even odder now)!
July 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So many of the best trends in comics today can be traced back to the debut of Flight Magazine in 2004. Check out the reissue of that seminal anthology here inklorebooks.com/series.
They even reprinted my somewhat bizarre afterword (it was odd in 2004; it's even odder now)!
They even reprinted my somewhat bizarre afterword (it was odd in 2004; it's even odder now)!