pstrongThe new century manifesto on the many futures of comics artstrongppIn 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with the acclaimed international hit emUnderstanding Comicsem, a massive comic book that explored the inner workings of the worlds most misunderstood art form. Now, McCloud takes comics to the next level, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and perceived today.ppPart One of this fascinating and in-depth book includes pppulliThe life of comics as an art form and as literatureliliThe battle for creators' rightsliliReinventing the business of comicsliliThe volatile and shifting public perceptions of comicsliliSexual and ethnic representation on comicsliulpppThen in Part Two, McCloud paints a breathtaking picture of comics' digital revolutions, including pppulliThe intricacies of digital productionliThe exploding world of online deliveryliThe ultimate challenges of the infinite digital canvasliul--Will Wright