'An outstanding achievement, extraordinarily moving and memorable. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. 'After previously explaining the art of making, reading, and understanding comics in his trilogy of essential guides to the medium, McCloud, in this gloriously romantic graphic novel, doesn't just define a genre-he exemplifies it.' 'A work of stunning, timeless graphic literature.' It's about art and love and why we keep on trying. While it is likely to be a disappointment for some of McCloud’s fans. Maybe you get a show, but none of your pieces sell. The Sculptor may just be the case of an intelligent, creative author who is only beginning to delve into a new genre. 'The best graphic novel I've read in years. The Sculptor by Scott McCloud Hardcover, 496 pages purchase If you're an artist, it can be tough to know when you've attained success. Recent Audio Interviews on CBC's Q and the podcast Make it Then Tell Everybody.Want me to visit at your school, company, or organization? Details here.The Sculptor Font by John Roshell, based on my handwriting, and see my two-part digital lettering YouTube demo here and here.

An early video glimpse of the Hardcover.Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But now that he only has 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought, and discovering the love of his life at the eleventh hour isn't making it any easier. The New York Times bestselling magnum opus from comics superstar Scott McCloud, The Sculptor is now available in a freshly designed, over-sized hardcover David Smith is giving his life for his artliterally. I like this book a lot and I hope you will too.ĭavid Smith is giving his life for his art-literally. The Sculptor took five years to write and draw and I used every minute to make it the best reading experience I could.