Scott McCloud's Zot, Book 1

by Scott McCloud

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

PN6727.M26

Series

Zot! (issues 1-10)

Genres

Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels and Comics

Comics

Publication

Kitchen Sink Press (1996), 288 pages

Description

Zot! is Scott McCloud's critically acclaimed take on superhero comics, and was one of the greatest cult comics of the '80s. For the first time, the first ten issues of this intelligent and charming series are collected into one massive full-color volume. See what everyone from Comics Buyer's Guide to The New York Times has raved about!

User reviews

LibraryThing member Girl_Detective

Zot is Zachary Paleozogt, a blond teen superhero from an alternate Earth. When he crashes into ours, literally, he meets Jenny Weaver and her brother Butch, and wacky hijinks ensue in the pursuit of a golden key to the door at the end of the universe.

Zot! is a sweet book with substance, great for

young adults and jaded older ones, too.

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LibraryThing member zzshupinga

This is the beginning of the Zot adventures, told in the Complete Zot (except for these 10 issues.) Here we find out how Zot entered our world and how he met Jenny...and we also discover why Butch is a monkey everytime he enters Zot's world.

These first 10 issues don't have quite the impact that the

b/w Zot series does. In part, because McCloud is still finding his voice and the story in these early issues. But...the stories told are still fascinating look at an alternative superhero. One that defies the traditional one in some ways in that he's not afraid to show his weaknesses, he isn't afraid to admit when he made a mistake, and he isn't afraid to let his emotions show. Even early on McCloud is still a masterful storyteller captivating the reader with the tales of Zot, Jenny, and Butch and their adventures. McCloud is able to capture people as they really are...their emotions, the way the move, the way they speak all accurately captured within these pages. And that's the highest compliment I can offer to this series.

If you're a fan of the black and white Zot series I highly recommend picking up this book to see how the adventures began

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