Scott McCloud has been writing and drawing independent comic books since 1984. His 1993 book Understanding Comics has become a "must-read classic" for web designers (Seybold Seminars Online) "...one of the most insightful books about designing graphic user interfaces ever written..." (Andy Hertzfield) and is an essential text in the Webmonkey Design Collection. Understanding Comics doesn't mention computers once, but McCloud does - often - and, since 1994, has lectured on digital media at M.I.T.'s Media Lab, Pixar, IBM, AOL and The Smithsonian Institution. His new book Reinventing Comics explores comics' potential in digital environments. His online comics can be found at scottmccloud.com.