Zot!
Sign in to saveZot! is a comic book created by Scott McCloud in 1984 and published by Eclipse Comics until 1990 as a lighthearted alternative to the darker and more violent comics that dominated the industry during that period. There were a total of 36 issues, with the first ten in color and the remainder in black and white.
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17 sectionsContents
- Creation
- Publication history
- Plot summary
- Issues 1–10: "Key to the Door"
- Issues 11–27
- Issues 28–36
- Issues 10½ and 14½
- Themes
- Characters
- Heroes
- Villains
- Zot's Earth
- Reception
- Awards
- Nominations
- References
- External links
Zot! is a comic book created by Scott McCloud in 1984 and published by Eclipse Comics until 1990 as a lighthearted alternative to the darker and more violent comics that dominated the industry during that period. There were a total of 36 issues, with the first ten in color and the remainder in black and white.
==Creation== McCloud credited Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka as a major influence on the book, making it one of the first manga-inspired American comic books. He also cited The Adventures of Tintin and Uncle Scrooge as inspirations.