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How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way

by Stan Lee, John Buscema

Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic... (more)

How to Draw Superheroes and Super VillainsScott Booth

How to Draw Superheroes and Super Villains

by Scott Booth

Joe Kubert's Comic Book Studio

by Joe Kubert

Following the success of our bestselling Blitz© Cartooning Kit , we're proud to introduce this fantastic kit created by the founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts. Components include a portfolio, instruction book, tracing paper, bond paper, lead pencil, colored pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, drawing triangle, and one blank comic book. Joe Kubert has illustrated comic books for more... (more)

So, You Wanna Be a Comic Book Artist?

by Philip Amara

So, You Wanna Be a Comic Book Artist? is a hip how-to book that helps aspiring young comic book artists realize their dreams. Using a lively, informative style, Phil Amara shows kids how to create their own superheroes, write storylines, get their comics published, and possibly become famous. The book features precise techniques for creating a superhero or villain, advice on how and where to submit work and how to... (more)

How To Draw Graphic Novels

Women And Girls (Comic Artist's Photo Reference)

Women And Girls (Comic Artist's Photo Reference)

by Buddy Scalera

Drawing heroines and femme fatales has never been more fun. The second installment of the Comic Artist's Photo Reference gives comic artists the same high-quality reference photos they found in Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses, this time focusing on women and girls of varying ages, ethnicities and body types. Readers will find 1000+ photos of attractive models to draw from along with 4... (more)

Writing and illustrating the graphic novel : everything you need to know to create great graphic works

Writing and illustrating the graphic novel : everything you need to know to create great graphic works

by Mike Chinn

Dramatized sequential illustrations with dialogue—an art form once confined to production of comic strips and comic books—has recently graduated into the popular, fast-growing, and often financially rewarding genre of the graphic novel. Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel is an authoritative instruction manual suitable for formal art class or for self teaching on the part of ambitious self-starters.... (more)

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