Explains the process of drawing comic strips and makes suggestions for developing a style all one's own.

Comics have a rich and varied history, beginning on the walls of caves and evolving to the sophisticated medium found on websites today. For a kid, comics can be more than entertainment. Comics can be a lifeline to another world, one in which everyone has the potential to become a superhero and children are welcome to all the power adults have overlooked.Comics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning follows the trajectory of...

From its origins in Japanese comics, manga has become one of the most popular and dynamic drawing styles in the world, used in animation, gaming, advertising, and design. This useful guide provides step-by-step instruction to help aspiring artists draw manga like the experts. Readers learn to draw characters that fit the manga "look" and exude personality, glamour, and polish. They learn to sketch well-proportioned figures and create faces with character...

Tragic pasts, secret identities, compelling personalities the best character designs are built on these essential factors! This ultimate guide shows readers how to create costumes that reflect their characters powers, how to design a team of characters with interesting group dynamics, and how backstory can contribute to a character s flaws and strengths. Using classic designs, poses, and powers as references, readers will create their own unique characters....

Monsters come in all sizes and textures! Soupy concrete, spiky scales, and rough rocks are just a few of the bizarre body types this ultimate guide contains. Readers will design their own monstrous characters who are good, evil, or something in between. Example backstories help readers create their own complex characters. They ll also learn important artistic techniques to enhance their storytelling, such as how to use body language to express a wide...

Shows readers how to make the fight between good and evil thrilling. Readers will learn to make their characters jump, fly, and run using these easy-to-follow steps.

Provides step-by-step instructions on drawing the cover of a graphic novel or comic, and teasing the story through illustration.

"Aliens, robots, and spaceships can all be found in the pages of science fiction comics. They may seem difficult to draw at first, but readers discover thatby following detailed instructionsthese complicated characters become fun projects for aspiring artists. Each step in the drawing process corresponds to a sketch, allowing readers to visually check their progress. Vibrant illustrations of a variety of science fiction characters and settings are...

"Adventure stories are very popular stories in the Japanese graphic novels known as manga. Readers learn how to draw a wide variety of characters from these adventure stories through a series of step-by-step instructions. Each step is accompanied by color-coded drawings to give readers visual examples to follow. Colorful examples of each finished product are also included. Additional tips guide readers as they improve as manga adventure artists. Readers...