Title:
Drawing words & writing pictures : making comics : manga, graphic novels, and beyond
Summary:
A course on comic creation--for college classes or for independent study--that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, the fifteen lessons offered--each complete with homework, extra-credit activities and supplementary reading suggestions--provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics. Additional resources, lessons, and after-class help are available on the accompanying website, http://www.dw-wp.com. -- From publisher description.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Building blocks -- Every picture tells a story -- The strip club -- Bridging the gap -- Penciling -- Getting on the same page -- Lettering -- Inking the deal -- Structuring story -- Getting into character -- Setting the stage -- Constructing a world -- Black gold -- Comics in the age of mechanical reproduction -- 24-hour comic -- Appendix A : Supplies -- Appendix B : Homework critiques -- Appendix C : Story cards -- Appendix D : Comic book book report -- Appendix E : Making minicomics.
Physical Description:
xxi, 282 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 31 cm
Author(s):
Publisher:
First Second,
Publication Date:
2008
ISBN:
9781596431317
9781439564981
Publication Information:
New York : First Second, 2008.
Call Number:
741.5 ABEL