Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond

ISBN-13:	9781596431317
Publisher:	First Second
Publication date:	06/10/2008
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	211,507
Product dimensions:	8.54(w) x 11.86(h) x 0.79(d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

"A gold mine of essential information for every aspiring comics artist. Highly recommended." —Scott McCloud Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is 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 DW-WP website.