Burne Hogarth (1911–1996)

This oversized collection begins Burne Hogarth's run on the Tarzan color Sundays, when Hogarth took over for Hal Foster in 1937. Hogarth's no Foster, but he does a good job and the storylines are mostly interesting, although his battle scenes tend to feel a little similar. Lots of fun.

All Burne Hogarth's art books are fantastic but this one is nothing less than a landmark in the field of art education. This book, along with Dynamic Anatomy are at the top of every 'get this book to learn human figure ' list. Really if you have a serious interest in drawing the human figure and it's a choice between this book and a days food ,starve yourself, I'm serious this book is that important.

This is an incredible resource for artists, especially illustrators and drawers. There is a full range of angles and views provided; anything you're looking for help with, you'll find. Not only is there an abundance of images to reference (some even listing the names of each individual muscle) but there are guides that actually teach you the way to draw body forms 'from scratch'. The quality of my drawing significantly improved once I started referencing this book, and I've used it show more extensively -- both for art and for my anatomy class! show less

99% of the time, when the wannabe artist,comic book illustrator or similar art geek asks 'what book should I get" this book, or Hogarths Dynamic Figure Drawing, will be one of the top 5 mentioned. Nothing less than a landmark in art education, Dynamic Anatomy it an essential comanion piece to Dynamic figure drawing and any of Hogarth's other works. Another 'buy before food' artists book.