Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond
by Jessica Abel, Matt Madden (Author)
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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 show more website, http://www.dw-wp.com. --From publisher description. show lessTags
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It would be enormous fun to take the comics-writing class this is the text for. Packed with simple practical guidance.
This was a how-to manual.
For me it was an excellent so-thats-how-they-do-it book.
For me it was an excellent so-thats-how-they-do-it book.
A complete course in creating your own comics and graphic novels.
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- Canonical title
- Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond
- Original publication date
- 2008-06-10
- First words
- Things have changed in the world of comics.
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- 336
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
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- ISBNs
- 3
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 2
