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Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels

by Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak
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Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels

Insider's guide to professional comic creation

If you're nurturing a passion for comic book creation and dream of seeing your own characters come to life on the page, "Make Comics Like the Pros" could be your guiding light. It's crammed with industry insights that can transform a novice into a savvy creator, thanks to the experienced authors who've been where you are and made it where you want to be. Plus, there's an original comic inside—how's that for learning by example?

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels

by Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak
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ISBN: 9780385344630
Authors: Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Date of Publication: 2014-09-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Business
Related Topics: Art Design, Drawing, Art Books Monographs
Goodreads rating: 4.13
(rated by 85 readers)

Description

A step-by-step guide to all aspects of comic book creation--from conceptualization to early drafts to marketing and promotion--written by two of the industry's most seasoned and successful pros. Every aspiring comic book creator wants to know: what separates the beloved comics of major publishers like Marvel, DC, Valiant, and Image from all the rest? Fan-favorite comic book writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente reveal the secrets of comics' top talents in "Make Comics Like the Pros." The authors take readers step by step through the comics creation process from idea to finished work, and along the way offer examples and insights from their own careers as well as their collaborators'. Not only that, but Pak and Van Lente also join forces with Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Colleen Coover to produce an original comic inside the book! With its unprecedented level of insider access, "Make Comics Like the Pros" gives comic book hopefuls the tools they need to reach the next level of sequential arts stardom.
 

Insider's guide to professional comic creation

If you're nurturing a passion for comic book creation and dream of seeing your own characters come to life on the page, "Make Comics Like the Pros" could be your guiding light. It's crammed with industry insights that can transform a novice into a savvy creator, thanks to the experienced authors who've been where you are and made it where you want to be. Plus, there's an original comic inside—how's that for learning by example?

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.