How to Draw Art for Comic Books

by James Van Hise

How to pencil, ink, letter and color for America's most popular medium! The masters of comic art discuss their craft explaining their approach to storytelling and the specifics of drawing art for the comic book medium. Heavily illustrated from the artists own works. Subjects include a step-by-step breakdown of the creation of a comic book page from initial concepto to pencils to lettering to inks to final coloring. An emphasis is on practical information the reader can apply in their own work.

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?