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

Abel, Jessica; Madden, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596431318 ISBN 13: 9781596431317

Publisher: 23rd Street Books, 2008

Synopsis

"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.

About this title

About the Authors

Winner of both the Harvey and Lulu Awards for Best New Talent in 1997, Jessica Abel is the author of Soundtrack and Mirror, Window, two comic collections culled from her comic book series, Artbabe. Her La Perdida (Pantheon, 2006) won the Harvey Award for Best New Series and was excerpted in 2006’s Best American Comics. She resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Matt Madden is a comics creator and teacher at New York's School of Visual Arts. He is the creator of the graphic novels Black Candy, Odds Off, and A Fine Mess, and of the comics theory book 99 Ways to Tell a Story. He is the co-editor (with Jessica Abel) of the Best American Comics series. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Edition details

• Publisher: 23rd Street Books
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596431318
• ISBN 13: 9781596431317
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304