Drawing words & writing pictures : making comics : manga, graphic novels, and beyond / Jessica Abel & Matt Madden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abel, Jessica.

Contributor:

Madden, Matt.

Comics Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc--Technique.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Cartooning--Technique.

Cartooning.

Physical Description:

xxi, 282 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 31 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Drawing words and writing pictures

Place of Publication:

New York : First Second, 2008.

Summary:

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 website, http://www.dw-wp.com. --From publisher description.

Contents:

Building blocks

Every picture tells a story

The strip club

Bridging the gap

Penciling

Getting on the same page

Lettering

Inking the deal

Structuring story

Getting into character

Setting the stage

Constructing a world

Black gold

Comics in the age of mechanical reproduction

24-hour comic

Appendix A : Supplies

Appendix B : Homework critiques

Appendix C : Story cards

Appendix D : Comic book book report

Appendix E : Making minicomics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index.

ISBN:

9781596431317

1596431318

OCLC:

177069457

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