| Drawing Words & Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond Contributor(s): Abel, Jessica (Author), Madden, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596431318 ISBN-13: 9781596431317 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $41.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: "A gold mine of essential information for every aspiring comics artist. Highly recommended." --Scott McCloud
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Study & Teaching - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
| Dewey: 741.51 |
| LCCN: 2007044125 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 12.08" W x 8.92" (2.71 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abel, Jessica: - 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.Madden, Matt: - 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. |