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In Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics, Stan Lee reveals his secrets for: * Costumes * Penciling, Inking & Coloring * Lettering & Word Balloons * Digital Advances * Perspective & Foreshortening * What Makes Great Action * Page & Panel Layout * Covers * Creating a Portfolio * Getting Work When it comes to comic books, one name says it all: Stan Lee. His characters are classics. His industry knowledge is vast. His creativity is boundless. And now, he's sharing what he knows with you, Grasshopper! His cohorts have always been--and still are--some of the best in the business: Jack Kirby, John Romita, Sr., Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Mike Deodato, Jr., Frank Cho, and Jonathan Lau, and many others, Stan includes their work here and discusses what exactly makes it so great. He touches on all the important stuff: anatomy, foreshortening, perspective, action, penciling, inking, hand lettering vs. digital lettering, color, character and costume design, panel flow, materials and tools, computers, file formats, and software. He includes an overview of the history and development of the comic book industry, and there's an extensive section on various types of covers--the super important element that makes the reader want to pick up that comic! In a world where good battles evil at every turn and the hero fights valiantly to get the girl, no stone is left unturned! Here you'll also find info on all the small details--that really aren't so small: word balloons, thought balloons, whisper balloons, bursts, sound effect lettering, and splash pages! And KA-BLAMMM! . . . once you've created your art, then what? Lest you think Stan would turn you out into the wilderness without a road map, fellow traveler, there's also information on preparing and submitting your portfolio, on getting work, and on suggested reading and schools. Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics features a cover that reunites long time collaborator John Romita Sr. and original cover artist of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way . John Romita Sr. was most famous for his collaboration on The Amazing Spider-Man with Stan Lee! It's time for a new approach . . . "a cornucopia of cutting-edge, techno-savvy instructions to lead you down the freshly laid yellow brick road of creativity." It's time for a book that takes you on the new journey of creating comic books for the 21st century and beyond! Excelsior!

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PublisherPotter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

ISBN-100823000834

ISBN-139780823000838

eBay Product ID (ePID)102781262

Product Key Features

GenreArt, Comics & Graphic Novels

Publication Year2010

LanguageEnglish

Artist/WriterStan Lee, Adams, Neal, Kirby, Jack, Kane, Gil, Romita, John, Sr.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6in

Item Length10.5in

Item Width8.5in

Item Weight31.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

Dewey Edition22

Book TitleStan Lee's How to Draw Comics : From the Legendary Creator of Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Iron Man

Lccn2010-005781

Target AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808/.066741

TopicSuperheroes, Techniques / Cartooning, Techniques / Drawing

Lc Classification NumberNc1764.L44 2010

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Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics : From the Legendary Creator of Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Iron Man by Stan Lee (2010, Trade Paperback)