Comics Sketchbooks

From cartoons to the graphic novel, from humour to superheroes, comics are the world’s most popular form of illustration. However, we rarely see the creative thinking – the doodling, the experimentation – that leads to fully formed visual ideas and stories. Comics Sketchbooks presents the private notebooks of 76 of the world’s most inventive, innovative and successful artists, alongside new talents and emerging illustrators, in a breathtaking range of creative play. Although there have been several comic-book compilations over the years, none has the visual excitement, creative insight and mind-blowing creativity – and fun – of Comics Sketchbooks. POW!!!!

About the Author

Hot on the heels of Steven Heller’s bestselling Typography Sketchbooks and Graphic: Inside the Sketchbooks of the World’s Great Graphic Designers, a privileged look inside the private notebooks of nearly 80 international comics creators Represents a wide range of comic art from around the world, from political cartoons to off-beat graphic stories, from the ‘funnies’ to underground comics Shows in-progress designs, scribbles and sketches, research, experiments with visual ideas, image-and-word play, and narrative sequencing Selected by the world’s most knowledgeable and well-connected graphic design commentator, Steven Heller, who through his direct personal contact provides invaluable commentary on each artist’s development, design philosophies, techniques and influences