So, You Want to Be a Comic Book Artist?

The Ultimate Guide on How to Break Into Comics!

By: Philip Amara, Various (Illustrator)

Write A Review

eBook | 4 September 2012

At a Glance

ePUB
176 Pages

Age
6 - 8

Grade
3 - 7

eBook

$10.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $2.75 with

Instant Digital Delivery to your Kobo Reader App

Find success as a comic book artist with this step-by-step guide to creating, publishing, and marketing your very own comics.

The secrets to comic book creation are at your fingertips! This comprehensive guide details the steps to becoming a hit comic book maker—from creating compelling characters and illustrations to getting published and marketing a finished product—and is full of insights from world-famous artists from such companies as DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse. In addition to highlighting tips from seasoned pros, inspiring success stories from young artists are sprinkled throughout along with a resource list of potential publishers to help you hit the ground running.
So, You Want to Be a Comic Book Artist? also features in-depth chapters on adapting a storyline for video games and movies, using social media to promote a finished product, and self-publishing your own comic. Whether you’re just starting out or have been drawing comics for years, this book will get you where you want to go.

Industry Reviews

"Any young cartoonist dreaming of breaking into the field of comics and graphic novels must have this book! It's a treasure trove of useful information and solid cartooning principles and practices. Understanding and developing story ideas and plot, creating characters, laying out pages, self-publishing, understanding the comics publishing business, and interviews with novice and professional cartoonists—I wish I had this book when I was a kid! Parents will find this a valuable resource to promote their child's burgeoning interest in this exciting career. And teachers will find this an invaluable resource for their students' self-directed learning opportunities."
—Richard Jenkins, author of Comics In Your Curriculum

on

$11.99

eBOOK

Leonardo da Vinci

5-Minute Genius Stories

eBook

$11.99

eBOOK

The Science of Art

eBook

$12.99

eBOOK

eBook

RRP $41.13

$32.99

20%
OFF

eBOOK

Zara and the Weeping River

A Picture Book About Empathy, Courage, and Caring for Our Planet

eBook

$6.16

So, You Want to Be a Comic Book Artist?

The Ultimate Guide on How to Break Into Comics!

At a Glance

eBook

Industry Reviews

on

You Can Find This eBook In

More in Art & Design Educational Material

Poetry Matters

Writing a Poem from the Inside Out

Robert Pattinson

Eternally Yours