Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond - Softcover

Jessica Abel; Matt Madden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596431318 ISBN 13: 9781596431317

Publisher: First Second, 2008

Synopsis

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 accompanying website, www.dw-wp.com.

About this title

About the Author

Drawing Words and Writing Pictures was created by comics superstars Jessica Abel and Matt Madden and based on their classes at the School of Visual Arts. Editors of the "Best American Comics" series and creators of a number of groundbreaking graphic novels including "99 Ways to Tell a Story" (by Matt Madden) and "La Perdida" (by Jessica Abel), Abel and Madden are always at the forefront of the comics industry.

From the Back Cover

Drawing Words & 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: First Second
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596431318
• ISBN 13: 9781596431317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384