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- Language English
- ISBN-10: 143524267X
- ISBN-13: 978-1435242678
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.4 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples. Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Bursting with Buscema's magnificent illustrations and Lee's laudable word-magic, "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" belongs in the library of every kid who has ever wanted to illustrate his or her own comic strip.
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Since very few of us draw with just our fingernails, let's start off with what you'll need. Read the first page
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I was told about a book on how to draw comic superhero's like Spiderman and Thor, I had to buy it. Though being a DC Comics fan Ii thought this book could help me give my drawings more atomsphere and feeling.
If you want to learn how to draw the right way then get this book.
This book teaches you how to draw faces, feet, hands, bodies and everything need to create that perfect picture.
It also teaches you and gives you tips on drawing things in perspective and the use of shadow to show more realistic characters and scenes.
Even at 17 years old I found this book very good to learn from, in my eyes probably the best book on drawing comic book characters and scenes around.
If you want to learn how to draw the right way then get this book.
This book teaches you how to draw faces, feet, hands, bodies and everything need to create that perfect picture.
It also teaches you and gives you tips on drawing things in perspective and the use of shadow to show more realistic characters and scenes.
Even at 17 years old I found this book very good to learn from, in my eyes probably the best book on drawing comic book characters and scenes around.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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As someone with little or no drawing talent but a real love of comic books, I bought this title to see if i could perhaps learn a little about how it's all done. The book not only does that, it entertains and informs on a lot more as well. It's a real nuts and bolts guide on how to get started as an artist, working right from the basics on how to draw all the way through to completing your own comic book.
Most interesting of all is the Marvel design and composition philosophy laid out by the inimitable Stan Lee, basically an illustrated guide on how to 'direct' the action going on within the pages you create. To say something has 'comic-book action' is usually used in a derogatory sense, but when you see the Marvel scene next to a run of the mill scene you learn to appreciate the time and thought that went into it.
The only downside is the lack of colour, either in the pages or in the training guide itself, and it concentrates almost exclusively on pencil and ink creations. However, as it's aimed squarely at the beginner this is no big loss. Just creating one of the comic pages in the lessons took me hours of tongue-chewing concentration, but the fact that I created it at all, let alone had the urge to sit there doing it for so long has to speak volumes for this book.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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Some people warned me when I was thinking about buying this book that it wouldn't help me in developing a drawing skill because it was not a "How to Draw Book", but man were they wrong. Stan Lee' enthusiasm shines like a light house in the dark throughout the book, helping the reader 'get into the mood' and John Buscema' art work is (as per usual) fantastic. Not only does it help develop your skill but begins from scratch and is an amazing book for the begginer (more so than an intermediate artist). In my view the only thing missing is a little splash of colour in the pages that follow the front cover. If you want to learn to draw comics books (not only the hero and villian figures but also objects, perspective, inking, rendering [shading], front cover design and almost everything else you could think of. then this is for you.
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How to draw comics the marvel way
Good book for beginners and the more experienced. Details how to shape,shade and outline. How to draw muscles and facial expressions. Would recommmend
Published 4 months ago by mac-lac
My son loves it!
My son has caught the cartoon drawing bug and pestered me to purchase this book. It has been money well spent as the book shows in steps how to create those well known marvel... Read more
Published 8 months ago by NM
Bargain!
For anyone interested in drawing then i recommend this, simply because its cheap and you may learn a thing or 2 :) my only complain is that it doesnt go to in depth about anything,... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Markus!Mayhem!
Learnt more from this than I did Art class
This book is awesome. I'm no comic book geek, and I'm not a top illustrator either. I am someone that occasionally like sketching and doodling though. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Fernandes
Drawing Comics The Marvel Way!
Perhaps the first and only book you should ever think of reading if you are serious about getting into drawing comics as a living. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Wayne Tully
excellent
you really dont need to be a budding comic book artist to get something from this book. It is clear, well laid out and offerers step by step advice, covering most aspects of the... Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2009 by mr lee
MARVELous...
I still cant actually draw comic book characters, but then again i have only had the book four weeks.....it is however improving and i have learned a major amount of techniques. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2009 by natalie findlay
great book
this book i sgreat it gives you loads of good tips and advice this is deffinatley a book for adults though and not for kids cause its pretty tuff going for young ones
Published on 18 Sep 2008 by Mr. P. G. Rogers
The Bible of comic drawing
If you have a small talent for drawing and you are pulled towards illustrating your own comics or characters, then this is the best book you can buy as a platform to build on. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by S. A. Funnell
The best on the subject I have read.
I bought this a while back and considered it a tad expensive at the time. However, it covers so much ground that it was worth it. At under a tenner you can't go wrong now. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2007 by TG
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