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"A poignant and instructive guide for all aspiring graphic memoirists detailing the artistry and story-telling inherent in the medium. Hart examines what makes a graphic memoir great, and shows you how to do it. With two dozen professional examples and a deep-dive into his own story, Hart encourages readers to hone their signature style in the best way to represent their journeys on the page."--Provided by publisher.
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184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
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English
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This practical guide to writing comic books covers all the essentials--from crafting an effective outline and formatting a script to composing a winning synopsis when pitching the product to publishers. The author also provides commentary on real-world examples of outlines, scripts, and synopses from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) faculty, alumni, and staff, showing what does and doesn't work.--From publisher description.
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112 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Twelve-year-olds Lila and Ecco are interested in making a comic book and one day they stumble into a workshop of comics creators where they learn how to write a script, create comic art, use pencils, design a cover, and bind the final version of a comic book.
12) You can do
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187 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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From the Publisher: Get that story out of your head and onto paper! A guide to creating graphic novels-presented in the form of a graphic novel-from a veteran in the field! In You Can Do a Graphic Novel, Barbara Slate guides aspiring graphic novelists through the same process she learned in her early days working for Marvel and DC Comics-a process she has simplified for the classes she teaches and for the syndicated column she writes. Written in...
13) Making comics
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199 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"For more than five years the cartoonist Lynda Barry has been an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison art department and at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, teaching students from all majors, both graduate and undergraduate, how to make comics, how to be creative, how to not think. There is no academic lecture in this classroom. Doodling is enthusiastically encouraged. Making Comics is the follow-up to Barry's bestselling...
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340 pages ; 22 cm
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"Miriam's family should be rich. After all, her grandfather was the co-creator of smash-hit comics series The TomorrowMen. But he sold his rights to the series to his co-creator in the 1960s for practically nothing, and now that's what Miriam has: practically nothing. And practically nothing to look forward to either-how can she afford college when her family can barely keep a roof above their heads? As if she didn't have enough to worry about, Miriam's...
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xv, 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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Thirteen prominent cartoonists discuss their creative processes and the experiences and influences that led to their success in one of today's most vibrant art forms. Each interview is followed by an original graphic short on the common theme of "the city."
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227 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life -- perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
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The last comics on earth volume 1
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220 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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When friends Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk realize they read every issue of their favorite comic, Z-Man, the friends decide to write and illustrate their own comic book.
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viii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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"The definitive biography of the beloved-often controversial-co-creator of many legendary superheroes, A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee presents the origin of "Stan the Man," who spun a storytelling web of comic book heroic adventures into a pop culture phenomenon: the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee was the most famous American comic book creator who ever lived. Thanks, especially, to his many cameos in Marvel movies and TV shows, Lee was...
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xl, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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The fourth volume in the immensely popular Field Guide series, gives readers unprecedented insight into the techniques of 28 of today's most innovative creators of poetry comics, graphic narratives, and text + image hybrids. With original craft essays, corresponding exercises, and full color examples of their work, each contributor offers reflection and instruction informed by their own methods and processes.
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