Recommended Reading
for
Comics Creators
Updated March 5, 1999 --
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I’ve always believed that one of the most important tools you
can have
in anything is knowledge, and one of the most important
sources of knowledge is
books. So what I wanna do here with the
Small Press Comics FAQ Bookshelf
is recommend some books of great use to the serious student of creating comics.
And the cool part is that you can purchase these books
online, at discount prices, direct from the
excellent folks at
Amazon.com Books,
just by clicking on the title! As easy as that! What could be more swell?
Note: in order to keep this page honest, I will not recommend any
book here that I have not read personally. Anything you read about these books
here comes from my own personal experience, okay? There’s still quite a few
books that I’ve heard are great and I’d love to add them to this page...
and I will, as soon as I read ’em!
General Comics Resources
Introductory Books for Young Beginners
[also make great gifts for young nieces and nephews!]
Instruction Books for “Funny” Artists [by which I mean the
book leans in favor of cartoony styles, but there’s valuable sutff there
for everyone, so please don’t pass these by! Some of the best books
are in this section!]
Instruction Books for Superhero & “Realist” Artists
Human Anatomy For Artists
Other Useful Books Not Specifically About
Just Comics
Inspirational Works of Comic Art [in progress]
John MacLeod
sardine@sentex.net
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