DAvila VictorHow to draw comics :
How to draw comics
DAvila Victor
- Excelsior limited ed.
- New York : Watson-Guptill Publication, c2010.
- 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Signed and numbered edition limited to 850 copies and containing specially commissioned artwork by John Romita, Sr.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-223) and index.
A brief history of comic books... by a guy who lived them -- Tools of the trade -- The basics: Form, perspective & foreshortening -- The human head -- Amazing anatomy, action & acting -- Characters & costumes -- Bring on the backgrounds -- The life behind the layouts -- Peerless penciling -- Imaginative inking -- Lively lettering -- Crafting the color -- Commanding covers -- Creating the comic book -- Getting work -- Suggested reading, schools, & suppliers.