31 Days of Halloween Day 25: Favorite Comic Artists & Best Comic Art Books
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Favorite Comic Artists & Best Comic Art Books –
I’ve been fortunate enough to collect some useful and beautiful books.
Here’s a list of some of my favorite books about making comics, comic art, and comic art reproduction.
Top Books About Comic Art + Some Favorite Comic Artists
Books About Making Comics
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
Hands-down, the best book about sequential art and storytelling.
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Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist by Will Eisner
Will Eisner was a master cartoonist. This is part of an excellent series of instructional books on the craft.
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Working Methods: Comic Creators Detail Their Storytelling And Artistic Processes by John Lowe
This book shows how different artists translate a script into comic art.
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The DC Comics Guide to Pencilling Comics By Klaus Janson
From one of the biggest comics publishers, a comics veteran lays out the fundamentals of comics penciling.
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Foundations in Comic Book Art: SCAD Creative Essentials by John Paul Lowe
It’s an alternative to a few of The DC Comics Guide series. As described, this volume presents an overview of the fundamentals of comic art. It includes a bit at the end about using digital tools to help with perspective, etc.
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Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
This book focuses on inking, but it offers valuable insights about lighting and composition in comic storytelling.
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Comic Art Reproduction Books
Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s
A great collection of reprinted pulp horror from the golden age of comics.
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Marvel Covers – Artist’s Edition
Reproducing some iconic Marvel cover art at original size: ~12×17 inches
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This thing is massive and I love it. 17.58 x 2.48 x 25.33 inches.
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Comic Artist Books
The Art of Hellboy by Mike Mignola
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Modern Masters Volume 6: Arthur Adams
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Modern Masters Volume 1: Alan Davis
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Pulphope: The Art of Paul Pope
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And to top it off, here’s a list of some of my favorite comic artists.
Art Adams
Gabriel Bá
John Byrne
John Cassaday
Becky Cloonan
Alan Davis
Geoff Darrow
Max Fiumara
Rafael Grampá
James Harren
Bryan Hitch
Junji Ito
Jason Latour
Andrew MacLean
Steve McNiven
Joshua Middleton
Mike Mignola
Fábio Moon
Katsuhiro Otomo
Sara Pichelli
Paul Pope
Frank Quitely
Esad Ribić
Chris Samne
Naoki Urasawa
Barry Windsor-Smith
Bernie Wrightson
And many more.
Do you have some favorite comic art books? Or books on making comics?
Who are some of your favorite comic artists?
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