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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels PDF

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MoaniwtG WG »o SECRETS OF COMICS, MANGA AND GRAPHIC NOVELS ony makes him invin-a Id, Will ily, ho-an Learn How fo... * Choose the right moments to clarity and strengthen your slories * Frame cictions and guide your readers’ eyes through each comics page. * Choose words anc pictures that communicate together. * Create varied ond compelling new characters. * Master body language and facta expressions. * Create rich, believable worlds for your readers to explore, ick the fools the are right for you * Navigate the vest world of comics styles ond genres. ond Reinventing Comics. H's books are avai larguages. Si; City creator Frank Miller caillect him “just about the smartest guy Praise for Understanding Comics ) by Scott McCloud “if you read, vite, teach or draw comics; if you want to; or if you simaly want te watch a master explainer at work, you must read this book.” Neil Gaiman jes is a mustread for ) “Understanding any true connoisseur of comic: —Jim Lee “Quite simply the best analysis of the me- dium that | have ever encountered. Highly recommended.” —Alan Moore ble in sixtecn, THA Gabe MIAKING CUMies STORYTELLING SECRETS OF COMICS, MANGA AND GRAPHIC NOVELS FROM THE AUTHOR OF UNDERSTANDING COMICS AY LO] 1," [ai Written and Drawn by Scott McCloud Echos Kate Travers John Williams Esttoral Consutanes Kurt Busiek Jenn Manley Lee Neil Gaiman Larry Marder Ivy Ratafia ‘Comics Font des nod by John Roshell at Comicraft comicbcokfonts.com HARPER MaKs COuict. Copwight ® 2005 by Sect! McCloud. 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Forinferncfon Ppiraieuer Sania Martersiaperment member Pubes, (FC A Saat New Ye, NT 10027 RST ETON UUbrary ef Congress Canaioging--Pubfesten Date § auslable upon “expert an-in-c.osarecsac SENIES7ECDe 7 7 e809 10 eymee 109875 Pre - Vt any big So2kstore and you'll nd tons of haweo-craw books an the shelves aimed at comics artuts Hp through than and you'lsea Hlop-ay-ttep Fstuctions on rowing manga schoolait ovttis. eupemhers uncles cand ship gags These are the books that “el you what they ol costume you wan" te kriow—how’ ta drow Ike your fovorie ort ssa they'rs Eretty gocd at it, Bt there's something they r@ not feting you. n fact, trere's.a whole book's worth of sec-ots they're leaving out IF you've ever fat thare must =e something more -o making carries thon jus" copy ng crowing siya, ther this s the frank for you, In these pages, I've dore my best -o cover the eonyreling secies | don't see any orhar books talking about, ne idea: every comic: aris! neck to tackle befere they even pick up a pen. inckiding: nosing the right moments to race into ca7~eb—What to include, whet ‘0 loave out + Framing artiore nar guiding ‘he reader's eyes + Shoesing werss ene images the! comin nical -ogeter, * Ctesting va'ed and comaeling charac'ess with Inner ves ‘ond unfarsettatls appearances + Mastering bedy language and focal sxprestions, = resting rich, believable wo kis far your euriers 16 explore * Ficking tr tool frat are fight for you, ond understencing how those tool evolved. + Novigating the vast ward of comics styles anc gerves The comics indusry $ changing fest, Old formers dle and new ones {fe born: Whole industies come and ge. 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Trey mattered fity yecrs ago ond they'll matter tity years ot now wheter you want "0 graw orapnic novels supemnerces, mangarsivie, you're going f¢ 2e putting one cicture alter sigs or wet arate 0 ll tay Hore's how. = j Scall beth BE awrRoouerion EA 6 warns wire pictures Fy caanrry ano persunson [EG] 0 the ene cHoces {SF 8 cies oF ence A ta connecting the Bors: ED rae sere wssinoss Cl i choce or Frare 20 DISTANCE, ANGLE AND PY, 22 esrAaUsHiN SHOTS T ss sow merase [A =vecwoces enensr EB 90 womans mer4o0s BEd 2 aneicar-oreies mere GA 2 cxany versus surensiry [Bs vereustrversis sersuasion El & notes ano exercises, 4 THE READER'S CAMERA 26 choice oF ammo 20 cork oF WORD BE: FB 22 ciceor iow J 3B pmecrno Tae eve EP or rnsca sores Co Ea omer neioemreans a eal nae 55 STORIES FOR HUMANS Gi sa sr taces won (BD) 62 asters ro oruewnais ceacrons Gh ex cramacren esos [Be saver ure [2 vem osrmcrion 76 OPRESSIE TRARTS FB so rac expressions | EMOTIONAL coMMUSICATION ] [2] es THe enoricnal pamanies El vramin exeaessions WD ica ony Lenieuncs, FD 3 cierenences From exPREsson los TyPes oF netamousins Te) os etevamon ano sticus El oy pistance ano neLarionsHiP [Hl ios tmeatance ano visconrenT Bn orven serarionsuns a Wave cesTunes Bad ww rtcurs craw TD eo mrarowy succes ions E] is re tapostance oF oxsrune is 803) Lanauase ACTIN BB siemens EE ee vores ano exercises WP a aides oowent (ot woRD-speamic BE pucespecmie STERDEPENDENT 136 PapaLte aveende 139 nenase Ee] Mo usne tHe rye [E42 woro cations aa THE “DaspeRaToow pocE™ [Ey 2 Bacon =o neon HaTcHING [7] m evenass ano cases [Ed souno errecrs Bl # wer-esvammier coutawerarions \60 MeKNs vOUR STOR? 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Thanks fo At Sclegetman fo" nreducina me te the erm "Pct Writing’ when ineped tr te cf Cnoster (Oe, a fining ey own iseok about comics over he years. Thank-you, with ove, to the amazing wy for tying *hoLsandt of words nfo hove balocns ardinto the index, ong ne une ray rar my veyiong woides ta ayeu enduhal ard x moka awh ilo. The comice weral ioe: Ws Eenetin Jorve 2005, whie this book was nelng ven, He wen A us veny rach Inhisplime. "i Dock Comes and Sequenfia' rt aiousy cxamined the ot of raking comics way back Ts and ne repredius 6 "ea! comics wn chy Fy endrespect i aug ut ns cenfuipsponning caver, eh be torish mized. INTRODUCTION 10 YOU WANT TO MAKE THE KIND "THAT READERS REMEMBER? tHe THEVLL REEP THING D0 YOu waNT TO Pepu.ereD GY [PULL READERS INTO. Paar pom Thar FT DOESHT FesL LE iy 3 CREATED THIS BOOK. 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