Secret Teachings of a Comic Book Master: The Art of Alfredo Alcala

110 Pages·2015·11.09 MB·English

by  Heidi MacDonald

SECRET TEACHINGS Of A COMIC BOOK MASTER
THE ART OF ALFREDO ALCALA

Copyright Copyright © 2015 by Dover Publications, Inc.
Introduction copyright © 1994 by Elain Kane Introduction copyright © 1994 by Roy Thomas Conan the
Barbarian art copyright © 1994 by Marvel™ Entertainment Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Bibliographical Note
Secret Teachings of a Comic Book Master: The Art of Alfredo Alcala, first published by Dover Publications,
Inc., in 2015, is a republication of the work published by the International Humor Council, Lompoc,
California, in 1994.
International Standard Book Number eISBN-13: 978-0-486-80811-6
Manufactured in the United States by RR Donnelley 80041501 2015
www.doverpublications.com

Special Thanks to:
Manuel Auad
Cheryl Navratil
Steve Herrington
Nina Paley
Joan & James Stoffen
Chris & David Meek
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Art of Observation
Chapter 2: Voltar
Chapter 3: Painting
Introduction
By Gil Kane
Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in
comics.
During his best work, on the early black and white Savage Tales, which
featured Conan, Alfredo achieved levels of tonality that I have seen equaled only
by the engravers who worked over Gustave Doré.
When we both worked for the Ruby Spears animation company, I had the
pleasure of seeing Alfredo render a presentation I had drawn into a black and
white tone poem, in his classic style.
The years of distinguished work have earned Alfredo a special place in
comics history.