Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393346838
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
The final volume of Will Eisner’s celebrated instructional trilogy explores the critical principle of body grammar in comics storytelling. Designed and outlined by Will Eisner before his death in 2005, this posthumous masterwork, the third and final book in the Will Eisner Instructional Series, finally reveals the secrets of Eisner’s own techniques and theories of movement, body mechanics, facial expressions, and posture: the key components of graphic storytelling. From his earliest comics, including the celebrated Spirit, to his pioneering graphic novels, Eisner understood that the proper use of anatomy is crucial to effective storytelling. His control over the mechanical and intuitive skills necessary for its application set him apart among comics artists, and his principles of body grammar have proven invaluable to legions of students in overcoming what is perhaps the most challenging aspect of creating comics. Buttressed by dozens of illustrations, which display Eisner’s mastery of expression, both subtle and overt, Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative will benefit comics fans, students, and teachers and is destined to become the essential primer on the craft.

Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393331288
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description
In this work, Eisner reveals his techniques and theories about movement, body mechanics, facial expressions, and posture: the key components and, generally, the most challenging aspects of effective graphic storytelling.

Graphic Storytelling

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780961472825
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
Examines the fundamentals of storytelling in comic book style and offers advice on story construction and visual narratives.

Comics & Sequential Art

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780961472818
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
The author discusses his ideas and theories and provides instructions on the art of graphic storytelling.

Life in Pictures

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393061079
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 508

Book Description
In 'Life, in Pictures' Eisner presents an intimate and personal perspective on his life as a writer and artist through his graphic art. The book features famous characters from the world of comics (under pseudonyms) and other historical figures and family members.

Will Eisner

Author: Paul Levitz
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613128649
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 783

Book Description
A celebration of the life of the acclaimed comic book storyteller through his work as well as interviews with fellow creators. Will Eisner (1917–2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract With God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work from 1978 ushered in a new era of personal stories in comics form that touched every adult topic from mortality to religion and sexuality, forever changing the way writers and artists approached comics storytelling. Noted historian Paul Levitz celebrates Eisner by showcasing his most famous work alongside unpublished and rare materials from the family archives. Also included are original interviews with creators such as Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Scott McCloud, Jeff Smith, Denis Kitchen, and Neil Gaiman—all of whom knew Eisner and were inspired by his work to create their own graphic novels for a new generation of readers. NOTE: The cover is a high-quality photographic reproduction of Eisner's original art. The design intentionally reveals tape and other stray markings that are part of the artist's process and reflect the age of the artifact that was photographed. “Eisner was not only ahead of his times; the present times are still catching up to him,” —John Updike “What Will did was and is timeless,” —Neil Gaiman “Will Eisner is, and remains, one of my precious idols,” —Frank Miller "He was the greatest,” —Harvey Kurtzman “Will Eisner is a national treasure,” —Jules Feiffer “Will Eisner is the heart and mind of American comics,” —Scott McCloud “Eisner is the single person most responsible for giving comics its brains,” —Alan Moore “Eisner was unique in feeling from the start that comic books were not necessarily this despised, bastard, crappy, lowbrow kind of art form, and that there was a potential for real art,” —Michael Chabon

How to Draw Noir Comics

Author: Shawn Martinbrough
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0823024067
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling is an instructional book based on the cinematic, high contrast noir style of acclaimed comic book and graphic novel illustrator, Shawn Martinbrough. Martinbrough’s work has been published by DC Comics, Vertigo and Marvel Comics, illustrating stories ranging from Batman to the X-Men. This is his first book, released through Watson-Guptill Publications and The Nielsen Company. In How to Draw Noir Comics, Martinbrough shows how the expert use of the color black is critical for drawing noir comics. He demonstrates how to set a mood, design characters and locations, stage action and enhance drama, and discusses important topics like page layout, panel design, and cover design. How to Draw Noir Comics includes The Truce, an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Martinbrough which incorporates the many lessons addressed throughout the book, and has an introduction by critically-acclaimed novelist Greg Rucka, author of the graphic novel Whiteout, currently in production as a major motion picture.

Mastering Comics

Author: Jessica Abel
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 9781596436176
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A new course of material to accompany First Second's widely acclaimed 2008 comics textbook. In their hotly anticipated follow-up to 2008's comics textbook Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, School of Visual Arts cartooning professors Matt Madden and Jessica Abel bring their expertise to bear on the "second semester" of a course of study for the budding cartoonist. Covering advanced topics such as story composition, coloring, and file formatting, Mastering Comics is a vital companion to the introductory content of the first volume.

Will Eisner's New York

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393061062
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 462

Book Description
Celebrating the Big Apple, a chronicle of a city building and the people who inhabited it serves as a testament to the greatest human qualities.

Drawing Words and Writing Pictures

Author: Jessica Abel
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596431318
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
A course on comics creation offers lessons on lettering, story, structure, and panel layout, providing a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics.