How to Draw and Sell....Comic Strips.... For Newspapers and Comic Books [Hardcover]

Alan McKenzie (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA A book full of illustrations which show students how to draw action poses, capture facial expressions, de velop a comic story line, break it into panels, create appropriate layout, and understand application and presenta tion. This three-part book begins with a history of comics and looks at examples from around the world. The middle sec tion is the most useful for YAs, as it explains the creative process needed to master the comic format. The third sec tion equips students to publish their products. Many high-school students are fascinated by drawing and reading comics; this title will undoubtedly be a big hit. Jane Sermas, Episcopal High School, Bellaire
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (August 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891342141
• ISBN-13: 978-0891342144
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,596,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book focuses more on the technical aspect of Comics., July 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books (Hardcover)

I used this book as one of four texts in my independent study in Sequential Art. Compared to Will Eisner's book, "Sequential Art", and Stan Lee's, "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way", Alan McKenzie's book provides much more detailed information on the technical aspects of Comic Books. There is better information on what tools to use, how to use them, how to get published, etc...The other books show only finished pieces of art, whereas this book actually shows the artist working on the art. I found that aspect very helpful.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for the learning process of drawing cartoons, July 10, 1998

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[e-mail] (Randers,Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books (Hardcover)

The book is an easy way of getting started with comics. From the tools to the advanced sketches. The book is built up in a way that does not seem messy. This is a good handbook. It is always easy to find the passages that you need. An excellent book with only one bad thing. It would have been good to see some other ways of cartooning from other artists. But still a good buy! :-)

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't be dragged in by the title..., September 13, 2009

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M. Pearson "publishedyet" (Clinton, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books (Hardcover)

"How To Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books" draws you in, practically dragging you if you are looking for exactly that 'how to draw and sell comic strips to newspapers', but then you're reading it and it promises to be a hard road. It promises to drive you crazy if you can't committ 300 comics a year to the newspaper. I was looking for a down to earth book but not something that would drive me away from something I enjoy.

However it does have good tips on how to draw your characters; which characters are loved the most and why. If not for their characteristics than usually for their wit and comedy. I gave this book three stars because I plan to keep the book and not sell it, since it does have some helpful hints. But I am still in search of that book that will guide and encourage me to sell my comics to the newspapers and give me updated information on how to go about doing that.