Sunday, July 01, 2007

07/01/07 - Suggested Reading

Suggested Reading:

OK- Here's the beginning of what I hope will be a community effort to point interested readers in the right direction for some quality books. I am only posting books I own or have read or partially read. (So post your recommendations and or add them if you are a part of the team blog.) Updated: 3/27/15

Examples of the Medium
Graphic Novels
  • Art Spiegelman - Maus I, II
  • Craig Thompson - Blankets, Habibi
  • Marjane Satrapi - Persepolis I, II (required reading at one or more US military colleges)
  • Alison Bechdel - Fun Home
  • David b - Epileptic
  • Alfred Bester (w) & Howard Chaykin (a) - The Stars My Destination (amazon) [Novel Adaptation]
  • Archie Goodwin (w) & Walter Simonson (a) - Alien [Movie Adaptation]
Comic Trade Paperbacks
  • Bryan Talbot - A Tale of One Bad Rat - Dark Horse
  • Tom Veitch and Bryan Talbot - The Nazz - DC Comics - (great insight as to how cults form)
  • Various - Batman Black and White - DC Comics (SCAD sequential art faculty reference this work often!)
Educational
General Comics and Cartooning

  • Matt Madden & Jessica Abel - Mastering Comics: Drawing Words & Writing Pictures
  • Matt Madden & Jessica Abel - Drawing Words & Writing Pictures
  • Scott McCloud - Understanding Comics
  • Scott McCloud - Making Comics
  • Will Eisner - Comics & Sequential Art (have not finished this one - hard read for me)
  • Will Eisner - Graphic Storytelling (have not finished this one - hard read for me)
  • Steve Lieber & Nat Gertler - The Complete Idiots Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel 
  • Mike Manley & Danny Fingeroth - How to Create Comics From Script to Print - Twomorrows
  • Jack Hamm - Cartooning the Head and Figure - Perigree
Writing Comics
  • Denny O'Neil - DC Guide to Writing Comics - Watson Guptill
  • Danny Fingeroth (Editor) - Write Now! (Magazine) - TwoMorrows Publishing
Drawing Comics
  • Klaus Janson - DC Guide to Pencilling Comics - Watson Guptill
  • Klaus Janson - DC Guide to Inking Comics - Watson Guptill
  • Various - DC Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics - Watson Guptill
  • David Chelsea - Perspective for Comics - Watson Guptill
  • Mike Manley (Editor) - Draw! (Magazine) - TwoMorrows Publishing
  • Bob McCleod (Editor) - Rough Stuff (Magazine) - TwoMorrows Publishing
  • John Buscema and Stan Lee - Drawing Comics the Marvel Way
  • Bob Hickey (Publisher) - Sketch (Magazine) - Blue Line Productions
Drawing General
  • Jack Hamm - Drawing the Head and Figure - Perigree
  • Jack Hamm - How to Draw Animals - Perigree
  • Jack Hamm - Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes - Perigree
  • Gary Fagin - Facial Expressions: A Visual Guide for Artists - Watson Gutptill (have not finished reading)
  • Andrew Loomis - Figure Drawing For All It's Worth - Out of print (PDF versions are available on the web or from CCG folks)
  • Ron Tiner - Figure Drawing Without a Model - David and Charles Publishers

1 comment:

  1. Righteaous. I'm gonna have to read "blankets"

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