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