Wondering, WHAT SHALL I GET HIM FOR CHRISTMAS?
By Steve Marchant (Collins & Brown)
ISBN10: 1-84340-146-0 ISBN13: 978-1-84340-146-9
There’s a huge proportion of the comic buying audience that nurtures the dream of working in the field, either for pay in the majors or for their own satisfaction. There are also a vast number of publications offering varying degrees of tips, hints, advice and training. The Comics Creators Guild itself publishes a number of such, and I sincerely wish we published this book too.
Author Marchant, as well as being the very talented cartoonist responsible for the criminally infrequent Stupidface comics and stories, has been teaching students of all ages the fundamentals of strip production since the late 1980s, and brings all that knowledge to the readers here in a logical, simple progression that acts as the perfect foundation course into the various necessary skills and techniques.
From the first chapter on Tools, Equipment, Basic Techniques and even Computers, through Face & Figure, Places & Objects, Composition & Storytelling, to Presentation & Publication, the facts and necessities are laid out in a manner that creates anticipation rather than trepidation and are entertainingly illustrated. Each section includes a series of projects for the student to complete. Also included is a gallery from a number of professionals to illustrate certain points and styles.
This is probably the best book on the subject since Will Eisner’s Comics and Sequential Art and won the CCG Award for “Best Comic Related Productâ€. If your kids want to get into comics or you harbour the desire yourself, this is where to start from.
© Collins & Brown Limited 2004.
Winner: CCG BEST COMIC RELATED PRODUCT 2004