Making Comics

Making Comics, by Scott McCloud, is a graphic how-to manual packed with information for anyone interested in learning or increasing their artistic and storytelling skills.

Pictures with Clarity and Persuasion

Learn how to write with pictures with clarity and persuasion. Scott gives three steps toward creating your own believable characters: inner life, visual distinction, and expressive traits.

Character Design

He then moves on to explain the power of words and how to use word balloons.

Power of Words

Learn how to build worlds from the minimal to the detailed that are more than just backgrounds for your characters.

Building Worlds

McCloud then gives the pros and cons of traditional tools versus digital imaging and how to discover your own unique style.

Traditional vs. Digital Tools

Your Place in Comics

I would recommend this book to writers as well as artists for it’s wealth of information.