 | How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee
Buy new: $11.87 / Used from: $3.14 This one is classic. In my opinion, it is better than most recently published books about how to draw comics. However, it is very light in all topics about drawing and making comics.
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 | Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott Mccloud
Buy new: $16.52 / Used from: $9.64 In short, this is a great comic book about how to make comic books. It teaches how to use pictures and words to tell a story. This is not a how-to-draw book.
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 | Perspective! For Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a Professional Look in Your Artwork by David Chelsea
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $8.99 Similar to Making Comics, this is a great comic book about how to use perspective for comic books.
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 | Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style by Bruce Lewis
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $30.00 This book teaches you how to plan, create and publish an original manga. It gives you great tips about how to draw "manga style", but is not a how-to-draw book.
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 | How to Make Webcomics by Scott Kurtz
Buy new: $7.15 / Used from: $6.99 This is a good resource about self-publishing comic strips on the web.
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 | How To Draw Kung Fu Comics (v. 1) by Man Wai Cheung
Buy used from: $5.12 A good resource about making and Kung Fu action Manga. This is a guide that briefly include everything you need to know to make a Kung Fu Manga, including: Drawing Effects, Perspective, Anatomy, Character Design, Illustrating Scenarios, and Script Writing.
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 | Manga Pro Superstar Workshop: How to Create and Sell Comics and Graphic Novels by Colleen Doran
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $0.31 This book teaches you how to create manga. It is a good introduction about making manga, providing tips about a wide variety of subjects including tools, techniques, story and character design, page creation, and publishing. It includes interesting comparisons of western comics vs. manga. This is not a how-to-draw book.
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 | DragonArt by Jessica "Neon Dragon" Peffer
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $4.00 Great book that shows you step-by-step how to draw dragons and some other fantasy creatures.
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 | DragonArt Fantasy Characters: How to Draw Fantastic Beings and Incredible Creatures by J "Neondragon" Peffer
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $5.37 Great book that shows you step-by-step how to draw some fantasy characters. It includes a few creatures from fantasy, mythology and horror.
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 | Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images (Comic Artists Reference) by Buddy Scalera
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $14.19 It contains four models in an assortment of poses and good tips about how to use photos to draw your own characters. The models (two men and two women) are fit but not overly muscular, and clothed at all times.
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 | Manga Matrix: Create Unique Characters Using the Japanese Matrix System by Hiroyoshi Tsukamoto
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $13.54 Great source of inspiration for creating interesting creatures and characters.
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 | How To Draw Manga Volume 39: Creating Stories (How to Draw Manga (Graphic-Sha Numbered)) (v. 39) by Junichi Sugamoto
Buy used from: $67.21 Good book about creating stories for manga, but it may not be for beginners. It covers character design, story development, panel layout and production. This is not a how-to-draw book.
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 | How To Draw Manga: Sketching Manga-Style Volume 1: Sketching As Composition Planning by Hikaru Hayashi
Buy used from: $420.21 Excellent resource for learning the basics of how to sketch manga characters. It covers faces manga-style, figures manga-style and designing characters manga-style.
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 | How To Draw Manga: Sketching Manga-Style Volume 2 by Hikaru Hayashi
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $93.51 Excellent resource for learning how to sketch manga characters with logical proportions. It covers head-to-body ratios, angles, and portraying action and emotion.
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 | How To Draw Manga: Sketching Manga-Style Volume 3: Unforgettable Characteristics by Graphic-Sha
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $44.41 Excellent resource for learning how to sketch "linving" manga characters. It covers faces in any direction, dynamic figure, and manga production.
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 | How To Draw Manga: Sketching Manga-Style Volume 4: All About Perspective (v. 4) by Graphic-Sha
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $32.56 Excellent resource for learning how sketch to sketch manga characters in perspective.
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 | Let's Draw Manga: Fantasy by Noriko Tsubota
Buy used from: $8.83 Good resource that shows how to draw manga characters in a fantasy world.
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 | Let's Draw Manga: All About Fighting by Makoto Nakajima
Buy used from: $7.90 Good resource that shows how to draw manga characters in fighting scenes.
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 | Tokyo Urban Hip Hop Culture (Let's Draw Manga) by Makoto Nakajima
Buy used from: $12.00 Good resource that shows how to draw manga characters in an urban environment.
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 | More How To Draw Manga Volume 1: The Basics Of Character Drawing (Manga Technique) by Go Office
Buy used from: $43.80 Good book about drawing characters (not just manga characters).
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 | More How To Draw Manga Volume 2: Penning Characters by Go Office
Buy used from: $16.22 Good book about adding ink to your characters.
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 | More How To Draw Manga Volume 3: Enhancing A Character's Sense Of Presence by Go Office
Buy used from: $7.49 Good book about adding shade and tone to your characters.
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 | More How To Draw Manga Volume 4: Mastering Bishoujo Characters by Go Office
Buy used from: $9.59 Good book about mastering female manga characters.
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 | Drawing the Head and Figure (Perigee) by Jack Hamm
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $3.70 Basic book for learning how to draw people.
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 | How to Draw Animals (Perigee) by Jack Hamm
Buy new: $9.56 / Used from: $1.98 Basic book for learning how to draw animals.
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 | Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes by Jack Hamm
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $6.74 Basic book for learning how to draw landscapes.
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