This guy is a true Guru! Read His Books!

Don't let the cheese factor fool you. This is a great book for the basics in figures, faces, and almost everything else involved in basic drawing and comic creation.

This guy is the granddad of them all! You'll get some of the same info as the Scott McLeod books, but from the viewpoint of an old school genius.

Most of Hogarth's books rock. But be careful not to get too caught up in his elongated stylization.

This is so simple to follow, and gives you a great desk reference to reach for when you get stuck on a perspective problem.

I don't usually go in for the Manga stuff. But these books are pretty good for basic skills building. Look for the "Techniques" book too.

Some of the best advice on developing solid stories can be found in this book.

Comics and film have more in common than most could imagine. If you don't have a solid grasp of the language of film and the development of good screenplays you may be handicapped in the world of comics.

Imagine that a really smart guy got obsessed with the stories and mythologies of world cultures, quit work, studied for years and years, figured out that all great stories have certain things in common, and then wrote a book about it. That's this book. Buy it. Read it (twice). You'll be glad you did.

This book isn't really an essential, but can really add a lot of info to your knowledge of visual story telling.

This is one of the handiest little books I've ever bought. Great info that will speed you into the digital lettering process.

The "Art of" books from Pixar, Dreamworks, and some of the Disney ones are so packed with great insight into the development of stories. I have a whole collection of these things and this is one of my favorites.

If you really want to make visually appealing stories, this book can put you on that path. Amazing art, simple to follow.