Superheroes: Joe Kubert's Wonderful World of Comics

by Joe Kubert

Dynamic superheroes star in this entertaining instructional book on the art of creating powerful comic book characters. Opening with the fascinating history of the genre, the book's legendary author/teacher then illustrates the basic structure of both male and female superheroes, their classic facial expressions, body language, and ways to evoke other aspects of the superhero personality. Typical story settings, climate, and terrain are all delved into, as are structuring a story and script, making rough sketches, thumbnail layouts, and spot lettering. Joe Kubert's artistry has produced extensive work for Flash and DC Comics, the newspaper strip "Green Berets," a 3-D process for comic books, and a graphic novel, "Fax from Sarajevo," which earned the prestigious Eisner Award. The long-established Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art is located in the author's hometown, Dover, New Jersey.

Genres: Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Joe Kubert was a Jewish-American comic book artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. His sons, Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert, have themselves become successful comic-book artists.

Kubert's other creations include the comic books Tor, Son of Sinbad, and Viking Prince, and, with writer Robin Moore, the comic strip Tales of the Green Beret.

Kubert was inducted into the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1997, and Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1998.

Reviews

[Andrew Clem · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must to have in every comic artist library.