How to draw comics

by ILYA

Book Description

Develop your own style as you learn about and practise the principles of drawing comics, graphic novels and manga with this fun and interactive guide.
About the Author

ILYA is a professional comic book writer and artist with more than 30 years experience. His work has been published internationally: by Marvel, DC and Dark Horse in the USA, Kodansha in Japan, and numerous independent companies worldwide. Books include his award-winning graphic novel series The End of the Century Club, Manga Shakespeare's King Lear, It's Dark In London, Room for Love and, as editor, The Mammoth Book of SKULLS, MBO CULT COMICS, and Colour Me Bad. Editor of The Mammoth Book of BEST NEW MANGA (three volumes, 2006-8), he also designs and tutors workshops and courses on the art of comics and manga for colleges, galleries, libraries and schools across the UK as well as abroad. 2016 debuts a brand new concept, KID SAVAGE, in collaboration with Joe Kelly, co-creator of Ben10. ILYA lives and loves in London.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2017

About the author

Ed Hillyer, better known as ILYA, is a British comics writer/artist. His work has appeared in publications from all the major US and UK comics companies, from Fleetway Editions' Crisis, Dark Horse's Manga Mania, Deadline magazine to work for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.

Reviews

[Lizzie & Koala Skywalker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading How to Draw Comics by ILYA. This book has a lot of helpful tips for creating your own comics. ~ Koala ^-^

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have no intention of drawing comics, so this wasn't written for me. But I kinda feel like it wouldn't be that helpful for anyone actually trying to draw them? It's part history, part workbook, part overview... It's just a little discombobulated.

The best sections were about drawing faces and inking. This was definitely a quality book, and I'm glad I read it. Perhaps it just wasn't for me.