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Provides step-by-step instructions for creating comic strips, including developing characters and writing jokes.

Once upon a time ... a princess tried to make a comic. And with the help of a magical cartooning elf, she learned how--well enough to draw her way out of an encounter with a dangerous dragon, near-death by drowning, and into her very own adventure! Like the princess, young readers will discover that they already have the drawing and writing skills it takes to make a comic -- they just need a little know-how.

An encyclopedia of information on creating cartoon strips from two contributors to Marvel Comics, one of the most successful comic book publishers.

Explains how characters in Japanese comics, or manga, are drawn, covering action poses, bad boys, genres, fantasy, sexy women, robots, and other related components.

Contains instructions on how to draw and design cartoon characters using the Japanese style of animation called anime.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of human, animal, and other figures in the style of Japanese anime, covering general tips, details of specific features, and how to show action.

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing "mecha," the futuristic combat machines that populate Japanese comics and animation, covering robots, vehicles, spaceships, weapons, and cyborg women.

Provides instructions for drawing manga characters of various body types; includes directions and tips for sketching fashions and settings; and offers fourteen complete demonstrations.

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for drawing manga characters.

Budding artists will master drawing vehicles, such as mobile patrol armor, a riot buster, a troop-dispersal carrier, and a cruise ship.

Step-by-step instructions give budding artists all they need to learn how to draw heads, faces, hands, action poses, and backgrounds.

"Information accompanies step-by-step instructions on how to draw manga.

An illustrated introduction to writing a graphic novel that explains the creative process, includes an example, and offers exercises for getting started as well as drawing tips.

Numbered step-by-step instructions give guidance for drawing martial arts figures in the manga style.

Step-by-step instructions and illustrations explain how to draw mini manga characters, using simple lines and curves.