Top 5 Books on How to Draw Comics

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[Abe-Froman]

'Comics & Sequential Art By Will Eisner' & 'The Will Eisner Sketchbook' both should be included in every aspiring comic artists educational reference material list.

[deepfriedcelt]

"Framed Ink" by Marcos Mateu-Mestre is a fantastic book that deals with composition.

[djo-dji]

The best books on anatomy, morphology, illustration, comics (not just manga) and animation are all Japanese, Chinese and Korean. I've owned all the books in the video and I must say only Loomis is still worth buying – they are all good works but surpassed by Asian products.
Ps. Also Morpho by Michel Lauricella is excellent for morphology.

[zangcs]

That 3 colored arm triceps diagram not in my Hampton book...eventhough the front cover the same

[eboi]

You're amazing, it was very helpful for me. Thank you !

[taraishot]

Andrew loomis, Bridgeman, Michael Hampton I have those books but I reckon how to draw the marvel way should be where you start

[AnatomiaUSAL]

Man i follow your art since devantart... love your style

[MrBracey]

I’ve had How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way and a whole slew of Burne Hogarth books on my shelves for maybe 30=40 years now.

[michaelmcdonnell]

There's the Morpho books by Michel Lauricella and Drawing Powerful Heroes Brutes And Babes Vol 1&2 by Bart Sears.

[TheKevphil]

Good video, Will! Thanks for mentioning Cliff Young! Never heard of him before, and I've been around so long, that's pretty surprising. Good stuff there! Burne Hogarth has a pretty good book on just drapery, too. Oddly, the best reference on clothing folds and such can be found (IMO) in any book by Gil Kane or Curt Swan or Jerry Ordway. Finally, for plotting and pulling things together in an actual comic book, I'd like to give a nod to our mutual friend, *Jonathan Rector* and his MANY thorough YouTube videos.

[jozefstalin]

what plan would you create for a beginner who wants to draw comics or would you do that in a video form?, nice vid btw.

[annex]

So if someone had zero drawing experience, and wanted to draw comics, would you tell them to START with Drawing Comics The Marvel Way if they were going to pick up one book and begin from ground zero?

[grzegorzjuszczyk]

Hi
What is the title that black and white Batman - Greg Capullo?

[Gwangle]

I'm trying to learn landscapes by taking pictures in videogames and then drawing them in anki lol

[JoeLigmama]

I drew and wrote a full length comic with no reference, formal training, or research. Marvel and DC homogenized "realism" art style is the death of creativity and comics.

[michaelmcdonnell]

To better understand Bridgman just read the pictures and skip the text.

[ComicBookBob]

When it comes to Bridgeman, every comic pro I've ever talked to has said don't read him, just copy his diagrams.

[zangcs]

Be very careful when u get Hampton book...many edition...different diagrams....

[DanSmith-jy]

You don't need books. Professional instruction and just drawing a lot.

[leahbryce]

In the weeds….? Marvel and DC suck. The “weeds” have better comics😂😂😂😂😂