Since landing her first professional gig at age 15, superstar cartoonist Colleen Doran has accumulated more than 500 credits to her name as an artist, writer and designer. In this book, she shares the firsthand lessons she's learned along the way, giving you a genuine, real-world understanding of how to create polished, publishable manga comics and graphic novels using the same methods the pros use!
This is the kind of valuable insider information you won't find in other how-to books … stuff that Colleen wishes she knew when she was starting out. With step-by-step instruction and "assignments" throughout, this book will help you tailor classic techniques to suit your own unique style, and guide you toward your creative destiny.About the Author In the top 10 for every major category of Comics Buyer's Guide's fan poll, Doran gives better instruction than anyone because she knows both Japanese and American manga better than anyone, having worked in all aspects of the industry. She has consulted with many Japanese companies for US marketing such as Bandai (properties include popular TV shows and manga like Sailor Moon and presently hot Naruto on Cartoon Network). She has 100s of credits with all the major American comics publishers—Marvel, DC, Image, etc. She is the author of IMPACT's Girl to Grrrl Manga that has been well received by buyers. Her artwork has appeared in some of Watson-Guptill's bestselling art instruction books.
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