Create your own Marvel-style comic book with this practical guide featuring expert insights from Marvel's top writers, artists, and editors.
What is it that makes a Marvel comic book so special? How can you recreate that Marvel magic to hook—and hold—a reader from the very first page? Marvel's Mastering the Art of Comics guides you through every step in the process of creating a Marvel-quality comic book:
Crafting the perfect pitch
Creating compelling characters and origin stories
Maximizing a scene visually
Designing a Marvel-style cover that screams "pick me up to find out what happens!"
Telling a story across panels, pages, and issues
And so much more, including all the technical nuts and bolts of working with a team to execute your vision
With captivating scenes from X-Men, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and more, alongside rich insights, quotes, and Q&As from nearly twenty of the most storied Marvel creators, this step-by-step guide analyzes character, story, cover, and panel samples to explore the anatomy of a Marvel comic book, teaching you everything you need to know to create one of your own.
This guide is a Marvel-comics-making master class for the creator who is ready to move beyond basic theory to learn how to bring the page—and their career—to life.
Create your own Marvel-style comic book with this practical guide featuring expert insights from Marvel's top writers, artists, and editors.
What is it that makes a Marvel comic book so special? How can you recreate that Marvel magic to hook—and hold—a reader from the very first page? Marvel's Mastering the Art of Comics guides you through every step in the process of creating a Marvel-quality comic book:
Crafting the perfect pitch
Creating compelling characters and origin stories
Maximizing a scene visually
Designing a Marvel-style cover that screams "pick me up to find out what happens!"
Telling a story across panels, pages, and issues
And so much more, including all the technical nuts and bolts of working with a team to execute your vision
With captivating scenes from X-Men, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and more, alongside rich insights, quotes, and Q&As from nearly twenty of the most storied Marvel creators, this step-by-step guide analyzes character, story, cover, and panel samples to explore the anatomy of a Marvel comic book, teaching you everything you need to know to create one of your own.
This guide is a Marvel-comics-making master class for the creator who is ready to move beyond basic theory to learn how to bring the page—and their career—to life.
