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McCloud, Scott. Making Comics: Storytelling
Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels.
NY: Harper Paperbacks, 2006. 272pp. ISBN 0060780940 (paper).
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Making Comics
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of Amazon.com
Introduction
... 1
Writing
with
Pictures ... 8
Clarity and
persuasion ... 8
The five choices ... 10
Choice of moment ... 11
Connecting
the dots .. 12
The
six transitions ... 15
Choice of frame ... 19
Distance,
angle and p.o.v. ... 20
Establishing
shots ... 22
The
reader's camera ... 24
Choice of image ... 26
Choice of
word ... 30
Choice of
flow ... 32
Directing
the eye ... 33
Beyond
the page ... 36
Five choices checklist ... 37
Working methods
... 38
Panel-by-panel improv ... 39
Clarity versus intensity ...
45
Intensity versus persuasion
... 53
Notes and exercises ... 54
Stories for
Humans ... 58
It takes two
... 58
Symmetry and recognition ...
59
3 steps to believable
characters ... 62
Character design ... 63
Inner
life ... 64
Visual
distinction ... 70
Expressive
traits ... 76
Facial expressions ... 80
Emotional
communication ... 81
Kinds of expressions ... 83
The emotional primaries ... 83
Mixing and matching ... 84
Physical states ... 87
Discreet, specialized signals ... 88
Facial muscles ... 92
Drawing
expressions ... 94
Body language ... 102
Differences from expression ... 103
Types of relationships ... 104
Elevation and status ... 105
Distance and relationship ... 107
Imbalance and discontent ... 109
Other relationships ... 111
Hand gestures ... 112
Figure drawing ... 114
Anatomy suggestions ... 114
The importance of gesture ... 115
Body language in action ...
116
Digging deeper ... 120
Notes and exercises ... 122
The Power of
Words ... 128
Balance and
integration ... 128
The 7 types of W/P
combination ... 130
Word-specific
... 131
Picture-specific
... 133
Duo-specific
... 135
Intersecting
... 136
Interdependent
... 137
Parallel
... 138
Montage
... 139 |
Using the 7 types ... 140
Word balloons ... 142
The "desperation
device" ... 142
Balloon
to mood matching ... 143
Emphasis
and cases ... 144
Sound effects ... 146
Writer/artist collaborations ... 148
Picking your story ... 150
Heritage and strengths ... 152
Notes and exercises ... 154
World Building
... 158
Being there ...
158
Revisiting the
establishing shot ... 160
Regional variations ... 166
Comic strip minimalism ...
169
Comics
about place
Perspective ... 170
Non-western
alternatives ... 171
Western perspective ... 172
Perspective and comics ... 173
Improvisation ... 174
Reference and Research ... 176
Not just "backgrounds" ...
178
Notes and exercises ... 180
Tools, Techniques & Technology ... 184
The only
essential
tools ... 184
Drawing on the cheap ... 186
Traditional tools ... 188
The
basic
equipment ... 188
Brushes,
pens and markers ... 190
Traditional
lettering ... 195
Digital transitions/this
book ... 196
Digital to print ... 198
Digital to screen ... 200
Lettering and fonts ... 202
Equipment ... 204
Publishing alternative .. 206
Who's the boss? ... 207
Notes ... 208
Your Place in
Comics ... 212
Discovering
your
style ... 212
Understanding manga ... 215
Understanding genres ... 224
Understanding comics culture
... 229
Wandering far and wide ...
238
Notes ... 240
Making Comics ...
244
Nice work if
you
can get it ... 244
Old and new markets ... 246
Your turn ... 249
"The blank page" ... 252
Notes ... 255
Bibliography/Suggested
Reading ... 256
Art Credits ... 258
Index ... 260 |
Reviews
- Badman, Derik.
[review.] Mad Ink Beard,
20 October 2006. on-line
- "The Barnes and Noble
Review." BN.com.
on-line
- "Bob's Comics
Reviews." Zompist.com,
November 2006. on-line
- Bowman, Donna.
[review.] A.V. Club,
9 November 2006. on-line
- Cohn, Neil. [review.] The Visual Linguist,
20 September 2006. on-line
- Doctorow, Cory.
"Making
Comics: Scott McCloud's 'Understanding Comics' for Creators." BoingBoing, 21
September 2006. on-line
- Dunn, Brian M.
[review.] Bookslut
October 2006. on-line
- Eaton, Lance Victor.
[review.] BookLoon
Reviews, 2006. on-line
- Ferdinand. [review.] Prospero's Manga,
19 October 2006. on-line
- Frodo. "Book Review: Making Comics by
Scott McCloud." The
Weekly Geek, 31 October 2006. on-line
- Frug, Stephen. "Preliminary Notes on Scott McCloud's Making Comics." Attempts, 9 September 2006. on-line
- Kelly, Kevin.
[review.] Cool Tools, 9 October 2006. on-line
- Kendrick, Mike.
"Making Comics Draws on Simplicity." The Gateway 47.17
(7 November 2006). on-line
- Kibuishi, Kazu. "The
Soul of Making Comics." Bolt
City, 12 October 2006. on-line
- Lorah, Michael C.
"Best Shots: Planetary, Justice, Making Comics, & More."
[portion.] Newsarama.com,
30 October 2006. on-line
- Mathewson, Jon.
[review.] Panel to
Panel .net, 2006. on-line
- Nunnemacher, John.
"Book Review: Making Comics by Scott McCloud." Yammering Griffins!,
26 September 2006. on-line
- Tyrrell, Gary. "Fleen
Book Corner: MC." Fleen
13 September 2006. on-line
- Wolk, Douglas. "Making
Comics: Scott
McCloud's Brilliant Treatise on the Inner Workings of Cartoonists will
Delight Amateur Artists and Curious Fans Alike." Salon.com Books, 10
October 2006. on-line
Interviews/Profiles
- Green, Jason. "Scott
McCloud: The Art of Making Comics." PLAYBACK:stl, 2006.
on-line
- Lopate, Leonard. "The
Leonard Lopate Show: Experts in Their Fields." WNYC radio. 5 September
2006. listen on-line
- MacDonald, Heidi.
"Scott McCloud Previews Making
Comics." PW Comics Week, 6 December 2005. on-line
- Mautner, Chris.
"Graphic Lit: An Interview with Scott McCloud." Panels and Pixels 2
October 2006. on-line
- "Scott McCloud's new
book coming Sept. 5th." The
Comics Journal Message Board, beginning 6 September 2006. on-line
- Yarbrough, Beau.
"Scott McCloud Takes His Show on the Road." Comic Book Resources: The Comic
Wire, 5 September 2006. on-line
- Zabel, Joe. "Making
Lightning: An Interview with Scott McCloud." The Webcomics Examiner,
[June?] 2006. on-line
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