The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel

by Nat Gertler and Steve Lieber

Book Overview

Graphic novel guidance from two experts in the field. Here is a clear, beginning-to-end guide to creating a graphic novel-from developing a concept to getting it to readers. Heavily illustrated, this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592572332
• ISBN13: 9781592572335
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Alpha
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Awesome addition for my collection

Always did want to learn how they did this, this book teaches the basics, very good.

It has helped me to better understand comic making!!

I bought this book along with others discussing how to create graphic novels.And out of all of them I found this the most useful. This book goes into detail about how to pick your genre, how to develope characters, how to write a plot and many other useful things. This is a great book and belongs in every comic book artist library.

A good beginning.

Very well thought out and organized presentatation. It guides the artisist/novelist to-be effortlessly through every phase of graphic novel creation. I truly enjoyed it and thought it was easy to understand even for those who are not familiar with comic book or printhouse jargon. I highly recommend this guide as one of the best I have seen.

far from idiotic

I'm a long-time designer looking to do a web comic on the side and I picked this book up only partly because I was open to some new organizational ideas, but mostly because the gentleman writing it were so down to earth. Their teaching method is very engaging, the advice very helpful and easy to understand, but what I found most helpful was the "you can do it" reassuring undertone it had. I'm also a longtime attendee of comicon and found their "demostration purpose" con comic exerpt amusing. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to express themselves through graphic novels. It's practical, filled with good advice and a ton of helpful references you might want to look up later as well.

A helpful hand from heaven!!!

When i saw this title was about to be released I didn't believe it at first... But anyway... I put it on my wish list, before you can say ?idiot? Not because of the popularity of graphic novels but because I thought that a series of books like this "Complete Idiot's Guide" usually cares about, raising puppies, understanding software or mechanics stuff... You know... Things that might be more appealing to the real world... To the average reader But to dedicate a whole guide just to the creators or fans of graphic novels... Ummm, I don?t know... Sounds weird... But immensely cool at the same time!!! Anyway, I bought it, I have it, I read it, I LOVE IT! As comic creator, writer and graphic novel lover THIS IS A MUST HAVE!... But specially for those writers and art students beginners or expert... Is full of tips and great ideas, all written in a simple down to earth words As an expert you will find a different point of view, which I think is always helpful, as I never get tired of seeing other peoples works.. And as I believe there?s always something new to learn... In every book... Without exception Specially coming for this guys, Nat Gertler and Steve Leiber... They not only explain but sparks your imagination with a wonderful sense of humor and tons of creative examples... You will find yourself not only laughing in every page but feeling those creative butterflies in your stomach, while you feel you are ?talking? with people that understand your ideas, love and passion for writing and creating a graphic novel This is a book that goes directly to the subject... Directly to the thing you want the most... LEARN FROM THE PRO?S So... I recommend this one with my eyes closed, not only if you are an idiot, but if you believe that there?s always something new to learn... Get this one if you write graphic novel, if you love graphic novel, if you only read graphic novel, or if you only want to be... Less idiot... Like me