Research Guides: Manga & Graphic Novels: On Creation

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Hannah Menendez

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Books from the Catalog

The insider's guide to creating comics and graphic novels
Call Number: PN6710 .S34 2009
ISBN: 1600610226

This is only a selection of books from the catalog and is intended only as a sample of what the Library has to offer.

Toon art : the graphic art of digital cartooning
Call Number: NC1764 .W57 2003
ISBN: 0823053784
Superhero explosion : 60 easy lessons for drawing comics!
Call Number: LS741.5 .Y14g
ISBN: 1581806523

Creating Graphic Novels

The following links take you into a subject search in the catalog. These aren't only about comic books but graphic novels and manga as well. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, only a starting place.

Comic books authorship
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This link takes you to the catalog and a list of books on creating/authoring graphic novels, comics, and manga.
Comic books technique
Drawing techniques
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This isn't specific to graphic novels, etc. but are books on general drawing techniques that may be found useful.
Cartooning technique

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YouTube

YouTube has lots of how-to videos on drawing comics & graphic novels as well as "about" the process.

The Making of THE ETERNAL SMILE
Graphic Novel by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim
CONAN The Making of a COMIC BOOK Legend [Part 1]
Comics Legend Joe Kubert Talks Abouit His Process
Making of a Graphic Novel
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone Publishers Imprint, presents a behind the scenes look at how to make a graphic novel.
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel - Making Of
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
by Eoin Colfer

This adaptation of his genre-busting, award-winning novel Artemis Fowl has been a labour of love for lifelong graphic novel fan Eoin Colfer, and Andrew Donkin. Art by Giovanni Rigano and colour by Paolo Lamanna.

Stage by stage, the drawing.
the Making of FRANKENSTEIN the graphic novel by Den Beauvais
The making of Frankenstein the Graphic Novel was originally filmed in 1993.I had the unique opportunity to create the whole book on my own.So I thought this was a great chance to do a How to video on creating a comic book.My task was to adapt the 1931 classic Boris Karloff black & white movie to 48 pages in color.To also create all the word balloons, illustrate the cover art and to supplying the publisher Dark Horse Comics with the final transparencies to print from.
The Photographer: The Making of a Graphic Novel
This audio slideshow features the work of French photographer Didier Lefevre, and graphic artist Emmanuel Guibert. Their book, The Photographer, tells the story of Lefevre's trip into Afghanistan in 1986. He was there to document a Doctors without Borders mission.

reMind

This is a blog on the making of a graphic novel. Jason Brubaker shares his progress and process.