Mastering Comics

 Drawing Words and Writing Pictures

By Jessica Abel and Matt Madden

Drawing Words and Writing Comics is a book that really has helped me get into the frame of mind of writing comics and what ts all about. It teaches you abut comics terminology, the relationship between word and image, panel transitions. How to pencil, how to letter. Beyond all that, it teaches you how to write, what to write, how to structure and where t put the narrative arc. 

I only recently got this book and have not had the chance to read it properly. After every chapter there is homework and activities and I would really like to sit down over the summer and do all the tasks and do them with this comic in mind.. 

Mastering Comics is the second book and it is for the more seasoned comic artist. It talks about more complex issues with making a comic and has many activities to help you through artists' block or figuring out how to turn your one off edition into a serialization. Highly recommend both these books for anyone wanting to learn the real basics of comic art.