Prolific writer Brian Michael Bendis has done one of the most requested and potentially impossible to create instructional books with this one. "Words For Pictures: The Art And Business Of Writing Comics And Graphic Novels" by Brian Michael Bendis, 2014
Rather than doing a straight how to draw approach, Eisner uses different chapters to cover different aspects of the comic creating process. In the " Comics and Sequential Art" book released in 1985, and its companion "Graphic Storytelling & The Visual Narrative" there are a number of essays that explain and detail all the nuances of graphic storytelling and the sequential arts. Although best known for his seminal comic series, The Spirit, Eisner has created works that explore and expand what is possible in the form. Will Eisner is considered the grandfather of the sequential form. You can find the latest edition of this educational resource on Amazon and eBay. Author and artist Scott McCloud is considered by some fans to be the 'Aristotle of Comics' for his extensive examination and exploration of the comic form. The book details the vocabulary, traditions and format of the comics medium along with the variety of ways that these elements can be used. "Understanding Comics" is a great place to begin our list as it takes an academic approach to the medium as an art form and as a means of communication. All the lessons and discussions are presented in a visual form with captions and/or dialogue balloons. "Understanding Comics" is a departure from the traditional how-to guide format because it is also itself, a comic. "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art" by Scott McCloud Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud Here are ten of the best “How To” books on the process and magic of creating comics. Thankfully, there is a small but growing cottage industry of writers and creators that have produced books that demystify the process of creating comics and help foster the next potential superstar through guidance.
But like much of art, lots of people think they can do it but it takes skill, dedication, knowledge and practice to do it well. When it works, it perfectly marries the fields of the visual arts and writing in a way that cannot be duplicated in any other art form. Comic books, as we know them today, are one of the few truly American art forms.
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