Presents the history of the British war comic book genre, from the first publications to appear in the 1880s to the last titles to appear in the 1990s. This book charts the evolution of military history in warfare as children lived through it, relating to actual events such as the Western Front in 1914-18, and the rise of the Nazis.

Full colour reproductions of the classic Eagle cutaways

A hilariously absurd graphic collection.

Learn to draw manga with this great value, monster-sized practical sourcebook of hundreds of step-by-step manga drawings. The most popular manga figures and themes are covered - girls, boys, monsters, samurai, fantasy and science fiction.

Stan Lee, the founding father of Marvel Comics, and John Buscema, artist of the classic Silver Surfer series, give professional advice and instruction for budding comics artists. Learn how to draw the Marvel way, courtesy of this lavishly illustrated, step-by-step guide to all facets of the process.

Collects caricatures of famous faces from Richard Dawkins to Robbie Williams, from Anthony Hopkins to Amy Winehouse with the author's thoughts on the person concerned and why he wanted to paint them in the first place.

A practical, hands-on guide to learning the skills of Kodomo drawing. It includes detailed information on how to apply digital color, 3D designs, vectorial drawing, and a host of other useful design applications. It is suitable for manga artists, illustrators, and graphic designers.

The best of the 1950s Eagle comics in one annual

Features the manga story from manga's twelfth-century roots to the rise of English-language manga with profiles of influential creators like Leiji Matsumoto and CLAMP. This title presents an overview of manga's unique styles, techniques and genres decoded as well as a canon of fifty manga, including the iconic Astro Boy .

With sixty years under its belt, the Marvel archive spans three generations of readers who grew up with its instantly recognizable characters. This work presents the comic book history, and delves into the archives to tell the story of Marvel across the decades. It is also an interactive scrapbook with over 30 removable archival reproductions.

Features character designs, game covers, and promotional artwork from the three Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games.

Over the years, Greg Horn has established himself as one of the premier digital painters in comics, creating some of the most memorable covers and images of characters such as Elektra, Emma Frost, She-Hulk, and Ms Marvel. This book collects the artist's work for Marvel, Image, and DC, as well as his illustrations in advertising and video games.

An encyclopedia of more than 1,200 of the classic characters created by comics giant DC. It contains entries on the DC characters and expanded ones on Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, the JLA, Aquaman, Catwoman and Wonder Woman.

In 1981 two Mexican-American brothers self-published their comic book, titled Love and Rockets , and 'changed American cartooning forever' according to Publishers Weekly . This title's female protagonists, masterfully delineated with humor, candor, and realism, come to life within California's Mexican-American culture and punk milieu's heyday.

Containing artistry and memorable characters, this guide helps readers find comic books from various genres, produced between 1930 onwards, each represented by its cover and background details including publisher, year of imprint, series and issue numbers, intriguing story notes and the reason why it was chosen.

Easy-to-follow, step by step sequences that show how to draw faces and bodies. Also show how to design stunning backgrounds to suit different characters.

A coffee-table tribute to painted comics.

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