{"product_id":"make-comics-like-the-pros-greg-pak-9780385344630","title":"Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels","description":"\u003cb\u003eA step-by-step guide to all aspects of comic book creation--from conceptualization to early drafts to marketing and promotion--written by two of the industry's most seasoned and successful pros.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover the Secrets of Your Favorite Comic Book Creators \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo you want to break into the comics industry? There are many creative roles available--writer, penciller, inker, colorist, letterer, editor, and more. Each creator serves a vital function in the production of sequential art at companies such as DC, Marvel, Image, and Valiant. In \u003ci\u003eMake Comics Like the Pros\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran comics creators Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente team up with a who's who of the modern comic book scene to lead you step-by-step through the development of a comic. With these two fan-favorite writers as your guides, you'll learn everything from script formatting to the importance of artistic collaboration to the best strategies for promoting and selling your own sequential art masterpiece. Pak and Van Lente even put their lessons into practice inside the pages of the book--pairing with Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Colleen Coover (\u003ci\u003eBandette\u003c\/i\u003e) to produce the swashbuckling, adventure comic \u003ci\u003eSwordmaids\u003c\/i\u003e, and giving you front row seats to their creative process. \u003ci\u003eMake Comics Like the Pros\u003c\/i\u003e provides all the answers you've been seeking to take your comic book-making dreams all the way to professional-level reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385344635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385344630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watson-Guptill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.93h x 8.49w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 82","brand":"Greg Pak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994843021567,"sku":"9780385344630","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe4373be-4dc3-4f99-a799-69b96995b9d2.jpg?v=1683332498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/make-comics-like-the-pros-greg-pak-9780385344630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}