Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like Make comics like the pros by Greg Pak


Make Comics Like the Pros guides aspiring creators through every stage of making a professional comic book. Written by writer‑artist Greg Pak and fellow writer Fred Van Lente, the book explains script formatting, the roles of penciller, inker, colorist, letterer, editor, and other key contributors at major publishers such as DC, Marvel, Image, and Valiant. It also covers artistic collaboration, marketing tactics, and sales strategies that will help you launch your own sequential art. Throughout the book Pak and Van Lente illustrate their lessons by working with Eisner‑Award‑winning cartoonist Colleen Coover (Bandette) to produce the adventure comic Swordmaids, giving readers an inside look at the creative process from concept to finished pages.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Arts & Culture/Graphic Design
Authors: Greg Pak
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Greg Pak
Make comics like the pros by Greg Pak

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Make comics like the pros by Greg Pak are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Make comics like the pros (12 similar books)

Understanding Comics by 9222381|Scott McCloud book cover

📘 Understanding Comics
 by Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud’s "Understanding Comics" offers a thorough exploration of the history, techniques, and cultural impact of comic art, revealing the hidden language that shapes this misunderstood medium.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (27 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Understanding Comics
Making Comics by 9222381|Scott McCloud book cover

📘 Making Comics
 by Scott McCloud

A practical guide for aspiring comic artists, offering concise techniques for combining words and images to portray the human experience in a minimalist style.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Making Comics
Comic Books by 7600197|Shirrel Rhoades book cover

📘 Comic Books
 by Shirrel Rhoades


★★★★★★★★★★ 2.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Comic Books
Comic-con and the business of pop culture by 9742206|Rob Salkowitz book cover

📘 Comic-con and the business of pop culture
 by Rob Salkowitz


★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Comic-con and the business of pop culture
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by 9912639|Stan Lee book cover

📘 How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
 by Stan Lee

Stan Lee reveals the core techniques that define Marvel’s iconic style, guiding readers through drawing and visual storytelling in comic books and strips.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
Manga Pro Superstar Workshop by 818382|Colleen Doran book cover

📘 Manga Pro Superstar Workshop
 by Colleen Doran


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Manga Pro Superstar Workshop
The writer's guide to the business of comics by 6528295|Lurene Haines book cover

📘 The writer's guide to the business of comics
 by Lurene Haines


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The writer's guide to the business of comics
The complete guide to self-publishing comics by 11949653|Comfort Love book cover

📘 The complete guide to self-publishing comics
 by Comfort Love


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The complete guide to self-publishing comics
Comics by 792220|Walt Kelly book cover

📘 Comics
 by Walt Kelly


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Comics
How comics work by 10607159|Dave Gibbons book cover

📘 How comics work
 by Dave Gibbons

Dave Gibbons offers a class in creating comic books. Learn scriptwriting, page layouts, lettering and more.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like How comics work
Manga in theory and practice by 7291611|Hirohiko Araki book cover

📘 Manga in theory and practice
 by Hirohiko Araki

"Learn how to create manga from Hirohiko Araki--creator of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and a master of the medium! Hirohiko Araki is the author of one of the longest-running and most beloved manga of all time, the epic fan favorite JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. According to him, "manga is the ultimate synthesis of all forms of art," and in this book he reveals the secrets behind how to make the magic happen using concrete examples from his own work. Read all about his "golden ratio of beauty" for drawing, the "investigative reports" he draws up for each of the characters he creates, his methodology for storytelling inspired by the great Ernest Hemingway, and many more aspects of manga creation in this how-to guide penned by an industry legend"--

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Manga in theory and practice
Comics and Sequential Art by 6571405|Will Eisner book cover

📘 Comics and Sequential Art
 by Will Eisner


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Comics and Sequential Art

Some Other Similar Books

Drawing Words and Writing Pictures by Dan Melliss
Mastering Comics by Chris Ware
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud
The Silver Age of Comic Book Art by John Bond
Break Into Comics the Marvel Way by Terry Kavanagh

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!