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# Comprehensive storytelling guide Top-rated with 4.8/5 stars Practical writing & drawing exercises Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

**Price:** R2782
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## Summary

> ✍️ Turn your ideas into iconic stories — don’t just draw, narrate!

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- **What is this?** Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
- **How much does it cost?** R2782 with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **Join a Thriving Creative Community:** Ranked #9 in How to Create Comics, this bestseller connects you with industry standards.
- • **Elevate Your Narrative Beyond Drawing:** Focus on 'drawing words and writing pictures' to create compelling stories, not just art.
- • **Master the Art of Visual Storytelling:** Unlock the secrets behind comics, manga, and graphic novels with expert insights.
- • **Learn by Doing with Guided Assignments:** Each chapter includes practical 'homework' to sharpen your skills effectively.
- • **Proven Success with 1,600+ Rave Reviews:** A 4.8-star rating proves this book’s impact on aspiring creators worldwide.

## Overview

Making Comics by Scott McCloud is a bestselling, critically acclaimed guide that reveals the storytelling techniques behind comics, manga, and graphic novels. With a 4.8-star rating from over 1,600 readers, it combines theory with practical exercises to help creators master the craft of visual narrative beyond just drawing.

## Description

Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels : McCloud, Scott: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: A great read - Fun and informative
Review: Beyond Awesome...BE-AWESOME! - This. Is. Great. Now let me explain why: I remember picking up this book ages ago, taking one look at the cartoony interior and putting it back on the shelf. I was very much unimpressed with the drawing style inside and it was far beneath my discerning tastes. Of course...I was an idiot back then. Now being a little bit older and a lot wiser, I've finally cottoned on to what exactly this book is about. It's not there to teach you how to draw, there are a gazillion other ways to learn how to do THAT, this is here to teach you how to 'draw words and write pictures' and it delivers on that promise and then some. You can take this book in two ways. You can either; a) dip in here and there and extract the bits of information that you need (though i would recommend reading it all once through at least once) or b) take it as it was intended and work through it as you would any other course. Each chapter is similarly laid out to a tutor's lecture and it followed up with a set of 'homework' assignments. Sounds boring and a lot of hard work but -hey- if you're doing comics, hard work is the way to go. The effort is worth it. Nearly everything in this book is just the sense your mother raised you with but you will find yourself reading it and saying "oh, RIIIIIGHT...". It makes sense of things that can otherwise be undefinable and helps you learn things that you might otherwise have dismissed as being purely instinctive and impossible to learn. I could go on like this for quite some time, but i do beleive there is a word limit, so i shall finish with this: If you're serious about getting into comics and learning the art for what it is -seemlessly combining good writing with good art- then you need this book. BUY IT!

## Features

- HarperCollins Publishers

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 28,853 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 9 in How to Create Comics 159 in Commercial Graphic Design 248 in Art History by Theme & Concept |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,615 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great read
*by S***T on 21 July 2025*

Fun and informative

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beyond Awesome...BE-AWESOME!
*by A***R on 15 December 2009*

This. Is. Great. Now let me explain why: I remember picking up this book ages ago, taking one look at the cartoony interior and putting it back on the shelf. I was very much unimpressed with the drawing style inside and it was far beneath my discerning tastes. Of course...I was an idiot back then. Now being a little bit older and a lot wiser, I've finally cottoned on to what exactly this book is about. It's not there to teach you how to draw, there are a gazillion other ways to learn how to do THAT, this is here to teach you how to 'draw words and write pictures' and it delivers on that promise and then some. You can take this book in two ways. You can either; a) dip in here and there and extract the bits of information that you need (though i would recommend reading it all once through at least once) or b) take it as it was intended and work through it as you would any other course. Each chapter is similarly laid out to a tutor's lecture and it followed up with a set of 'homework' assignments. Sounds boring and a lot of hard work but -hey- if you're doing comics, hard work is the way to go. The effort is worth it. Nearly everything in this book is just the sense your mother raised you with but you will find yourself reading it and saying "oh, RIIIIIGHT...". It makes sense of things that can otherwise be undefinable and helps you learn things that you might otherwise have dismissed as being purely instinctive and impossible to learn. I could go on like this for quite some time, but i do beleive there is a word limit, so i shall finish with this: If you're serious about getting into comics and learning the art for what it is -seemlessly combining good writing with good art- then you need this book. BUY IT!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a Gem!
*by C***O on 15 August 2025*

A gem to have in the collection for any aspiring comics enthusiast.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
- Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
- Reinventing Comics: The Evolution of an Art Form

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