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- Hasan KubbaInterview
- Austin Kleon: A Writer Who DrawsInterview
Well, this is a funny question to answer, because I just completed a trilogy of books for people trying to be writers and artists. But that seems cheap, somehow, to recommend my own books, so I’ll try to recommend books that influenced my books. First up, What It Is by Lynda Barry. It’s my favorite book about writing…
- Damian DuffyInterview
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud—Probably one of the most famous comic about comics around, McCloud’s work is an optimistic, theoretical manifesto of what comics were when the book came out in the 90s, and what they can be, which is almost anything.
- Sean PhillipsInterview
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. It explains everything you need to know about reading and creating comics. I’d already been working for at least ten years before I read it and I learnt a lot. Really though, there’s no substitute for making your own comics. You learn best by doing!
- Matt ForbeckInterview
A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud, Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee.
- Christopher GoldenInterview
That’s hard to say. My career has encompassed so many disciplines and mediums. I’d say On Writing by Stephen King, The Elements Of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White, and Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. And, honestly, if I have to explain why, you shouldn’t be embarking on this career.
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