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There are a number of useful and informative books on making comics. Some cover specific topics, like how to draw for a particular genre, while others are more wide-ranging. Here’s all the ones I’ve covered.
Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Mastering Comics Understanding Comics Reinventing Comics Making Comics Will Eisner’s Comics and Sequential Art Will Eisner’s Graphic Storytelling Will Eisner’s Expressive Anatomy for Comics The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics The DC Comics Guide to Pencilling Comics The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics The DC Comics Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics The DC Comics Guide to Creating Comics Make Comics Like the Pros Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels Stan Lee’s How to Write Comics Stan Lee’s How to Draw Comics Stan Lee’s How to Draw Superheroes How to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooning 99 Ways to Tell a Story The Drawing Lesson The Business of Comics The Writer’s Guide to the Business of Comics Mastering Manga With Mark Crilley Manga Secrets