The secrets of drawing diabolical, spine-tingling characters pack this entertaining, how-to title designed for artists, and even kids, who aspire to be working cartoonists.

This text details how to master the art of drawing fabulous females for comic books. From basic anatomy and musculature to more advanced poses, costumes and hairstyles, it covers all the various types of comic book women, along with how to compose a comic book panel and how to tell the story.

How to Draw Those Bodacious Bad Babes of Comics shows you not only how to draw Bad Babes, but how to motivate them, how to reveal their hidden thoughts, how to show them in extreme action, and how to dress and arm them. The authors focus on drawing the female form, but they also offer an excellent introduction to figure drawing of all sorts. Frank McLaughlin and Mike Gold-household names in the world of comics-teach tricks of the trade that anybody can learn and master, including secret inking techniques and helpful shortcuts in background drawing. With the inside knowledge of comic-book production contained in this book, those too-busy-to-take-your-call art directors should be phoning back any day.

Instructions for drawing many of the latest styles of bad guys appearing in comic books today.

The first-ever guide that shows how to draw the radical characters and special effects of extreme comics. Dozens of step-by-step lessons demonstrate extreme anatomy, glows, knockouts, and more. Also includes art from several top extreme comics artists.

Arthurian legend is alive and well in the modern world, including mythical creatures, fantastical locales, and the one true sword of the king, Excalibur. But when the evil Merlin returns to lay claim to the impossible weapon, only one man can stand in his way—the immortal Thomas Skybourne. Written and illustrated by industry legend Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows, Savage Wolverine), Skybourne is a thrilling blend of fantasy and espionage action that updates the legends of King Arthur for a modern-day reader.

The world's most efficient spy teams up with some of the Marvel Universe's most powerful fighting females in four all-new, all-ages adventures.

Presents instructions for aspiring cartoonists on the art form's key techniques, sharing concise and accessible guidelines on such principles as capturing the human condition through words and images in a minimalist style.

Supercharge your drawings with the power of photo reference! Almost every professional comic artist uses photo reference. Finding really good photo reference is crucial to capturing accurate lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses . . . or consult generic photo reference books with static poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library. In this book, you get over 1,100 awesome-quality, color photos—500+ in the book and 600+ on the CD-ROM—all created specifically for you, the professional or aspiring comic artist. Inside you'll find: Handsome, muscular men and gorgeous, fit women in dynamic poses Extreme angles, foreshortening and complex body mechanics Poses including jumping, kicking, punching, standing, ducking, lifting, flying, sitting, smoking, drinking, kissing, screaming, laughing, cowering, shooting, sword-fighting and more Superior lighting that creates dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows 7 fantastic art demos by professional comic artists Unless you have a team of superheroes willing to pose for you, Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses will be the most important tool in your photo reference library. Get started today drawing the pictures that will launch or advance your comic book career!