Draw Magazine (2001) comic books 2007-2009

The twice Eisner Award-nominated DRAW! magazine, the top step-by-step magazine on drawing for comics and animation, brings you working 'how-to' tutorials from today's top pros in the industry. In issue #14, blast off with in-depth interviews and demos by DC Comics artist Doug Mahnke (JLA, Batman, Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein, Superman, Justice League Elite), Ovi Nedelcu (Pigtale, WB Animation), and Steve Purcell (Sam and Max). Then, Mike Manley and Bret Blevins bring you Part III of Comic Art Boot Camp: 'Using Black to Power up Your Pages.' This installment will cover the best ways to use black placement to enhance and kick up the energy in your pages and designs. Plus, there's product reviews, a color section, and more, all behind a new Doug Mahnke cover! Edited by Mike Manley. Includes a free preview of Alter Ego #70, also shipping this month! Cover price $6.95.

The big Back To School issue! Want to go to an art school that offers a degree or major focus on comics and cartooning? Are you a mainstream type, or the next Harvey Pekar? Either way, choosing the right school is important, and in this issue Editor-in-Chief Mike Manley covers all the major schools who offer comic art as a major part of their curriculum, from the Center For Creative Studies, to the SVA, SCAD, the Joe Kubert School, and more! Interviews with faculty, students, and past graduates give prospective students the best overview to date of collegiate-level comic art classes. Plus, there's an interview with B.P.R.D.'s Guy Davis, discussing (and showing) how he produces the fan-favorite series. Also, Mike Manley and Bret Blevins provide the latest installment of their acclaimed Comic Art Bootcamp series. Expect the usual product reviews, color section, and more. Lastly, a free preview of Write Now! #17. Cover price $6.95.

From the early '70s at DC, Star Wars, and Heavy Metal, to American Flagg and now Wolverine, we catch up with Howard Chaykin, one of comics most innovative artist/storytellers! Also, we go behind the drawing board and animation desk with Jay Stephens, from Jet Cat and Tutenstein to his new Cartoon Network show, Secret Saturdays! Then there's more Comic Art Bootcamp, this time focusing on 'How to Use Reference,' and 'Working from Photos,' by Bret Blevins and Mike Manley. Plus, reviews, resources, and new Chaykin cover, and more! Cover price $6.95.

Draw! goes behind the scenes of the hit series of graphic novels starring Scott Pilgrim, slacker hero and wannabe rock stock, with his creator and artist, Bryan Lee O'Malley, to see how he creates the acclaimed Oni series! Then, learn how B.P.R.D.'s Guy Davis works on that series in an exclusive tutorial. Plus, there's the latest installment of Comic Art Bootcamp, this time on 'Learning from The Great Cartoonists' by Bret Blevins and Mike Manley! All this, plus reviews, resources for artists, and more! Cover price $6.95.

The professional 'how-to' magazine on cartooning and animation features in-depth interviews and step-by-step demonstrations from top comics professionals. R.M. Guera, the artist of Vertigo's Scalped, shows how he produces the acclaimed series. There's also a behind-the-scenes look at the Batcave with Cartoon Network's James Tucker of Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Cover price $6.95.