Manga comic books

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, David Hutchison and Rod Espinosa continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Fire, smoke, explosions! Ben Dunn takes a turn at Spectacular FX. Plus: From ideas to reality -- David Hutchison shows how a comic page is developed. And: Action without speedlines??? Rod Espinosa shows how! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry and Rod Espinosa continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: More extreme faces by Ben Dunn. Plus: Comprehensive step by step cover design by Fred Perry. And: Accessorizing and customizing your characters by Rod Espinosa. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Brian Denham continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: The science of inking by Rod Espinosa. Plus: Illustrating the fight scene by David Hutchison. And: Making the mundane extraordinary by Brian Denham. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Brian Denham continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Advanced Inking - Dark hair and the chrome shine by Rod Espinosa. Plus: School of Style - Anime vs. manga by David Hutchison. And: Secrets Exposed - 20 ways to draw better breasts by Brian Denham. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Sam Lotfi continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: The Science of Inking Part 3: Backgrounds by Rod Espinosa. Plus: Hot tips on how to use the AP Screentone CD by David Hutchison. Also: Expressing body language by Sam Lotfi. And: See what AP's releasing just in time for the holidays. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

by Various NHS Month! Antarctic Press continues its series of How To Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight, and David Hutchison continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. This month, celebrate 15 years and 100 main title issues of Ninja High School with an all-NHS How to Draw special! NHS creator Ben Dunn leads the way in showing you how to draw the characters that started Ameri- manga! b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Fred Perry continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Designing swords. Plus: Advanced weaponry by Rod Espinosa. And: Expressive and active hands by Fred Perry. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Cover by Ben Dunn. Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Brian Denham, David Hutchison and Sam Lotfi continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Draw backgrounds like a pro by Brian Denham. Plus: When to use the sweat bead and many other character effects by David Hutchison. And: That cool manga hairstyle by Sam Lotfi. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Brian Denham, Sam Lotfi and Rod Espinosa continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: 100 Hands - Poses and gestures you need to know by Brian Denham. Plus: Manga Monsters - Designing your own bogeymen by Sam Lotfi. And: Mecha - Tips on how to design realistic mechs by Rod Espinosa. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

It's an all-Fred issue for Gold Digger Month! Learn the best tips and tricks on how to draw Gold Digger characters from the man himself! Give the Ginamobile speed; define a good villain's smirk; and put the right bounce in the... step... of Gina and her friends! b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, Sam Lotfi and Sherard Jackson continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Monsters - How to make your own dragon by Rod Espinosa. Plus: Designing heroes by Sam Lotfi. And: Mecha - Designing your own transforming mech by Sherard Jackson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight, and David Hutchison continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue. b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Does NOT Have Dustjacket - 2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Next up in the successful How to Draw Manga series is the third most best-selling and important title among the entire series in Japan, Bodies and Anatomy. The book provides aspiring comic artists with a deeper understanding of both the human skeletal and muscular structure, as well as the differences between the male and female anatomy through descriptive text and informative illustrations. Separated into four chapters, this comprehensive book covers variations in the head, face, upper body, torso, and lower body in a variety of positions. English Text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. Next up in the successful How to Draw Manga series is the third most best-selling and important title among the entire series in Japan, Bodies and Anatomy. The book provides aspiring comic artists with a deeper understanding of both the human skeletal and muscular structure, as well as the differences between the male and female anatomy through descriptive text and informative illustrations. Separated into four chapters, this comprehensive book covers variations in the head, face, upper body, torso, and lower body in a variety of positions. English Text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Catalog of Graphic Sha publishings How to Draw Manga guidebooks. 24 pages, Text (with Color and B&W illustrations)

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects How to Draw Manga (2000-2003) #1-4. AP compiled the first four issues into one easy-to-use trade paperback! Giving you more value, this compilation has 128 pages for a price any pocketbook can handle. See the skills exhibited by Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Adam Warren, and Joe Wight as they present a comprehensive guide to mastering the manga style. Each featured artist has his own exclusive special comments. Some topics covered in the series include: figure study, costumes, mecha, comic story-telling, and composition. Miss class the first time? Then take the refresher course now, while you still can! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Featuring How to Draw Manga Type Super heroes and Super Villains! See the skills exhibited by Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, David Hutchison, Rod Espinoza, Ted Nomura, and Joe Wight as they present a comprehensive guide to mastering the manga style. Each featured artist has his own exclusive special comments. Some topics covered in the series include: figure study, costumes, mecha, comic story-telling, and composition. Miss class the first time? Then take the refresher course now, while you still can! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. The blockbuster instructional series from Antarctic Press continues to be in high demand - so much so that they're doing a third informative collection! The manga masters at AP dig up another gold mine of valuable instruction in assorted aspects of the manga medium, 128 more pages worth brought to you by such stellar talents as the Godfather of American Manga, Ben Dunn (Ninja High School, Marvel Mangaverse), multitalented creator/illustrator/animator Fred Perry (Gold Digger, Legacy), Eisner/Ignatz nominee Rod Espinosa (Courageous Princess), American manga sensation David Hutchison (Dragon Arms, Ninja High School), and legendary creator and illustrator Joe Wight (Twilight X). Learn the rules of the school from the people who built it! For anyone who missed out on issues #9-12 of the regular series, this is your chance to catch up on those missed lessons! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Includes CD-ROM - English text - Volume 1 - 1st printing. A Previews Exclusive! English Language Edition! So, you've become comfortable with drawing manga, but you want to give your manga a more impressive look, or create authentic Japanese-style manga of your very own. If you are such an artist, then mastering the use of tone is a must. Tone will give your artwork three-dimensionality and allow you to add a wide array of audacious special effects. Computones is full of techniques that will teach you how to use digital tone effortlessly. The bonus CD-ROM (for Windows; includes compatible plug-in modules for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and Jasc Paint Shop Pro) contains 100 types of tone favored by manga artists. This Computones series is guaranteed to expand your mang horizons. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

Does NOT Include CD-ROM - English text - Volume 1 - 1st printing. A Previews Exclusive! English Language Edition! So, you've become comfortable with drawing manga, but you want to give your manga a more impressive look, or create authentic Japanese-style manga of your very own. If you are such an artist, then mastering the use of tone is a must. Tone will give your artwork three-dimensionality and allow you to add a wide array of audacious special effects. Computones is full of techniques that will teach you how to use digital tone effortlessly. The bonus CD-ROM (for Windows; includes compatible plug-in modules for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and Jasc Paint Shop Pro) contains 100 types of tone favored by manga artists. This Computones series is guaranteed to expand your mang horizons. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Everyday Fashion!" By Hikaru Hayashi and Kimiko Morimoto. Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Volume 1 looks primarily into female apparel; Volume 2 uncovers undergarments and lingerie; Volume 3 hits the beach with swimwear, sports attire and active wear; while Volume 4 features a look at kimonos and gowns. All four volumes each feature special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Everyday Fashion!" By Hikaru Hayashi and Kimiko Morimoto. Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Volume 1 looks primarily into female apparel; Volume 2 uncovers undergarments and lingerie; Volume 3 hits the beach with swimwear, sports attire and active wear; while Volume 4 features a look at kimonos and gowns. All four volumes each feature special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Intimate Apparel!" By Hikaru Hayashi and Kimiko Morimoto. Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Volume 2 uncovers undergarments and lingerie. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Sexy Sports Wear!" By Hikaru Hayashi and Kimiko Morimoto. VOLUME 3 hits the beach with swimwear, sports attire and active wear. All three volumes each feature special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Kimono and Formal Dress!" By Hikaru Hayashi and Kimiko Morimoto. Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Includes special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. Introducing the latest edition from the best-selling series! In the world of manga, the couple is indispensable. Pairing various couples, this unique collection explains how to render couples from scene to goal, and from basic to finished drawings. Softcover, &-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. Introducing the latest edition from the best-selling series! In the world of manga, the couple is indispensable. Pairing various couples, this unique collection explains how to render couples from scene to goal, and from basic to finished drawings. Softcover, &-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - Volume 1 - 1st printing. From the makers of the "How to Draw" series comes this exciting new line of books, detailing the use of computers in your artwork! You can learn how to draw authentic manga-style illustrations with your computer, using the basic techniques taught in this and upcoming volumes. Japanese text. Softcover, 130 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $31.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - Volume 2 - 1st printing. The latest in the "How to Draw" series teaches you how to illustrate using computers, providing all the basic information and techniques. Japanese text. Softcover, 130 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. Another volume in the popular How to Draw Manga series! Now you can learn how to draw clothing like those sexy maid outfits (especially Maid and a virgin in service of a shrine [Miko]). Japanese text. Softcover, 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.99.

English text - 1st printing. It's Maids and Miko, at your service! This entry in the popular How To Draw Manga features easy-to-follow instructions for drawing sexy maid uniforms and the traditional garments worn by "miko," young women who work in Japan's religious shrines. The only book of its kind, this volume is perfect for manga artists who want to increase their characters' sex appeal by dressing them in authentic Japanese clothing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Drawing Instructions by Hiroyuki Kitazume, Matsuri Okuda, and Akihiro Izumi.

From the publishers of the best-selling How To Draw Manga series! This book is co-authored by the animation production company A.I.C. and Yoyogi Animation Gakuin, a leading animation institute in Tokyo, Japan. It conveys the main or "key" poses in action by showing the reader the work process up to the point where a finished animated work has been created.

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 132 Pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

2nd and later printings.

Drawing Instructions by Hiroyuki Kitazume, Matsuri Okuda, and Akihiro Izumi.

From the publishers of the best-selling How To Draw Manga series! This book is co-authored by the animation production company A.I.C. and Yoyogi Animation Gakuin, a leading animation institute in Tokyo, Japan. It conveys the main or "key" poses in action by showing the reader the work process up to the point where a finished animated work has been created.

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 132 Pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. This book is a companion to the volume of Techniques for Drawing Female Manga Characters focusing on how to draw boys and young men. There are many expressive techniques for drawing boys and young men, such as moving scenes, fitting uniforms, expressing age, and more. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. This book is a companion to the volume of Techniques for Drawing Female Manga Characters focusing on how to draw boys and young men. There are many expressive techniques for drawing boys and young men, such as moving scenes, fitting uniforms, expressing age, and more. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. From bicycles to robots, mechanical drawings can be done with the help of just four basic fundamentals; glass, metal, rubber, and plastic. With easy-to-understand explanations, this book offers numerous ideas to help you bring out your true potential and to create fantastic mechanical drawings with a personal touch. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. From bicycles to robots, mechanical drawings can be done with the help of just four basic fundamentals; glass, metal, rubber, and plastic. With easy-to-understand explanations, this book offers numerous ideas to help you bring out your true potential and to create fantastic mechanical drawings with a personal touch. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The 2nd book in the How to Draw Manga series focues on the art of drawing pretty girls! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The 2nd book in the How to Draw Manga series focues on the art of drawing pretty girls! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Regular cover by John Kantz. Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and David Hutchison. The popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The basics: how to use manga art paper; deciphering the markings in the margins. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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Variant cover by Fred Perry. Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and David Hutchison. The popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The basics: how to use manga art paper; deciphering the markings in the margins. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Variant wraparound cover by David Hutchison. Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and David Hutchison. The popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The basics: how to use manga art paper; deciphering the markings in the margins. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and Ben Dunn. Cover by David Hutchison. Fred Perry and Ben Dunn, the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press, demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. Creating character hairstyles; Fred Perrys method for keeping track of hairstyles; mixing and matching hair elements; the basics of hands and feet. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and Ben Dunn. Cover by David Hutchison. Fred Perry and Ben Dunn, the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press, demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. Variations on body types; hands and feet for different body types; male and female body types. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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Story and art by Robert Acosta, Rod Espinosa, Fred Perry and Ben Dunn. Fred Perry and Ben Dunn, the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press, demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The three different kinds of body types; pros and cons of the simple standing pose; more dynamic poses; the first of the three body types: small or childlike. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Story and art by Robert Acosta, Rod Espinosa, Fred Perry and Brian Denham. Fred Perry and the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The second of the three body types: teen and athletic; choosing a focus point in dynamic poses; how the focus point determines the line of action and eyelines. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.