Maker Comics: Draw a Comic!

By JP Coovert

Unleash Your Inner Comic Artist and Save the Day in This Ultimate DIY Graphic Novel!

The International Comics Library is in a lot of trouble! If Maggie can't come up with $500,000 in a week, Dr. Carl is going to bulldoze her grandfather's library and turn it into a parking lot! To save the day, she'll need all her comic drawing skills, the loyal library watchdog, and her new assistant (that's you!).

Inside Maker Comics: Draw a Comic!, you'll find illustrated instructions for seven exciting comic book projects. With the help of JP Coovert's step-by-step guidance, you'll learn to create and print your own comic books! Follow these simple steps to sketch out your story ideas, ink a comic page, and even self-publish your own comics to share with friends using a photocopy machine.

In this fun and engaging DIY guide, you will discover how to:



Write a compelling comic script

Draw dynamic comic strips

Create and print a captivating one-page comic

Develop expressive thumbnail sketches

Pencil and ink your comics like a pro

Print and bind your own multi-page comic book



Perfect for budding artists, writers, and comic enthusiasts, Maker Comics: Draw a Comic! is the ultimate resource for unleashing your creativity and bringing your comic ideas to life on the page.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Oct 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9781250766250

JP Coovert

JP Coovert lives in Cincinnati, Ohio where he uses his time making as much rad artwork as possible. On the side, he co-runs a record and comic label called One Percent Press. He's written and drawn almost 50 comics, including his ongoing series, Simple Routines. JP Wants to create cool stuff forever, like illustrating every animal on the planet, creating a library full of kids books, and painting a mural on the moon!

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