Panel Discussions: Design In Sequential Art Storytelling

Back in print! Panel Discussions is the combined knowledge of more
than a dozen of the comic book industry's top storytellers, covering all aspects
of the design of comics, from pacing, story flow, and word balloon placement, to
using color to convey emotion, spotting blacks, and how gutters between panels
affect the story! The struggle to tell a comics story visually requires more
than a cool-looking image; it takes years of experience and a thorough
understanding of the art form's visual vocabulary. Learn from the best, as Will
Eisner, Scott Hampton, Mike Wieringo, Walter Simonson, Mike Mignola, Mark
Schultz, David Mazzucchelli, Dick Giordano, Brian Stelfreeze, Mike Carlin, Chris
Moeller, Mark Chiarello and others share hard-learned lessons about the design
of comics, complete with hundreds of illustrated examples. When should you tilt
or overlap a panel? How can sound effects enhance the story, and when do they
distract from it? What are the best ways to divide up the page to convey motion,
time, action, or quiet? If you're serious about creating effective, innovative
comics, or just enjoying them from the creator's perspective, this in-depth
guide is must-reading!