comic book design out now

Ilex Press' UK edition cover

Watson-Guptill's edition for the North American market

Gary Spencer Millidge's new book surveying and analysing design in comics and graphic novels, Comic Book Design has just been published in the UK, with the US edition due out on July 7th.

This stunning volume consists of 160 full-colour 10" x 11" pages, featuring a diverse array of images selected from a wide range of the very best examples of comic book design throughout the history of the medium.
The book contains approximately 40,000 words covering every aspect of design in comics, from character design, panel and page design, colouring and lettering, cover and publication design and with a special emphasis on comic storytelling.

Behind-the-scenes materials are also included by top notch creators like Alan Davis, Sean Phillips, Gerhard, Shannon Wheeler, Brian Bolland, Eric Shanower, D'Israeli and many more.
The book also contains insightful designer spotlights on innovative creators like Chris Ware, Chip Kidd and Seth. This is a unique perspective on the creative techniques of the comic book art form in a beautifully produced package.

Comic Book Design is published by Ilex Press in the UK and by Watson-Guptill in the US and is now available from the finest bookstores, comic shops and online book merchants.

This book follows Millidge's two how-to books published by New Holland Publishing, Draw Fantasy Figures (2006) and Draw Dragons and Other Fantasy Beasts (2007).

You can read more about Comic Book Design here on Gary's blog Strange Maven's Diary.

Comic Book Design on the Ilex Press website here
Comic Book Design on the Watson-Guptill website here

Comic Book Design on Down The Tubes website here

[posted 19 June 2009]