How to draw Marvel & DC!

[BlackFOOT]

Does anyone know of any good online tutorials for how to draw Marvel and DC 'western' style comics and stuff? (I have heaps for anime already) as I want to learn that style as well.

[Huerta]

Just buy their comics.

[Deth]

I would not recommend trying to learn a marvel way or DC way of drawing westerns. I'd recommend looking at stills from movies.

[Huerta]

By "westerns" he means us, artists in the western part of the world

[Dash Martin]

"How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way"

...but that's a book...that you have to buy. It's good though.

[Deth]

OOOHHHH how foolish of me. How to Draw the Marvel way is still one of the best books for beginners out there. The only thing it doesnt touch on too much is persectives. But perspectives is pretty much universal and is probably used in manga more anyways.

[Inkthinker]

But perspectives is pretty much universal and is probably used in manga more anyways.

This statement is wrong on such a magnitude that the very fabric of netreality rippled as you posted it.

Proper perspective is the fundamental basis for the drawing of ANY scene (unless you're purposely being abstract). It has absolutely nothing to do with any "style". Learn perspective, or work around it, but either way you'll have to deal with it, regardless of whatever style you think you're working in.

[Dash Martin]

But perspectives is pretty much universal and is probably used in manga more anyways.

Ow...my brain assploded. <--- *brain-splattage...not question marks*

[smygba]

How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buschema is the standard introductory text for American style comics. The other decent option is Drawing Dynamic Comics by Andy Smith, which is basically the same book, but with 90s style drawings.

Keep in mind, these are just introductory books, that'll get you started on all the stuff you need to know. After that you can read more concept specific books on subjects like Anatomy, perspective etc to enhance your work.

[BlackFOOT]

I recently (yesterday 25/5) aquired the marvel way to draw comics book you guys mentioned but it is SOOOO basic. I am notan advanced artist or anything but I have about 10 how to draw Anime and Manga books that tell me the same anatomical stuff etc. but better. There is good stuff about faces and other small but important details that differ with Marvel and Japanese stuff.

I will find 'drawing dynamic comics' by andy smith -thanks- but I really would like to learn how the anatomics are handled in MODERN comics such as X-men (every bloody character has like 5 biceps and triceps and other muscles that don't exist as the norm) as well.