Cartooning Books


The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed AmericaThe Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
Best Price: $15.09
This is a great and entertaining work of pop culture journalism and sociology. I started reading...
The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other StoriesThe Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories
Best Price: $7.49
I absolutely love the Perry Bible Fellowship. Hysterical from comic number one to whatever the...
Kirby: King of ComicsKirby: King of Comics
Best Price: $21.63
I just finished the book this morning. Wonderful. Plenty of illustrations and a complete history...
The Animator's Survival KitThe Animator's Survival Kit
Best Price: $18.16
This is one of those books that has helped me out alot. If you are a beginning animator in need...
Understanding Comics: The Invisible ArtUnderstanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Best Price: $12.84
good stuff, though i felt 'making comics' was better all around. easier read, and more pertinent...


The Complete Peanuts 1963-1966 Box SetThe Complete Peanuts 1963-1966 Box Set
Best Price: $31.02
The Complete Peanuts is definitely complete! It's a real collectors' item! Each book...
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic NovelsMaking Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Best Price: $12.32
What I like about this book is the fact that it is not only instructional for comic book artists...
How to Make WebcomicsHow to Make Webcomics
Best Price: $6.49
Anyone with a comic and a website to promote it on has a webcomic. But these four artists...
Schulz and Peanuts: A BiographySchulz and Peanuts: A Biography
Best Price: $15.00
If you are looking for a loving portrait of the creator of Peanuts, or simply a narrative of his...
Bill Mauldin: A Life Up FrontBill Mauldin: A Life Up Front
Best Price: $13.65
This is a book that is hard to put down and was fun to read. Bill tells it how it must have...


Schulz and Peanuts: A BiographySchulz and Peanuts: A Biography
Best Price: $15.00
If you are looking for a loving portrait of the creator of Peanuts, or simply a narrative of his...
It's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes CollectionIt's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
Best Price: $4.89
I simply have to laugh at folks who cannot appreciate Calvin. I have read Calvin & Hobbes...
Da Brudderhood of Zeeba Zeeba Eata: A Pearls Before Swine CollectionDa Brudderhood of Zeeba Zeeba Eata: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
Best Price: $6.15
Dis booka lotte fun!! Me geets it fer Chrissmass. Me laugh so hard Zeeba hear me an runna way....
Garfield Large & in Charge: His 45th Book (Garfield)Garfield Large & in Charge: His 45th Book (Garfield)
Best Price: $6.76
This book is just as funny and enjoyable as Garfield has always been! Our family really enjoys...
MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin (MAD's Greatest Artists Series)MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin (MAD's Greatest Artists Series)
Best Price: $49.99
Excellent! A very good purchese.MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin (MAD's...

Cosmic Motors: Spaceships, Cars and Pilots of Another GalaxyCosmic Motors: Spaceships, Cars and Pilots of Another Galaxy
Best Price: $18.69
I really enjoyed Cosmic-Motors. As a 2d/3d artist I was inspired by the concepts that Simon...
Hi-Fi Color For Comics: Digital Techniques for Professional ResultsHi-Fi Color For Comics: Digital Techniques for Professional Results
Best Price: $15.65
This is a great book. When I wanted to learn about computer coloring back in '95, I had the...
Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon (Cappella Books)Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon (Cappella Books)
Best Price: $10.18
This was one of the most enjoyable books about a comic icon that I have ever read. I won't bore...
I'm Ready for My Movie Contract: A Get Fuzzy CollectionI'm Ready for My Movie Contract: A Get Fuzzy Collection
Best Price: $5.15
This newest Get Fuzzy collection reads as a hurried, randomly thrown-together mishmash of...
The DC Comics EncyclopediaThe DC Comics Encyclopedia
Best Price: $25.07
At the rate Character Bio's change within the DC Universe its amazing that an Encyclopedia can...

How to Draw Comics the Marvel WayHow to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
Best Price: $8.58
Some of you folks writing reviews are, like me, graphic designers. And, yes, I too have owned...
Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic NovelsCreating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic Novels
Best Price: $11.03
This a great book for the beginning character artist. I often have a hard time drawing cartoon...
Vanishing Point: Perspective for Comics from the Ground UpVanishing Point: Perspective for Comics from the Ground Up
Best Price: $12.73
I highly recommend this book. It is a simple read with simple diagrams and explanations on how...
The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, in The New YorkerThe Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, in The New Yorker
Best Price: $4.74
I love NY'er cartoons. These aren't rejects--these were too outre, too funny, too rude, smart,...
Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi (The Force Behind Fritz the Cat, Mighty Mouse, Cool World, and The Lord of the Rings)Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi (The Force Behind Fritz the Cat, Mighty Mouse, Cool World, and The Lord of the Rings)
Best Price: $25.07
I've been an animation fan my entire life. Yet, there has always been a wierd thing about Ralph...

Positive Attitude: A Dilbert Collection (Dilbert Books (Paperback Andrews McMeel))Positive Attitude: A Dilbert Collection (Dilbert Books (Paperback Andrews McMeel))
Best Price: $6.00
I am a huge Dilbert fan and have well over a dozen of Scott Adams' Dilbert books and favorite...
Cartoon Animation (The Collector's Series)Cartoon Animation (The Collector's Series)
Best Price: $15.00
I am taking Web design and Animation. My professor suggested that i review this book. She is...
100 Days Of Monsters (with DVD)100 Days Of Monsters (with DVD)
Best Price: $12.30
My friend would go to the blog site and she would make up stories about the picture's. Not being...
And When She Opened the Closet, All the Clothes Were Polyest: A FoxTrot Collection (Foxtrot Collection)And When She Opened the Closet, All the Clothes Were Polyest: A FoxTrot Collection (Foxtrot Collection)
Best Price: $4.00
When I bought this book, I was expecting a somewhat bland comic book as this is (or not?...
Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses (Comic Artists Reference)Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses (Comic Artists Reference)
Best Price: $11.41
This book is great for getting proper perspective and foreshortening etc. into your action...

The Sopratos: A Pearls Before Swine Collection (Pearls Before Swine)The Sopratos: A Pearls Before Swine Collection (Pearls Before Swine)
Best Price: $6.00
This guy cracks me up- those poor animals. With a guy like rat around - gotta watch your back,...
Krazy & Ignatz 1941-1942: "A Ragout of Raspberries" (Krazy and Ignatz)Krazy & Ignatz 1941-1942: "A Ragout of Raspberries" (Krazy and Ignatz)
Best Price: $11.90
Krazy and Ignatz: A Ragout of Raspberries is a full-size, full-color collection of classic Krazy...
The Gift of NothingThe Gift of Nothing
Best Price: $6.50
This was the first book we bought to read to our son (he hasn't been born yet). We liked that...
John Howe Fantasy Art WorkshopJohn Howe Fantasy Art Workshop
Best Price: $14.79
I'm always interested in any collection of John Howe's work and this book does not dissapoint in...
How to Draw Anime & Game Characters, Vol. 1: Basics for Beginners and BeyondHow to Draw Anime & Game Characters, Vol. 1: Basics for Beginners and Beyond
Best Price: $11.25
I bought this book because, obviously, I wanted to learn how to draw anime character. Instead of...

The Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-book With Rare Collectibles from the World of MarvelThe Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-book With Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel
Best Price: $17.64
Thit book has a lot of long lost memories for older comic readers but it seems to focus too much...
How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual StorytellingHow to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling
Best Price: $11.58
I'm a comics writer, not an artist, so I almost started this review by saying that I bought the...
Alternative Zits: A Zits TreasuryAlternative Zits: A Zits Treasury
Best Price: $7.99
These books were Christmas presents for my grandchildren. They arrived quickly and were in...
Cartoon History of the Universe 1  Vol. 1-7 (Cartoon History of the Universe) (Cartoon History of the Universe)Cartoon History of the Universe 1 Vol. 1-7 (Cartoon History of the Universe) (Cartoon History of the Universe)
Best Price: $10.61
This book and the other two in this series don't make history less complex but they sure make it...
Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique StyleDraw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style
Best Price: $10.90
After you finish practicing Bruce Lewis' tips and techniques, you cannot help but emerge with...

Working with Walt: Interviews With Disney ArtistsWorking with Walt: Interviews With Disney Artists
Best Price: $13.80
What a wonderful collection of interviews Disney historian Don Peri has assembled in his book...
Popeye Vol. 2: "Well Blow Me Down!" (Popeye)Popeye Vol. 2: "Well Blow Me Down!" (Popeye)
Best Price: $17.23
I am a danish cartoonist/illustrator, and my style is on the funny side. When I was a kid in...
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book TwoMoomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book Two
Best Price: $10.20
Tove Jansson's Moomin is a delight and a pleasure. The characters are beautifully drawn and...
Cartooning the Head and FigureCartooning the Head and Figure
Best Price: $6.76
I'm always looking for the perfect book of whatever variety, & speaking as a former library...
The Best American Comics 2007 (The Best American Series)The Best American Comics 2007 (The Best American Series)
Best Price: $8.64
The Best American Comics series strives show what the medium of comic books can do more than...

The Monster Book of Manga: Draw Like the ExpertsThe Monster Book of Manga: Draw Like the Experts
Best Price: $10.98
I bought this book a few months ago, and I have really seen my manga art improve. Some of the...
Lift Off: Air Vehicle Sketches & Renderings from the Drawthrough Collection (Air Vehicle Sketches)Lift Off: Air Vehicle Sketches & Renderings from the Drawthrough Collection (Air Vehicle Sketches)
Best Price: $15.24
I'm no 3d master, but when I wanted to get back into it I was looking for some inspiration. This...
Perspective! For Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a Professional Look in Your ArtworkPerspective! For Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a Professional Look in Your Artwork
Best Price: $11.12
this is a good book, but for the beginner who is interested in drawing comics in perspective i...
The Doubtful GuestThe Doubtful Guest
Best Price: $5.33
I picked up a copy of the Doubtful Guest because I heard Steven Speilberg optioned the rights to...
The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature (Dover Books on Art Instruction, Anatomy)The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature (Dover Books on Art Instruction, Anatomy)
Best Price: $5.89
Ken Hultgren's animal drawing book is by far the best I've ever seen. The drawings are not only...

The Rejection Collection Vol. 2: The Cream of the CrapThe Rejection Collection Vol. 2: The Cream of the Crap
Best Price: $12.80
If you've gotten to this page, there's a good chance you've either seen or bought the first...
Public Enemy #2: An All-New Boondocks CollectionPublic Enemy #2: An All-New Boondocks Collection
Best Price: $10.12
Public Enemy #2: An All-New Boondocks Collection This comic series is surprisingly funnier than...
Manga Matrix: Create Unique Characters Using the Japanese Matrix SystemManga Matrix: Create Unique Characters Using the Japanese Matrix System
Best Price: $14.88
This book shows how to combine different elements in creating a new and original character. ...
Boondocks: Because I Know You Don't Read The NewspaperBoondocks: Because I Know You Don't Read The Newspaper
Best Price: $6.00
It was a sad morning when I opened my newspaper and found Boondocks gone. Well, I suppose most...
Clean Cartoonists' Dirty DrawingsClean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings
Best Price: $12.76
This book is just what the title offers; a very nice collection of early 1900's era dirty...
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