Graphic Novel: The Traveller
We’re pleased to report that one of our past
magazine interviewees has a new graphic
novel forthcoming, and announced in the
comics industry trade journal Previews.
Above is the cover for the graphic novel
version of his comic series, coming soon.
Tasos Anastasiades was interviewed in the
Christmas 2017 issue of our free magazine.
Tasos works with the real-time comics
capabilities of Poser 11, and has presented
several webinars on the topic for Digital Art
Live. Check out issue #25, for the details
and our in-depth interview with Tasos.
Previews describes the collected work as...
“a steampunk adventure story set at the
turn of the 19th century, made with 3D
models finished with hand-inking, the story
focusses on the greater good and the price
we are asked to pay for it.”
The Traveller has a Kickstarter on now, and
the book should be available soon.
Book: Making Comics
Making Comics: A Practical Guide is the
forthcoming re-titled American edition of the
2017 book How Comics Work, by British comics
master Dave Gibbons (2000 A.D., Watchmen).
Set to appear in mid Sept 2019, this 192-page
book will cover his “hand drawn and digital
design techniques”, but note it’s mostly pitched
at beginners rather than being a masterclass. If
you can’t wait until September, you can pick up
the 2017 UK edition now for about $15.
We also recommend: Scott McCloud’s Making
Comics; Foundations in Comic Book Art; Words
for Pictures; Make Comics Like the Pros; Writing
and Illustrating the Graphic Novel; Framed Ink;
and there’s also a fine chapter on page design
and panel-flow in Drawing Cutting-edge Comics.
Comic Book Lettering: The Comicraft Way will
get you started in lettering, and Hi-Fi Color for
Comics will do the same for colouring.
Lastly, it’s a little-known fact that Dave Gibbons
has used Poser to help make his comics,
including the famous Watchman graphic novel!