Draw Comic Book Action

There are a lot of good books about how to draw comic books. But, they tend to be in one of two categories. Either they are too simplified and don't proceed much past the stick figure stage. Or, they are so technical as to include every aspect of publishing a comic book right down to printing press descriptions and color selection.

Draw Comic Book Action from Lee Garbett, and published by Impact Books, strikes a nice medium in its approach. The author, a comic book artist himself, goes into enough detail to make a novice feel comfortable about trying his advice.


Through simple illustrations, starting with stick figures and finishing with full inks, he demonstrates in easy-to-follow steps how to draw characters and set up page layouts to convey action.


There's plenty of advice on how to draw crowd scenes, lighting, action sequences, environments, perspective, character design, inking, coloring and even how to set up your studio so it best fits your personal needs.


This is an excellent guide on how to draw comic books-action and all.