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How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way

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Written by the iconic Stan Lee, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way is a must- have book for Marvel fans and anyone looking to draw their first comic strip. Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee’s pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Bursting with Buscema’s magnificent illustrations and Lee’s laudable word-magic, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way belongs in the library of everyone who has ever wanted to illustrate his or her own comic strip. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria Books


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 14, 1984


Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0671530771


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 78


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9+ years, from customers


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches


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    • One of the Best!
Format: Paperback
This is an oldie, but a goodie. It's simply one of the best books on how to draw comics. It's simple, sure, but it really explains things well. As a professional artist myself, I think that just about every artist should have this on their bookshelf. In fact, this is probably the third time I've purchased this book because I've given the previous ones away to other artists. It's simply a fantastic reference, even if you're not a comic artist. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2026 by Monkey Frog
    • Perfect for Young Marvel Fans!
Format: Paperback
This Marvel how-to-draw book has been a huge hit with my 7-year-old son. He absolutely loves it and has spent hours practicing his drawings. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow and make it fun for kids to learn how to draw their favorite characters. It’s been a great creative outlet and a nice break from screen time. The quality of the book is good, and the illustrations are clear and engaging. Definitely recommend for any young Marvel fan who loves drawing! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2026 by Alex
    • Still the gold standard
Format: Paperback
This is one of those books that I desperately wanted as a kid and never did it and my allowance line up at the same time. It didn't help that there were no big bookstores around. And, by the time I had the regular funds to make this a simple purchase, I had already learned how to draw comics from other available resources. Well, this last year, I finally pulled the trigger and I'm very glad I did. I've been working as a professional comic book artist and art professor for most of a decade now, so it wasn't like this book contained any startling new revelations for me. However, it collects in a very concise and well explained volume much of my own approach to figure drawing, using a gradual, general to specific approach that I favor in my own work. For beginning comic book artists, I feel this book is still very much the gold standard it is proclaimed to be, and for the price, even if one doesn't get much out of it, it doesn't take much to justify the small investment. John Buscema was an absolute master of posing and staging, and all of that is on full display in this wonderful little book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2026 by Jeremiah Schiek
    • There are good things and bad things...
Format: Paperback
How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way There are good things and bad things about this venerable classic, so I'm going to start with the bad things and end on a positive note. This is a great book for time-travelers who want to go back to 1975 to get jobs as hack assembly-line illustrators for Marvel. By this I mean that it is full of archaic technical information and artistic cliches-it actually advises artists to draw the same archetypal hero face over and over for every single hero. It also steers readers toward the homogenized Marvel style, so if you take its advice too seriously, you will be a generic illustrator with no personal style, whose drawings are indistinguishable from anybody else's. And it doesn't really tell you how to do any of the things it tells you to do. There are no in-depth instructions on how to construct figures such as one might find in Loomis's book on figure drawing. Instead, it just gives a quick overview and moves on. At this point, you're probably thinking that I'm going to tell you not to waste your time with this book, but wait; I'm not done yet. If you're a beginner, learning the cliches is actually not a bad place to start. Devices that are overused tend to be so because they work. The book nicely collects, in one volume, overviews on every topic you will need to study more in-depth; anatomy, perspective, gesture drawing, and so forth. This is valuable, because now you at least know what topics to research elsewhere. Lastly, there are some things that Marvel legitimately does do better than anybody. Making scenes more dramatic. Making figures more heroic. John Buscema's clean, uncluttered drawings make the concepts easy to grasp. So in the end, I recommend this book to anyone who does sequential art, especially since you can often pick up a used copy for $6. Just take its advice with a grain of salt. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2013 by Johnny
    • More than a book on drawing comics
Format: Paperback
This book was a birthday gift for my great niece Kallie. She always gives me some artwork that she’s created so I decided to give her this book. I have a copy of this book that I got in the early 80’s. Not only is it a book on drawing comics, but it’s a great art book for any budding artists out there. The chapter on perspective drawing is especially helpful. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2026 by JT
    • Cool reference book
Format: Paperback
Had a similar one when I was growing up, not sure if this is just a reissue or a bit different. No matter it is a great reference book for superhero/action comics and has come in handy. Stan Lee/Marvel classic!
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2026 by Ekawa
    • The Art Community Considers This The Art Bible
Format: School & Library Binding
This book is amazing for beginners, advanced and exper artists alike. It doesn't teach just about comics, but a decent amount of fundamentals that the beginner artist would need to know. Like perspective, shape, form, values and so on. It also shows step by step examples how to go about these things as well instead of those "don't do this, but do this" that don't explain much of why that's wrong. I believe the book is amazing, regardless what you are going for whether it's comics or not. It also teaches about some anatomy in a couple of different builds. Even some of them in different poses. In summary, the book does teach a lot, even if you're only looking for the key principles of fundamentals. It's one of the best books. But if you're looking for serious in depth ones on a particular topic (anatomy, perspective etc) with more deep details it's best to find books more dedicated to it like Taco, Tom Fox and etc. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2025 by Faith
    • Great beginner's guide to drawing
Format: Paperback
My son received this for his 10th birthday. He's started progressing through the steps of drawing techniques and seems to love it so far. It's great that this starts with the fundamentals then moves onto drawing the full figures.
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2026 by Rosebud

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