film noir

A 24p excerpt from How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling by Shawn Martinbrough. How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling is an instructional book based on the cinematic, high contrast noir style of acclaimed comic book and graphic novel illustrator, Shawn Martinbrough. Martinbrough’s work has been published by DC Comics, Vertigo and Marvel Comics, illustrating stories ranging from Batman to the X-Men. This is his first book, released through Watson-Guptill Publications and The Nielsen Company. In How to Draw Noir Comics, Martinbrough shows how the expert use of the color black is critical for drawing noir comics. He demonstrates how to set a mood, design characters and locations, stage action and enhance drama, and discusses important topics like page layout, panel design, and cover design. How to Draw Noir Comics includes The Truce, an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Martinbrough which incorporates the many lessons addressed throughout the book, and has an introduction by critically-acclaimed novelist Greg Rucka, author of the graphic novel Whiteout, currently in production as a major motion picture. To purchase the paperback edition of How to Draw Noir Comics, please visit Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com For further news and updates on Shawn Martinbrough, please go to Verge Entertainment.com or become his friend on MySpace Detective Faragher and Detective Foggy, solve murders. They serve the public by finding those who would commit violent crimes. They protect the innocent. They do it all in a seriously F'd up way. Written by Dave Seliger. Pencil and ink by Wes Huffor. Colored by Matt Slay. Letters by Richard Nelson. An 8p excerpt from the upcoming Charnel House #1, available for pre-order now. Charnel House is brought to you by WesHuffor.com in association with Broken Voice Comics. With contributors around the world, it’s commitment is to bring you an innovative perspective on Crime, suspense and horror in the comic book medium. The book is 54 - pages, color. and pretty wicked. The idea was to get back to the Twilight Zone/Tales from the Crypt type format. I found some really talented writers out there. Issue one offers five stories Everything from cold film noir detective stories to monsters and devils. There was a lot of great artistic talent out there too. The coloring and lettering is really strong. For purchasing information, please visit http://www.charnelhouse.net or http://www.weshuffor.com To become our MySpace friend, visit http://www.myspace.com/hyre
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