Drawing Comic Books and Graphic Novels for a Living
What artistically inclined kid has not dreamed of one day drawing comic books for a living? To be able to sell your doodling and make a great living seems too good to be true. Imagine finishing your first comic book for Marvel or DC and becoming an international sensation. You can then go back to your grammar school teachers and wave the comics in their face while lighting your cigar with a $100 bill.
Comic books are worth tons of money these days and all the movies and animations that they have spawned make billions of dollars worldwide. Spiderman, X-Men, Wolverine, Superman, Batman and Robin, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer, and Iron Man are just some of the big name comic heroes that have graduated from the pulp pages to the big screen with enormous success.
One of the first great comic book movies was Superman starring the late Christopher Reeves. This movie had a gigantic impact because it was the first real movie to use those types of special effects that later became common. It came out right around the same time as Star Wars and featured our hero flying in a very realistic way. Prior to that incarnation on the big screen the only super heroes we saw on film or TV was the old Batman and Robin series from the sixties. This was pretty schlocky and had miserably poor effects but yet was wildly popular in its heyday. It is strange that it took Hollywood so long to realize that they were sitting on a gold mine with comic book titles.
Stan Lee started Marvel Comics Group and turned it into a juggernaut in the sixties with creations such as Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. This was the Silver Age of comics and featured some of the best artists and writers in the business. Drawing comic books became an art form when Jack Kirby (Thor, Fantastic Four) decided to lift his pencil for the first time. He and fellow Marvel artists such as John Romita (Spiderman) and John Buscema (Spiderman) took drawing comic books to another level of artistry. For the fist time in history comic books were considered modern and pop art masterpieces.
Drawing comic books really came into a new phase with great artists such as Barry Smith who exploded onto the scene with the dynamic renditions of Conan the Barbarian. Many budding artists were inspired in the early days to make a career out of drawing comic books. Drawing comic books for a living is a great way to go if you have the talent and the ambition. There are several great schools where you can learn how to draw comics for a living including the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. There are wonderful books available on Amazon.com that will give you some training in how to draw comic books. So go ahead and make your dreams come true. You never know, one day you could be the inventor of the next Spiderman or Batman.
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Vandor 14 by 4 by 15-Inch Star Wars Large Recycled Shopper Tote, Multicolored $4.99 (14×15) Star Wars Large Recycled Shopper Tote… |
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Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology $34.98 There is no soundtrack composer working today more talented or consistent than John Williams, and the Star Wars trilogy represents some of his finest work. Though he uses few major themes (mostly tied to specific characters, signaling when they appear on the screen or do something important), there’s also enough variety in the incidental music to keep things interesting. From the instantly recogni… |
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Commandos (Rare Comic Book Cover Art) VHS Starring Lee Van Cleef and Jack Kelly $25.00 Commandos is about a crack commando unit that has to secure an oasis in the North African desert during World war II…. |
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RoomMates RMK1383GM Star Wars Clone Giant Peel & Stick Wall Decal $14.95 The Force is strong with your favorite hero from the Cartoon Network’s animated hit series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Now, bring the power of the Force to your room with this giant wall decal. Standing at approximately five feet tall, this giant peel and stick wall decal of Anakin Skywalker brings all the excitement of the Clone Wars universe to your surroundings. Not only is this decal big… but… |
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The Dark Knight (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] $10.75 The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal … |
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Dick Tracy $3.94 A flawed but stylish adaptation of the Chester Gould comic strip by director Warren Beatty, who also stars in the title role. The minimalist plot involves a battalion of baddies who confront the intrepid detective in a series of strung-together vignettes. Al Pacino is a comedic if overblown standout as Big Boy Caprice, and Madonna simply smolders as aggressive blonde bombshell Breathless Mahoney. … |
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil $8.85 Features include: •MPAA Rating: PG•Format: DVD•Runtime: 87 minutes… |
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Star Wars Miniatures Revenge of the Sith Promo Window Cling Decal This is a rare Star Wars “Revenge of the Sith” promo static cling window decal, that was only given to retailers. This decal shows a lizard type character and measures about 10 by 6 inches. Because it has not been used, it appears backwards, but it’s much more colorful once it’s applied to a window. This listing is for the window cling decal only, and not the actual Star Wars miniatures game…. |
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Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels $9.00 Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels allows players on the Wii to step right into the world of the all-new Star Wars: Clone Wars animated feature film and television series, ready for action with a lightsaber at their side. Set in context between Star Wars movies, Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, it unveils a whole new and interactive chapter in the Star… |
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed $14.96 The Star Wars saga will continue in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a videogame developed by LucasArts, which casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice” and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: E… |