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Secret teachings of a comic book master : the art of Alfredo Alcala

MacDonald, Heidi2015
Book
In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm - and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular characters as Conan the Barbarian and Batman. This unique work is loaded with amazing art and pointers on observational methods, composition, and other techniques.
Main title:
Secret teachings of a comic book master : the art of Alfredo Alcala / Heidi MacDonald, Phillip Dana Yeh ; with introductions by Gil Kane and Roy Thomas.
Author:
MacDonald, Heidi, authorYeh, Phil, 1954-, authorKane, Gil, writer of introductionThomas, Roy, 1940-, writer of introduction
Imprint:
Garden City, New York : Dover Publications, 2015.©2015
Collation:
72 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes:
"...a republication of the work published by the International Humor Council, Lompoc, California, in 1994"--Title page verso.
ISBN:
9780486800417 (pbk)0486800415 (pbk)9780486800417 (paperback)
Dewey class:
741.59599741.5
LC class:
PN6790.P53
Language:
English
Related title:
Secret Teachings of a Comic Book Master : The Art of Alfredo Alcala [ebook]
BRN:
121490
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-Art and CultureARTS 741.5 ALCAAvailable
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