Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On:   YOU Can Do A Graphic Novel!    By Barbara Slate

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3734 -   I received this graphic novel in the mail recently.  It's titled: 'YOU Can Do A Graphic Novel'!

What's this book about?

"Get that story out of your head and onto paper!

A guide to creating graphic novels- presented in the form of a graphic novel- from a veteran in the field!

In You Can Do a Graphic Novel, Barbara Slate guides aspiring graphic novelists through the same process she learned in her early days working for Marvel and DC Comics-a process she has simplified for the classes she teaches and for the syndicated column she writes. Written in the form of a graphic novel itself, the book covers all the components and shows readers how to:

•Find their own drawing style regardless of ability

•Create memorable characters, compelling plots and subplots, and engaging dialog

•Traverse the graphic novel business"

Here's 'My Take' on the graphic novel:

Front Cover: Pretty informative front cover!  With a promo by Stan Lee.  Yes, That Stan Lee!

First Page:  Praise for 'You Can Do A Graphic Novel', by known people.

Splash Page:  The Front Cover picture again.

Interior Pages - The credits and publishing info.  Then the Table of Contents. With a 'Thank You' couple of pages.  Plus the Foreword by Tom DeFalco, former Editor-In-Chief of Marvel Comics from 1995-2000.

Then there is 'My Story', by the author, Barbara Slate.

Then Chapter One, 'Your Story'... etc., all the way through Chapter Eleven, and then a glossary.

The Chapters that are named, do tell what each chapter is about. For Example: 'Draw, Draw, Draw',  'The Creative Process', 'The Plotline', 'Writing', 'Layout', 'Finishes', and 'The Biz'.

A nice added feature is a chapter on 'Some Students Work'.  Where you can see samples from her students' works in the past.  That is good to see in this book!

What I like about this graphic novel / book, is that it covers creating a graphic novel from the very beginning.  As this book is geared toward those in the seventh grade and up, it starts with a very basic foundation and grows. 

The topics covered in the eleven chapters seem to cover all the basics and more.  It is a good read for someone who is even thinking about doing a graphic novel on their own.

This book is one that I would recommend as a gift to someone that you know is even thinking about creating a graphic novel.  Indeed it is the first one that I am recommending for purchase for this upcoming gift giving season at the end of 2012!

My comic book grade for this book is a Near Mint, (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale!.

You can check out more about this book at Barbara Slate's own web site, and even buy it there! 

~ Michael

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