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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3735 - I received this trade paperback in the mail a while back. It's titled: 'How To Draw Chiller Monsters, Werewolves, Vampires, And Zombies'! I figured what with Halloween coming up at the end of this month... That this would be a good time to review blog it! What's this book about? "From movies to comics to graphic novels, monsters and their ilk tap into the terror that lurks in the darkest regions of the human collective unconscious. Enduringly popular characters, from vampires to zombies, provide an exciting challenge and appeal to comics and animation artists. How to Draw Chiller Monsters, Werewolves, Vampires and Zombies features the artwork of comic-book artist and Hollywood monster designer Kerry Gammill, Gene Colan as well as Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Jack Davis, David Hartman, Frank Frazetta, Basil Gogos, and Wally Wood." Here's 'My Take' on the TPB: Front Cover: Definitely grabs my attention! First Page: A repeat of the title on a page by itself. Next Page: Another repeat of the title on a different color background, with a little more text. Next Pages: Publishing info, dedication, acknowledgements, and 'about the author'. Then a Table of Contents... With a following Foreword by Rod Zombie... Then a Preface... And finally Chapter One - titled 'Form and Structure'. The pages are well formatted and the illustrations are superb! The illustrations are in black & white, sepia, and color. I am not an artist, but I know good drawing when I see it... And there are many classic examples within the pages of this book! Chapter Two is titled 'Figure Drawing', and shows quite a few examples. Chapter Three is 'Monsters In Your Face', and contains a lot of monsters! Chapter Five is on Zombies, with Chapter Six on Vampires, Seven on the Dr. Frankenstein's creation, Eight on Werewolves... And so on... After Chapter Ten there is a 'Coda', and even an 'Index' is included! This is one properly laid out book! There are even 'Spotlight Artist' articles, including ones on Frank Frazetta, David Hartman, Gene Colan, and other well known names! I'm totally floored by this book! With only 144 pages, this book covers a lot of ground, with a lot of examples! Definitely a good book to buy for yourself or someone who is into illustrating! 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 purchase this book at your local book shop or online at: How to Draw Chiller Monsters, Werewolves, Vampires, and Zombies ~ Michael
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