HOW TO MAKE COMICS THE MARVEL WAY [Govt Name: How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way] *FREE GIVEAWAY*

[@paulsnyc]

Don't care what others think,, but if Comics really MATTER, you need to do more videos like these. The Golden Avengers Annual with Ms. Marvel, and this will show new readers what comics can truly be like...

[@VinceRushArt]

Ya boi!! 🤘 This book is KEY to just being a great artist in general.

[@sinjinbaker6031]

Your right! I’m thirteen, and I want to be a penciller and inker for marvel when I’m older. I watch the video and read the book once every month!

[@CruderQuotient1]

I'm not even an artist, but I saw this at a bookstore and instantly bought it. Every new "employee" at Marvel need to be handed this book

[@AvengerII]

Heh... Good luck with that! Those people wouldn't know their Kirby from their Lee's and Buscema's. It's a VERY arrogant group working at Marvel now. The contempt for the past is only matched by their contempt for fans who want quality in their comics! This book itself has been in out of print a few times... It's nice when it comes back into print but it's pretty much too late at this point for the Direct Market. Still a good reference book to have. This book and the Andrew Loomis and Preston Blair Cartoon books are excellent resources to have to for cartoonists and comic book artists. Most of the how-to books are kind of worthless and basically only teach you how to draw in someone else's style instead of teaching you FUNDAMENTALS...

[@mudageki]

Every employee should be quizzed on it for their application to the company.

[@michaelpayton9164]

I don't think the current crop can read anything longer than a tweet. They'd just clutch their pearls at all the cis white males in the book anyway.

[@aceraxon]

But it doesn't focus on feelings!!!!

[@robertthedevil7598]

As bad as it seems, there are comic artists who actually know the fundamentals and their craft.

[@WhiteDude-yd6ws]

The fact that this book exists means the crazies can never truly destroy comics. Some kid has already fead this and it has opened his or her eyes on how to make good quality comics.

[@vapsman88]

The current version would be: "How to trace the Marvel Way and not offend anyone".

[@ghrosenb]

FWIW, I'd love to see a sequel where you show a modern Marvel comic side-by-side with the standards described in this book to show how frequently and blatantly they are ignored to the detriment of the modern reader.

[@nivekleveb8872]

I was hoping that's what this video was tbh

[@TombaHat]

This book has helped me so much in learning how to draw more than even art school did! I'm still learning but it and AP's how to draw books have been very useful to me.

[@johndoherty4940]

I got that book in grade 4 from my Dad. I wore that thing out. Pages were fuzzy on the corners, food stains, practiced inking over the penciled pages. I gotta get another copy of this:)

[@KennyGordon]

Yeah, my Dad was trying to break into comics in the 80's and early 90's, so I practically grew up with the book. Pages got worn out and trashed, but I purchased a fresh copy a few years ago on Amazon. On the subject of making comics, How To Draw The Marvel Way is the best book to own. Whoever wins Zack's giveaway, take care of the book because it's the gift that keeps on giving.

[@trevorfilis537]

I just looked this book up on Amazon the other day for fun. $10 and has prime. Labeled as a bestseller.

[@that1guy393]

The return of the granny bedspread!!

[@vapsman88]

I thought it was a mattress. :0)

[@that1guy393]

@@checkpoint3260 Lol

[@BallroomBlitzkrieg]

I can't believe this video finally happened.

[@billyjoejenkins2081]

Jason The Unpopular I’ve been waiting so long!

[@maldicientin]

You know it came out during the 70s because back then Iron Man had not enough star power to appear on the cover...

[@indiedavecomix3882]

I got this book a few weeks ago. It's a great overview for someone who wants to be a comic book artist. The fun part is it's all Stan Lee's narration so it's impossible to read it and not hear his voice. Also read the stuff about drawing males and females. It's scandalous compared to how they do it today. Lol

[@Nightsever1988]

If I had drawing talent, i would buy this book

[@AvengerII]

You don't have to be an artist to own it. It's still a good book to go next to reprint collections of GOOD Marvel and DC Comics storylines. As a how-to book for aspiring comic book artists (or people who just like Marvel art in raw form), it hasn't been surpassed or equalled...

[@davidgusquiloor2665]

We truly live in a world too stupidly cynic to admire or admit the greatness of the ones that came before us. Im not even an artist, i study architecture, but this video makes me mad at myself for not aiming to be good and then better, and then mad at the postmodern mess the people live in today that even comic "pros" are mostly hacks that don't want to master their arts and crafts. And yet i also feel happy to see something genuinely good that makes you exited and inspire you to do more.

[@Zombiekilltrocity]

Will you and Ethan get together and do a how to draw comics next?

[@t.paddington2760]

John Buscema's drawing of Hulk is my absolute favorite

[@hax-dev]

Yo Zack! Just wanna say I got Jawbreakers in the mail the other day. Thanks for the awesome customer service!

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

What every Marvel artist should look at.

[@Kaidantonio333]

Excellent, I still have the copy I got since I was a kid. GL HF to whoever wins! And holy hell yes I remember the Garfield treasuries in public libraries.

[@Slitheringpeanut]

I used to own that book, back in the mid 80's. I'm sad I lost it during one of the many moves of my childhood. Congratulations to whomever gets it!

[@MrJGWilson47]

Present day Marvel comics are drawn by broke millennials who went 50 grand in debt for an art degree and they still can't draw as well as these old dudes who were mostly self-taught. That's got to keep them up at night.

[@1MarmadukeFan]

It really belongs alongside the great art books period. Not just comic art books. Perspective, dynamism, proportions, balance. It’s like an old Masters’ book.

[@dannphan]

Oh wow, looks like a really great informative book. :) Ironic that Marvel comics are known to not follow these steps in some of their newer books xD

[@robertthedevil7598]

The Garfield treasuries were next to the Far Side collections in the days before "graphic novels"!

[@cerebros3671]

Man, this book is amazing. Seems like just yesterday when I got it.

[@adamstockton3401]

i think ive bought this book about 5 times now and seeing this i need to rebuy it again

[@chrisprsa896]

To fight in with that "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" book you have, your friend was actually rather clever with his insult of calling you skinny. If you ever read the silver age comics you'd recall advertisement for Charles Atlas ...The INSULT that made a MAN out of 'MAC'.

[@Helghast73]

"You can get offended or fake offended" made me laugh and spot on! My art teacher recommended this book and Brune Hogarths dynamic hands and I still have them many moons later. This is a must have for any budding artist it's great stuff.

[@DARKGORZ]

I bought the hardcover version; it's fantastic. Stan Lee's How To Write Comics is also incredible.

[@fredrikandersson205]

I love that book! When I was a teenager back in the early 90's I found an small imported comic from the USA that I really liked, so I built up the courage and actually wrote a letter to the comic book writer asking him if he had any tips that he could give me about making comics. As part of his response he sent me THAT book! Best Christmas gift ever! Still have it! Great to see you review it!

[@deezyah]

Man, that was eye opening in many ways. This book and “Framed Ink” would be a perfect combo for dynamic composition!

[@helderjulio7753]

One good usefull book.

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

I've been looking into comic book production lately because I have many comic book ideas stuck in my head and would like to see at least one of them come to fruition before I become an adult with no spare time to doodle. It never crossed my mind that the angle in which a scene is portrayed could change the quality of a book so drastically. It's some truly fascinating stuff.

[@JustAMan400]

Had this book at age 8 loved drawing comics , It made such a great impression on me. Still drawing superhero's and trying to write stories. One of the best art books i owned. Brings back good memories.

[@beetheb]

Both my older brothers were comic collectors and artists, so this book has floated around the house since I was a kid. I never became an artist like them (became a musician instead), but I'll never forget reading this book cover to cover over and over again and just loving it. It really is a classic.

[@rand0mplayer267]

I have that book

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Me too, I love it!

[@seanstewart2675]

I still have my well-loved 1978 first edition hardcover copy of this that is truly a treasure from my childhood. I'm so glad you made this video about it. I can't help but look at most modern Marvel comics and think, "Have these people never read, 'How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way'?!" Clearly, they haven't and their comics are greatly suffering as a result.

[@Ynnep-Chan]

I love that! I'm still trying to get good at comics. Might just get that shiz.

[@GuyvArt1996]

I actually have that book. My late dad bought it for me when I was little I never really read the whole book but the visuals in the book still helped me and I saw the video narrated by Stan lee himself you really hit me the nostalgia man thank you, you just earned your self a subscriber.

[@BarbarossaSC2]

Got the book from my late dad also. I think I was 12 years old.

[@ksss1638]

As a kid, I got four copies of this book. I still have them and I still refer back to them to this day.

[@haybusa4547]

Wow I never really got into comics, but this was just a nice piece of history to show how things should be done. The comic panels of the "boring scene" with the upset boss and subordinate is something I forgot was even a thing. Something so subtle can really make a page stand out!

[@doomedhuh]

did you know there's also a dvd version with stan lee and john buscema. its from the 80s i guess it was originally made as a vhs.

[@deliusmyth5063]

It's on KZbin.

[@5H4D0W-TP]

@@deliusmyth5063 Is it still on KZbin?

[@deliusmyth5063]

5H4D0W -TP Sure is.

[@deliusmyth5063]

If you need a link just type in "Stan Lee pretends he knows more about drawing than John Buscema the Marvel way"' - that should do it.

[@kenspiracy2792]

My uncle gave me his copy (that he got in the 70's) when I was in high school. It truly is an essential for anyone trying to teach themselves illustration.

[@kaiserfranz1768]

I have that comic where Nova met Spider-Man, the art is bright, popping, distinct, and colorful, most of the current marvel books are bland as hell.

[@SamGuthrie1977]

Man, look at those awesome physiques and powerful poses. That used to be Marvel Comics! Now everything has to be cosplay friendly or translatable to live action. Zack, dude... "Wanna bet?!" is the perfect comeback there because it implies Spidey ain't putting up with Nova's BS and there's gonna be a knock-down-drag-out inside the issue. It leaves you hanging, and wanting to buy and read it!

[@drwhite7285]

This, Loomis and Bridgman, is what inspired and helped so many artists before the internet.

[@WindwolfBlog]

I had no idea that there was a kind of science to comic book art. Thanks for showing this book, that was cool.

[@Explosivo717]

A classic. I wore out my copy back in the early 90's.

[@flaminghulaballoo]

Had that book since I was 11, and it is full of wisdom (even for the lazy/modern digital crowd). Just the insight into basic drawing, perspective and so forth, is worth the cover price. Also, as a skinny person trapped in the body of a... not-so-skinny person, I like the cold.

[@JKMcClaren1979]

Omg, I had this book as a kid and thought the exact same thing, “Nobody would draw a comic like THAT.” It’s odd to me that Marvel artists don’t have to read their own book. Even Deodato, who is a fantastic artist, but his stuff just looks so stiff now. I really miss people actually drawing ish... Btw, how many covers have we seen where the character is drawn from the back?

[@gabem4208]

The fancy Dutch angles are more fun to draw imo, and the more you enjoy drawing the better the page will be

[@xcornmuffinx]

All of that stuff about proportion is absolutely true. It's really obvious when you look at older marvel comics and newer marvel comics. I used to rent the video version of this from Blockbuster all the time and just listen over and over so the lessons of this book are drilled into my head. I recently made a video about Rob Liefeld, and in that video, i did a lot of talk about heroic proportion and the concept of comic book characters and actions being exaggerated for a reason.

[@wereshnefer]

I've had that book since the mid-80's. I'm no artist, but it's fantastic to learn from.

[@chrisrrankin5124]

I’ve had this book forever, a childhood treasure

[@cocksprocket]

A Great and Wonderful book indeed!

[@PapaDocAbraxas]

I’m going to contradict you, Zack. The great Stan Drake used Polaroids and an Art-o-graph projector when he did the The Heart Of Juliet Jones in the 50s and 60s, tracing the photos to help make his expressions look realistic. Using photos in the old days didn’t hamper one’s art, it enhanced it. The old artists embellished any traced photos and made the whole look better, unlike today’s artists.

[@SlaserX]

"Goose your sails, " thanks Zach, I'm learning more old-timey lingo, and that's the cat's pyjamas!

[@likonatera7452]

I love this book so much. I've had it since the late 80's and it is all yellow and tattered because of all of my how-to books this is the one that has helped me the most. When I do story boards I always think of this book and I can honestly say that if today I am able to put food on my table it is because of this book and Stan Lee made me believe that I could do it.

[@midlifecrisisoninfiniteear3322]

Worked in newspapers for over a decade to include design work, this book is a hell of a catch-all one-and-done guide.

[@TheUtilityMan]

I remember borrowing this book from my Elementary School Library a long time ago. Good memories.

[@pat.k4823]

One of the best books to lern the basics! !!!

[@Magmadon]

Guess I'll have to pick this one up. Looks a lot more interesting than I would've taken it for.

[@jeffersonjjohnson]

This book has been moving in and out of my life for almost 30 years now. I gave my copy to my nephew when he got into drawing.

[@romygutierrez7873]

As a skinny person, my only complaint is being cold all the damn time.

[@5H4D0W-TP]

At least you're not overheating.

[@romygutierrez7873]

I completely agree. I can just wear a jacket wherever. You can't walk around naked to cool down

[@ghrosenb]

I suggested you do a video on this book in a comment a couple of months ago when you were picking apart the art in a comic. I don't know if I'm the reason you did this but I'm taking credit for it anyway. This video and attention to this book is long overdue! Art has gotten SO bad at Marvel because the lessons in it have seemingly been forgotten. In my youth, I spent countless hours with it while dreaming of being a comics artist. It's priceless.

[@muffinman2349]

I remember having this when I was young. Was a life changer

[@roblee1066]

This is a great book. I always liked drawing, but I'm never going to be a comic artist, or any other kind. To me, it's something to practice and have fun with while catching a behind-the-scenes look at how the comics I've enjoyed were created.

[@kingofhere1662]

I had this book in 1980! Brother you've got to start vaping and kick them smokes - I know the struggle. I did it for me and my son ... I live an hour from you. If you're not sure how to start DM me and I'll help. We need you to stay alive.

[@petercharron187]

Love this book! I need to pull mine out and go through it again for a refresher

[@Thkaal]

I've had the book and the VHS for years

[@Gir101Evil]

bought this book years ago from a comic book store I used to frequent as a teen. it's gold, if you're in animation or illustration, get this.

[@oldmandavid7944]

First like !

[@VisualArticulation]

I still have that copy of that how to draw book from when I was a child!!! :)

[@StephanBayless]

Easily the best art resource book out there.

[@HRHtheDude]

This is probably the best book you could ever get as a starting point for comic style drawing. The temptation is to make every panel a Da Vinci or as photographic as you can get it, you will never be commercially viable if you do this. You need to be able to draw and express quickly and effectively in a way that conveys the story. I have never read a greater collection of pointers than in this book. I had this book 20 years ago and can't recommend it highly enough. PS: Please excuse me from the giveaway, I copied it page for page years ago :)

[@jcdf2]

Good video.

[@matthewporter5048]

I was organizing my comics and remember in the 90's when Tony Stark was on the verge of death? He always seemed to have health problems. It was inspiring when he persevered, now he's like snarky mcsmart pants...

[@soulcraft_84]

I got that book when I was 13 in 1994, one of my favorite books of all time! Know your comic roots!

[@briangilmartin662]

I've had How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way since my high school years. It's been one of my go-to books for whenever I draw pictures of my favorite characters or even my own original characters.

[@mikebickle823]

Great video and what a classic! Sad to see how far Marvel has fallen; but maybe this will inspire the next good generation of comic book creators

[@gentleman3313]

One of the best "how to draw" books period.

[@-septimus]

This book looks sick. Need to see if I can find this sometime. Need to improve my drawing.

[@alexgriffin3959]

I had this book when I was a teenager and also bought it for my 10 year old daughter. She loves it.

[@PrivateEye10]

I always wanted to get the book! One day maybe... ONE DAY!!

[@johnholborn563]

Already have a copy, Zack! It's pretty well used and dog eared! But, really enjoyed your Vid!

[@Clactisca]

Интересный комикс, просто класс

[@albinothunderbuns1997]

Old timey comeback for Spidey, "You and whose army?" I'd love to have that copy. Especially if you sign it, 'Ya Boi Zack'!

[@KevinRaceOfficial]

I Just Ordered This On Amazon! Thank You!!

[@Kendro311]

I still have this somewhere :) got it on my 11th birthday. I tried... I really did. Just not a talent I possess. Was still fun trying and reading the book. I could manage a decent Ninja Turtle here n there 👍🏻

[@hernandominguez5521]

Hey, Zack love the work you're doing. I'vehqd a comic idea brewing for the past 3 years. Any more books and/or videos shared would help a great deal. I have no experience but have found a motivation to learn. Thanks

[@InstrumentalArtistry]

This book is my childhood. A friend of mine gave me his copy of this book when I was in elementary school. It was falling apart, torn cover and dog-eared before I got it, but it was essential to igniting my passion for art. Also, did you know there is a companion video for the book? It's posted here on youtube as well. Very informative!

[@luibond9418]

I checked this book out senior year of highschool 5 years ago. It def holds up. I got some great advice that made me go " wow i never thought about it that way" lol

[@guitarwizard85]

Ive been looking for that book for years! You are so lucky! I had the videotape version of that book.

[@edgyswordsmanmusic6769]

My parents got me this book back when I was just starting to draw comic style stuff, I think I was 10 or 11. I didnt absorb most of the drawing stuff completely right- yknow how a lot of kids will just look for line-by-line tutorials instead of taking the concept/broad strokes to heart? This was basically that. I would overthink it. BUT- This hammered home one main thing for me: if you make anything, really put your gut into it. Pushing the gesture, making the composition more dramatic, good perspective... You get the idea. I always make several thumbnails of everything I do so I can push it further each time. I think I heard in a documentary once that Stan used to get up on the artists’ table at the office and act out the poses, “no, see? hes gotta punch like /that!/“ and just.. you could tell they gave a damn. No- that’s wrong.. They gave their all. Stan may’ve been cheesy sometimes, but at least it was tongue-in-cheek, and he sure as hell knew what he was doing. Otherwise we wouldnt have spidey, among others. It’s funny... Recently I’ve had to balance things, and learn to dial it back a bit for less extreme scenes. I think I got closed-minded and lost a lot of versatility because of it. Anyway... Great book.

[@Paranomalous]

I bought this book at a scholastic book fair when I was in elementary school about twenty years ago. Great book.

[@go7cha459]

An amazing book!

[@nicospatti1934]

I have the kids version of that book in a box somewhere...I think I got it in middle school....its was surprisingly helpful for a kids version.

[@oldmandavid7944]

Great video and great giveaway!!

[@williamstark9568]

I've been strongly considering adding this book to my art book collection

[@snakemont]

You're a Hero and a real Human Being!