Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond is a course on comic creation - for college classes or for independent study - that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, the fifteen lessons offered - each complete with homework, extra credit activities and supplementary reading suggestions - provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics. 

A gold mine of essential information for every aspiring comics artist. Highly recommended. - Scott McCloud