Manga Mania(tm) Shonen: Drawing Action-Style Japanese Comics

By Christopher Hart

Book Overview

Manga devotees--especially fanboys--will welcome the latest installment in Chris Hart's blockbuster, bestselling series. Shonen manga stories feature male protagonists in action-packed, often humorous plots. Boys in particular devour the genre's most popular works, including Naruto , Dragon Ball , Bleach , and Death Note . With Chris's help, they can feed their passion further and learn how to draw all the essential shonen characters: teen heroes, violent samurai, girl ninjas, hideous monsters, masked warlords, tomboy fighter girls, giant battling robot-buddies, evil martial arts masters, and more. Step-by-step demonstrations break down the drawings so that artists of any level can follow along. Filled with top-notch art instruction, tons of visual tips, and over 350 drawings in the authentic Japanese style, this is the essential resource for all manga maniacs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193302769X
• ISBN13: 9781933027692
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Chris Hart Books
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12