Anthology. 'Featuring the talents of over 100 of your favorite comic book creatives."
Contents:
The 9-panel grid : an essay / by Jim Rugg. How to eat ridiculously spicy food / by Magdalene Visaggio & Savanna Ganucheau -- How to draw likenesses / by Gene Ha -- How to do cheap horror makeup / by Delilah S. Dawson & dANI! -- How to talk to a celebrity / by Lauren Beukes & Tegan Phillips -- How to care for your allergic kid / by Leah Moore & Merle Goll -- How to catch a loose dog / by Matt Miner & Tony Akins -- How to carve a pumpkin / by Jill Thompson -- How to deal with OCD / by Box Brown -- How to make great curry / by Dilraj Mann -- How to recognize various types of vampires & protect yourself from them / by Lilah Sturges & Martin Simmonds -- How to keep a band together. Forever / by David Gedge, Terry de Castro, Jessica McMillan & Lee Thacker -- How to lucid dream / by Natalia Hernandez -- How to letter a comic / by Aditya Bidikar -- How to go to the bathroom without a bathroom / by Maris Wicks -- How to do an ollie / by Cindy Whitehead & Nicole Goux -- How to use and ask for pronouns / by Casey Gilly & Jen Hickman -- How to be a successful hobby herpetologist / by Liz "Frog" Prince -- How to prepare a mate / by Rafael Albuquerque -- How to be mindful / by Karrie Fransman -- How to make a talisman (and then destroy it) / by Michael Conrad & Caitlin Yarsky -- How to spot a galaxy / by Emmeline Pidgen -- How to make burritos right / by Gilbert Hernandez -- How to create your own TTRPG / by Marie Engler -- How to rock barre chords / by William Potter & Katie Skelly -- How to have a career in comics / by Peter Bagge -- How to daydream / by Paulina Ganucheau -- How to master qi gong / by Chuck Brown & Sanford Greene -- How to be dyslexic / by Megan Hutchison -- How to survive in the woods with a knife and a rabbit / by Oliver Gerlach & Peter Snejbjerg -- How to contour draw / by Lucy Sullivan -- How to herd cats / by Cecil Castellucci & Sweeney Boo -- How to train your doppelgänger / by Alex Paknadel & Simon Bisley -- How to decorate a cake / by Alissa Wallers, Michael Moreci & Cara McGee -- How to fake a guitar solo / by Julian Dassai -- How to survive your parents' elder years / by Cindy Whitehead & Dan Berry -- How to detail the 7 chakras / by David Tischman & Lisa Sterle -- How to perform an en dehors pirouette / by Eric Shanower -- How to be a badass goth / by Leah Moore & Nanna Venter -- How to change a tire / by David Hahn -- How to be unspectacular / by Rob Davis -- How to kiss / by Alisa Kwitney & Nick Robles -- How to do a Turkish get-up / by Erica Henderson -- How to write a novel / by David Barnett & Zoe Thorogood -- How to crop art panels / by Jesse Hamm -- How to teach your dog to ring a bell to go outside / by Emi Lenox -- How to be the perfect party host / by Matthew Howes & Mark Buckingham -- How to destroy the internet / by Gail Simone & Cathy Brett -- How to meditate / by Glyn Dillon -- How to skank at a ska show / by Sam Grinberg -- How to make a dog dapper / by Jonathan Edwards & Felt Mistress -- How to clip the claws of an unruly cat / by Marley Zarcone -- How to make a proper cup of tea / by William Potter & Simon Gane -- How to create the perfect playlist / by Vita Ayala & Eduardo Medeiros -- How to fly this thing! / by Jarrod Jones & Kristian Rossi -- How to paint a mural / by Lola the Illustrator -- How to survive a bear attack, probably / by Chynna Clugston Flores -- How to speak in public / by Marguerite Bennett & Alabaster Pizzo -- How to be warrior / by Paul Pope & Neha Sharma -- How to screenprint a gig poster / by Rory Phillips -- How to pack groceries with machine-like efficiency / by John Allison -- Bonus. How to wash your hands / by William Potter -- How to successfully kickstart a campaign : the afterword / by Shelly Bond & Helen Green -- Behind-the panel borders : process pieces & miscellany -- The 9-panel grid : an essay / by Jim Rugg.
Summary:
What do you want to learn about? Take your pick in this anthology combining the unprecedented approach of a "how to" book with the diverse subject matter from over 100 contributors sharing their hidden talents via one-page, nine-panel comics! Includes entries from a variety of comics talent including Michael Allred, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Becky Cloonan, Sanford Greene, Paul Pope, Gail Simone, Gene Ha, Box Brown, Gilbert Hernandez, Leah Moore, Chynna Clugston Flores, and more. Each story is part personal "how to," part "how-so." Learn new skills or hone the ones you've got. Some of these one-pagers will illuminate aspects of the comic book storytelling process like drawing likenesses, lettering, and cropping art panels. Others go beyond the comics world from the practical (catching a loose dog, changing a tire, speaking in public), to the fun (creating cheap horror makeup, skanking at a ska show, faking a guitar solo), to the peculiar (destroying the Internet, training your doppelganger, surviving a bear attack--probably). All from a diverse mix of creators from South Africa, South America, North America, England, India, and other parts of the world sharing their favorite recipes, traditions, talents, and skills! Learn about a myriad array of subjects from your favorite creators in this fun, educational anthology. Well-known comics creators share their secret skills, from the practical to the peculiar, in this collection of one-page spreads that explore a myriad of "how to" topics, including various aspects of the comic book storytelling process.
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