Draw! comic books issue 14

1st Printing. Stories, Art and Cover by Adrian Tomine. Optic Nerve 14 brings Adrian Tomines multifaceted, expressive cartooning to a new peak with two stories and a bonus autobiographical strip. Killing and Dying is about a fathers struggles to be supportive: it centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. Intruders depicts a man obsessively trying to find his way back to a former life by revisiting places he once knew. Optic Nerve 14 will appear on the twentieth anniversary of Tomines beloved comic book series, in whose pages the landmark graphic novel Shortcomings was first published. Each story in Optic Nerve 14 reveals new dimensions to Tomines unique visual sensibility and complex, character-driven stories. 40 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $6.95.

2nd or later printing. Optic Nerve 14 brings Adrian Tomines multifaceted, expressive cartooning to a new peak with two stories and a bonus autobiographical strip. Killing and Dying is about a fathers struggles to be supportive: it centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. Intruders depicts a man obsessively trying to find his way back to a former life by revisiting places he once knew. Optic Nerve 14 will appear on the twentieth anniversary of Tomines beloved comic book series, in whose pages the landmark graphic novel Shortcomings was first published. Each story in Optic Nerve 14 reveals new dimensions to Tomines unique visual sensibility and complex, character-driven stories. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

Story, Art and Cover by Jason Lutes. Escalating arguments involving politics have brutal consequences. As orphan Silvia Braun visits her new friend's wealthy Jewish family and ponders the moral implications of monarchy, Marthe Muller receives an unexpected visit from her mother. Meanwhile, American jazz band the Cocoa Kids are on their way to becoming a fixture of the city's nightlife, and Kurt Severing finds himself in the middle of an impassioned public demonstration. 28 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight, and David Hutchison continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Some topics we will cover in the series are advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling, and composition. b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Written by Robert Miller. Art by Terry Miller, Christina Ng and Laura Watrous. Part of Blackthorne's popular How to Draw series, featuring step-by-step instructions on how to draw Robotech characters and craft. Features fan art by Terry Miller, Christina Ng and Laura Watrous. This issue includes new poses and detail work for Lynn Minmei, the Zentraedi Flagship, Breetai, Zentraedi Warriors, and Claudia Grant. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

The twice Eisner Award-nominated DRAW! magazine, the top step-by-step magazine on drawing for comics and animation, brings you working 'how-to' tutorials from today's top pros in the industry. In issue #14, blast off with in-depth interviews and demos by DC Comics artist Doug Mahnke (JLA, Batman, Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein, Superman, Justice League Elite), Ovi Nedelcu (Pigtale, WB Animation), and Steve Purcell (Sam and Max). Then, Mike Manley and Bret Blevins bring you Part III of Comic Art Boot Camp: 'Using Black to Power up Your Pages.' This installment will cover the best ways to use black placement to enhance and kick up the energy in your pages and designs. Plus, there's product reviews, a color section, and more, all behind a new Doug Mahnke cover! Edited by Mike Manley. Includes a free preview of Alter Ego #70, also shipping this month! Cover price $6.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "Title and Deed!" By Anders Nilsen. Escalating tensions come to violence and conflagration. The Idiot and the Pilot come to blows and their partisans among the birds draw blood of their own. Not everyone comes out of the melee intact. Only a last minute intervention by an outsider brings the violence to an end. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 7-in. x 9-in., 50 pages, B&W. NOTE: This series and current format pick up with Vol. 7 by Drawn & Quarterly - earlier volumes are Xerox editions Cover price $7.95.