A list of book-length guides to creating comics, usually containing information on the history of the comics form. Individual book entries may include the book's Table of Contents, on-site reviews (*R*), printed review citations (*P* ), links to on-line information (*O*).

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NOTE:  indicates a new or revised entry added since 11 November 2006.

• Aihara, Koji and Kentaro Takekuma. Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga, Vol. 1. San Francisco: Viz Communications, 2002. 149 pp. ISBN 1-56931-863-8. *R*
  
• Barto, Renzo. How To Draw Cartoon Characters.  Watermill Press, 1994.
• Bové, Steven. The Comic Cartoonist's Workbook. BovéWorks, 2006. 112pp. ISBN 0974182095 (pb). Official website - Buy It!
• Cholet, Bert & David Icove.  The All American Art Of Cartooning.   New York: Higgins Ink Co, 1944.
• Christensen, Don. How-to-Draw Tips from the Top Cartoonists .  Donnar Publications, 1982. *P*
• Dooley, Michael and Steven Heller, eds. The Education of a Comics Artist. NY: Allworth P, 2005. 265pp. ISBN 1581154089 (paper.) Buy It!
• Eisner, Will. Comics and Sequential Art. Expanded Edition. Tamarac, FL: Poorhouse Press, 1985. *P*
• Eisner, Will. Graphic Storytelling . Tamarac, FL: Poorhouse Press, 1996.
• Fisher, Edwin, Mort Gerberg & Ron Wolin.  The Art In Cartooning: Seventy-five Years Of American Magazine Cartoons.  New York: Scribner's, 1975.
• Gautier, Dick. Drawing And Cartooning 1,001 Figures In Action .  New York: Perigee, 1994.
• Gerberg, Mort. Cartooning: The Art and the Business.   [revised edition of The Arbor House Book of Cartooning, 1983.]  New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989.  ISBN 1-557-10017-9 (paper).
• Hamm, Jack.  Drawing & Cartooning For Laughs.   New York: Perigee, 1990.
• Jael.  How To Draw Superheroes And Supervillains.   Chicago: Kidsbooks,1994.
• Janson, Klaus.  The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics. Introduction by Frank Miller. NY: Watson-Guptill, 2003. 128pp. ISBN 0823010295 (paper). Buy It!
• Janson, Klaus.  The DC Comics Guide to Pencilling Comics. Introduction by Dick Giordano. NY: Watson-Guptill, 2002. 144pp. ISBN 0823010281 (paper). Buy It!
  
• Keener, Polly.  Cartooning.  Foreword by Jim Davis.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991.
  
• Lariar, Lawrence. Cartooning For Everybody.  New York: Crown Publishers, 1941.
• Lee, Stan and John Buscema.  How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way.   New York: Fireside-Simon & Schuster, 1978.  ISBN 0-671-22548-0 (cloth), 0-671-53077-1 (paper).
• Mankoff, Robert. The Naked Cartoonist. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2002. 144pp. ISBN 1579122361 (hc).
• McCloud, Scott. Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels. NY: Harper Paperbacks, 2006. 272pp. ISBN 0060780940 (paper). *O* *R*
• Mercadoocasio, Gwenn. How To Draw Comics. Stamford CT: Longmeadow, 1994.
• Muse, Ken. The Secrets of Professional Cartooning. Englewoon Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1981. ISBN 01379812406 (cloth), 0137981325  (paper).
• Nelson, Roy Paul. Cartooning.  Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1975.  ISBN 0-8092-8212-7 (cloth), 0-8092-8211-9 (paper).
• Nelson, Roy Paul. Fell's Guide To The Art Of Cartooning. New York: Frederick Fell, 1962.
• Nelson, Roy Paul. Humorous Illustration And Cartooning: A Guide For Editors, Advertisers, And Artists. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984.
• Schulz, Charles M. Funny Pictures: Cartooning With Charles M. Schulz.  New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
• Tallarico, Tony. Drawing And Cartooning Monsters: A Step-By-Step Guide For The Aspiring Monster-Maker. New York: Perigee, 1992.
• Talon, Durwin S. Panel Discussions: Design in Sequential Art Storytelling. Raleigh, NC: TwoMorrows Publishing, 2003. 208pp. ISBN 1893905144 (paper). *O*
  
• Trag, Walt.  How To Draw Comic Animals.  Youth Publications/Saturday Evening Post, Indian, 1978.
• Trondheim, Lewis and Sergio Garcia. Bande dessinée, apprendre et comprendre. Editions Delcourt, 2006. ISBN 2756002275. *O*
• Van Hise, James.  How to Draw Art for Comic Books: Lessons from the Masters.  Las Vegas, NV: Pioneer Books, 1989.  151pp.  ISBN 1-55698-254-2 (paper).
• Whitaker, Steve.  The Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques.  NY: Sterling Publishing, 2002.  176pp.  ISBN 0-8069-9298-0 (paper).
• Withrow, Steven. Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2003. 192pp. ISBN 0823053784 (paper). *O*
  
• WebLink: Jessica Abel's "DIY: Making Comics" : Detailed, step-by-step, and clear information on the basics of drawing comics for reproduction.
• WebLink: Kubertsworld : With information about the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art (Dover, NJ, USA), as well as Kubert's Correspondence Courses and more.

• Chiarello, Mark and Todd Klein. The DC Comics Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics. Intro. Jim Steranko. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2004. 144pp. ISBN 0823010309. Buy It!

• Chiarello, Mark and Todd Klein. The DC Comics Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics. Intro. Jim Steranko. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2004. 144pp. ISBN 0823010309. Buy It!
• Starking, Richard and John 'JG' Roshell.  Comic Book Lettering, The Comicraft Way.  Los Angeles, CA: Active Images, 2003.  64 pp.  ISBN 0-9740567-3-1 (paper).
  
• WebLink: ABCs with Tom Orzechowski: Interview from The Pulse which encapsulates a history of American comic-book lettering.
• WebLink: Comicraft offers Balloon Tales , with a wide range of information on computer-aided comics lettering
• WebLink: The Invisible Art in Plain Sight: A look at the art of lettering , by Michael Thomas, at ComicBookResources.com .
• WebLink: Richard Starkings: SBC Q&A Part 1 and Part 2: Interview with Starkings on lettering and more.

• Ellenbogen, Glenn C., Ph.D., ed. The Directory of Humor Magazines and Humor Organizations in America (and Canada). 3rd ed. NY: Wry-Bread Press, 1992. 282pp. ISBN 0-9606190-5-4 (hc).

• Caputo, Tony C.  How to Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book.  NY: Watson-Guptill, 1997.  184pp.  ISBN 0-8230-2455-5 (paper).
  
• Gerberg, Mort. Cartooning: The Art and the Business.   [revised edition of The Arbor House Book of Cartooning, 1983.]  New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989.  ISBN 1-557-10017-9 (paper).
• Lovitz, Michael L., esq. (w), the Fillbäch Brothers (a).  The Trademark and Copyright Book #1, Vol. 1.  [comic book.]  Sirius Comics, 2001.
  
• Tinsley, Kevin.  Digital Prepress for Comic Books: The Definitive Prepress Production Guide.  New York: Stickman graphics, 1999.  208 pp.  ISBN 0-9675423-0-8 (paper).
• WebLink: Stickman Press , including their on-line Self-Publishing Resource Guide.

• Fingeroth, Danny, ed. Write Now! magazine. TwoMorrows.[Publisher's Web Site]
• Haines, Lurene. A Writer's Guide to the Business of Comics . Livonia, MI: Stabur Press, 1995. ISBN 0-941613-62-3 (paper).
• Moore, Alan. Alan Moore's Writing for Comics volume 1. Avatar Press, 2003. 48pp. ISBN 1592910122 (paper). Buy It!
• O'Neil, Dennis. The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2001. 128pp. ISBN 0823010279. Buy It!
• Salisbury, Mark. Writers on Comics Scriptwriting. London: Titan Books, 1999. 240pp. ISBN 184023069X (paper). Buy It!
• WebLink: How to Write Comics and Other Stuff : By Robert Weinberg.