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Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel written by Nat Gertler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tools for creating the next great graphic novel! What do the movies Men In Black, Road to Perdition, Ghost World, and X-Men all have in common? Each started out as a graphic novel-one of the fastest growing segments of the book publishing industry. Now, here is the first book to provide a comprehensive and detailed look at the process involved in creating a successful graphic novel.

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