Norton presents here two classic drawing textbooks, revised and enhanced for a new generation. Based on Will Eisner's legendary course at New York's School of Visual Arts, these guides have inspired generations of artists, students, teachers and fans. In "Comics and Sequential Art", Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space and visual forms. "Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative" teaches how to control a story effectively using a broad array of techniques. With examples from Eisner's own catalogue and such masters as R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, H. Foster, Al Capp and George Herriman, these books distill the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer and filmmaker should know.

アニメーション作家、イラストレーター、漫画家、キャラクターデザイナーといくつもの顔を持つ著者が、自身の経験を踏まえつつ、アニメ・イラスト・漫画の描き方を絵と文で綴る本。デッサンと記号化、パース・カメラアングルのとらえ方、イメージの出し方、色や照明効果の使い方、などなどを自身のノウハウで語っていく。アニメ・イラスト・漫画を描きたいと思う人をはじめ、それらエンタメ表現が好きな人にも刺激がいっぱいの書物。