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# Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist (Will Eisner Library (Hardcover))

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Review: Start creating believable characters immediately - Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative is one of the three Will Eisner instructional books. The other two are Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative and Comics and Sequential Art. I bought the book to learn how to pose characters properly and create strong silhouettes. I'm glad to say that this book provides tons of examples selected from Will Eisner's years of comics. Will Eisner started the book but unfortunately passed away in 2005 before he could finish it. Enter Peter Poplaski, an artist who have worked long time beside him. Peter Poplaski was engaged to add the finishing touches for the book with some additional drawings. The majority of art work is still from Will Eisner's archive. The first few chapters explain the anatomy and how it affects movement. It offers a basic introduction to the latter chapters and is definitely not a substitute for an anatomy book. The core concept of the book is actually this: human actions come from reflex and emotions. The bulk of the book is devoted to showing examples of how certain feelings are express through body language and gesture. Each example is clearly explained and exceptionally easy to understand. Even if speech balloons are taken away from the example comic panels, readers will still know how the characters are feeling. Such is the power of a strong silhouette. Included are also many other techniques to help breath life into characters, such as staging, composition, positioning of characters etc. This book is very useful for any artists who wants to create believable characters people can relate to. I think I'll also be getting the other two books. (More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my desertcart profile for the link.)
Review: Will Eisner was a comics genius. The three books I purchased have been of immense help - A friend highly recommended Will Eisner's books to me. I'm a graphic artist, and have gotten back into doing comics and graphic novels. The information Mr. Eisner lays out in his books are essential for anyone wanting to do comics!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #739,419 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #105 in How to Create Comics #146 in How to Create Anime & Cartoons #268 in Human Figure Art (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (207) |
| Dimensions  | 8 x 0.5 x 10.1 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0393331288 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0393331288 |
| Item Weight  | 1.05 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 192 pages |
| Publication date  | August 17, 2008 |
| Publisher  | W. W. Norton & Company |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Start creating believable characters immediately
*by P***A on December 16, 2008*

Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative is one of the three Will Eisner instructional books. The other two are Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative and Comics and Sequential Art. I bought the book to learn how to pose characters properly and create strong silhouettes. I'm glad to say that this book provides tons of examples selected from Will Eisner's years of comics. Will Eisner started the book but unfortunately passed away in 2005 before he could finish it. Enter Peter Poplaski, an artist who have worked long time beside him. Peter Poplaski was engaged to add the finishing touches for the book with some additional drawings. The majority of art work is still from Will Eisner's archive. The first few chapters explain the anatomy and how it affects movement. It offers a basic introduction to the latter chapters and is definitely not a substitute for an anatomy book. The core concept of the book is actually this: human actions come from reflex and emotions. The bulk of the book is devoted to showing examples of how certain feelings are express through body language and gesture. Each example is clearly explained and exceptionally easy to understand. Even if speech balloons are taken away from the example comic panels, readers will still know how the characters are feeling. Such is the power of a strong silhouette. Included are also many other techniques to help breath life into characters, such as staging, composition, positioning of characters etc. This book is very useful for any artists who wants to create believable characters people can relate to. I think I'll also be getting the other two books. (More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will Eisner was a comics genius. The three books I purchased have been of immense help
*by W***H on May 11, 2024*

A friend highly recommended Will Eisner's books to me. I'm a graphic artist, and have gotten back into doing comics and graphic novels. The information Mr. Eisner lays out in his books are essential for anyone wanting to do comics!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspirational
*by P***O on January 29, 2014*

Will Eisner is the man! I love his series. This makes me want to draw and create using the power of sequential art.

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