This book will teach you not only how to master the art of creating exciting comic strips, but also how to get them published. Writer Alan McKenzie and other professional comic strip artists share their inside trade secrets, including:;What equipment to buy;How to write a script and break it down into panels;How to draw the human figure in convincing poses;Pencilling, inking, lettering and colouring processes (including computer colouring);How to present and pitch your work to publishers A special appendix of US and UK comic publishers and syndicates, complete with addresses, gives you all the contacts you need to get started.