Stan Lee's How to Draw Superheroes

by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby (Illustrator), Alex Ross (Illustrator)

The third installment in comics icon Stan Lee's series showing readers how to draw some of the most exciting and dynamic superheroes of all time.

Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers all share a common trait -- these hugely popular Marvel Comics superheroes were  co-created by the legendary Stan Lee. Now, Lee shows readers everything they'll need to make their own mighty superheroes, just like his classic creations. Lee exposes his secret tools and techniques for bringing strong, inspiring heroes and heroines to life. He even shows aspiring creators how to expand their super-universes with evil villains, trusty sidekicks, brutes and monsters, super-pets, secret hideouts, and more! These invaluable insights from one of the greatest superhero creators of all time are must-haves for all fans of Lee's legendary superhero comic work.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Michael Helm · Rating 4 out of 5]

From my POV I think this is going to be a useful cookbook. I'm not drawing superheroes, but the basic system he has for drawing, from blobs and basic shapes to fully-colored figure, is a really useful conceptual framework! He shows how to get from the basic to the completely detailed, and how to add details and when.

It's not for everybody, and it's not fitting for every artistic process.

For me that's the value. His discussion of how and why to develop characters, that isn't of immediate use but it was interesting to get some perspective on comics. But I think the important thing is to look at the illustration builds, and imitate a few of them.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

662 - 2020

[Juan Castro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for conceptual phase of character building. Not a how to draw book though. It will give you a better understanding of comic character structure.

[Leah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Definitely NOT a 'how-to' book.

[KenardokenLeonardo]

Very good book, love it