The Secrets of Professional Cartooning

by Ken Muse

Advises would-be cartoonists about drawing, lettering, coloring, and writing, how to develop and sell a strip, and what it's like working for a syndicate

Paperback

Published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is almost impossible to find, since it is out of print, but it is the best book ever published about how to become a professional cartoonist. Written in 1981 by an actual cartoonist, this book tells you everything from the best tools to use, how to draw, what to draw, how to come up with ideas, and more. It even includes interviews with leading cartoonists such as Charles Schultz (creator of Peanuts), Jonny Hart (creator of B.C.), Mort Walker (creator of Beetle Bailey), and many others, some of whom are now dead and gone. Recommended to anyone who wants to learn about cartooning.