Masters of Comics: Inside the Studios of the World's Premier Graphic Storytellers

by Joel Meadows, Mark Verheiden (Foreword)

Go inside the master’s studio and explore the creative spaces and processes of the legendary artists who brought you Batman: Year One, Akira, Saga, and more!

In this deluxe hardcover book, readers are invited into the studio spaces of some of the most popular and prolific comic artists in the world. Through dynamic photography and exclusive interviews, Inside the Master’s Studio, Vol. 1 offers a rare, personal look at these artists’ unique creative environments—spaces in which some of the greatest comics and graphic novels of the last fifty years took shape. Curated by Joel Meadows, editor of Tripwire Magazine, the book includes chapters on such legends as Milo Manara (The Ape, Click), Mike Kaluta (The Shadow ), Walter Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four), and more.

The first in a series of deluxe books focusing on artists at work in a variety of mediums and industries, Inside the Master’s Studio, Vol. 1 offers a glimpse “behind the veil,”  shining new light on the artistic process. It’s the ultimate backstage pass for comic fans, as well as a wonderful learning tool for aspiring artists wishing to learn from the greats.

Genres: Comics

184 pages, Paperback

Published May 22, 2019

Reviews

[Bob Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating, well-illustrated look into the working habits of 21 well-known comic book artists. By asking similar questions of each of them, we get a view into the creative process and how it is both similar and different for each of them. Lavishly illustrated with pictures of the artist's work spaces an sample cover and interior (comic book covers and interiors) and occassionally some additional work an artist has done for other reasons, such as album covers. The artists listed do fabulous work and book was fun to read and to take in visually. Well done!

[Greg L Goldstein · Rating 3 out of 5]

A seemingly random --- but in many cases, stellar --- collection of comic book artists, their studios and their work. Mildly interesting, but nothing special, and a bit repetitious in places. Nicely designed.

If Goodreads had a a half point system, I would go to 3.5.

[David Roberson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mildly interesting, but nothing to write home (or a book) about. If you can get it cheap ($5) like I did, it's worth it to look at pictures of artwork and the artists' studios.