Hey, Amateur! SC (2020 IDW) Go From Novice To Nailing It In Panels comic books

1st printing.

Cover by Michael Allred.

What do you want to learn about? Take your pick in this anthology combining the unprecedented approach of a "how to" book with the diverse subject matter from over 100 contributors sharing their hidden talents via one-page, nine-panel comics!

Includes entries from a variety of comics creatives including John Allison, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Becky Cloonan, Sanford Greene, Paul Pope, Gail Simone, Mark Buckingham, Box Brown, Gilbert Hernandez, Jill Thompson, Chynna Clugston Flores, and more.

Each story is part personal "how to," part "how-so." Some of these one-pagers will illuminate aspects of the comic book storytelling process like drawing likenesses, lettering, and cropping art panels. Others go beyond the comics world from the practical (catching a loose dog, changing a tire, speaking in public), to the fun (creating cheap horror makeup, skanking at a ska show, faking a guitar solo), to the peculiar (destroying the Internet, training your doppelgänger, surviving a bear attack--probably).

All-star creators from South Africa, South America, North America, England, India, and other parts of the world share their favorite recipes, traditions, and talents in this fun, educational anthology. Learn new skills or hone the ones you've got.

Bonus features include a brand-new story, "How to Wash Your Hands," an introduction by Kelly Sue DeConnick and an essay about the traditional 9-panel grid by Jim Rugg.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, full color.

Featuring contributions by: Michael Allred, Laura Allred, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Becky Cloonan, Magdalene Visaggio, Savanna Ganucheau, Gene Ha, Delilah S. Dawson, dani!, Lauren Beukes, Tegan Phillips, Leah Moore, Merle Goll, Matt Miner, Tony Akins, Jill Thompson, Box Brown, Dilraj Mann, Lilah Sturges, Martin Simmonds, David Gedge, Terry de Castro, Jessica McMillan, Lee Thacker, Natalia Hernandez, Aditya Bidikar, Maris Wicks, Cindy Whitehead, Nicole Goux, Casey Gilly, Jen Hickman, Liz Prince, Rafael Albuquerque, Karrie Fransman, Michael Conrad, Caitlin Yarsky, Emmeline Pidgen, Gilbert Hernandez, Marie Enger, William Potter, Katie Skelly, Peter Bagge, Paulina Ganucheau, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Megan Hutchison, Oliver Gerlach, Peter Snejbjerg, Lucy Sullivan, Cecil Castellucci, Sweeney Boo, Alex Paknadel, Simon Bisley, Alissa Wallers, Michael Moreci, Cara McGee, Julian Dassai, Dan Berry, David Tischman, Lisa Sterle, Eric Shanower, Nanna Venter, David Hahn, Rob Davis, Alisa Kwitney, Nick Robles, Erica Henderson, David Barnett, Zoe Thorogood, Jesse Hamm, Emi Lenox, Matthew Howes, Mark Buckingham, Gail Simone, Cathy Brett, Glyn Dillon, Sam Grinberg, Jonathan Edwards, Felt Mistress, Marley Zarcone, Vita Ayala, Eduardo Medeiros, Jarrod Jones, Kristian Rossi, Simon Gane, Lola the Illustrator, Chynna Clugston Flores, Marguerite Bennett, Alabaster Pizzo, Paul Pope, Neha Sharma, Rory Phillips, John Allison, Shelly Bond, Helen Green, Jim Rugg, Lee Loughridge and Philip Bond.

Cover price $19.99.