Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels by Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente

Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente ebook
Page: 160
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780385344630
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

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