Manga: Masters of the Art

by Timothy Lehmann

With its stylistic characters and vivid colors, manga has captured the imagination of millions. Now, Manga: Masters of the Art goes straight to the source -- the artists themselves -- for the ultimate... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060833319
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

In depth

This is a good book about manga. It has many pictures of the comics it talks about and shows several different artists and their own unique styles. it goes in depth about the artists, and has interviews with them in which they explain how they make manga. It is in depth. This book really isn't a book that refers you to read other good manga. it does mention other manga and has short synopsis of them, but this book is really about the artists.

Great Look at the Inside of an amazing profession

I would recommend this book to anybody interested in reading or making manga. It is inspirational and provides an insight to the profession like no other book.

A delightful read for the curious mind

This book has no value what so ever for teaching you how to draw. That's not what this book is for, it's actually a interview with the hottest manga artist's ever known! I thought it would be a good idea to buy this book, just so I can get a preview of my favorite manga artists'art works, as well as what they have to say to other inspiring manga-ka's. I truly enjoyed reading this book, and I'm sure fans of golden boy,clamp, silent mobius, etc would love to hear about what their idol manga artist have to say. I loved everything about this book, and I would recommend this book to those who are interested in a behind the scenes look at the world of manga. If you are looking to buy this book for other reasons, then don't bother buying this book, you will be sorely dissapointed.

An Excellent Examination of Manga Artists

As a fan of the many styles of Manga, this book caught me rather by surprise. Most books in my collection that deal with manga analyze the work itself. However, this book is truly unique in that it explores the process of the actual creation of manga art. The methods used are delved into in a very fascinating way. The interviews with the artists themselves are well composed and the questions asked are far more novice. The other outstanding aspect of the book is the use of various manga illustrations as well as photos of manga artists at work. These two items really serve to represent the many aspects of manga art. If you are a fan of manga, then you owe yourselves this book. A definite recomendation.