Break into the comic-book industry - and stay in - with this user-friendly guide to understanding and creating comic books, as told by top working comic professionals. Readers discover in detail how comic books are made - from brainstorming, writing and editing to penciling, inking and colouring - as told by top professionals who offer real-world advice for breaking into and staying in the business. Readers will enjoy the in-depth interviews with respected industry insiders who've worked for such powerhouses as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics, including: Mike Marts ( X-men and Batman ); Mark Waid ( Kingdom Come , Spider-man , Flash and Irredeemable ); Darick Robertson ( Wolverine , Conan and Deadpool ); Brian Haberlin ( Witchblade and Spawn ); Rodney Ramos ( Batman and Wolverine ); Chris Eliopoulos ( X-men ); and, John Cerilli (Marvel Digital Comics). This title also includes unprecedented interviews with Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada and comics legend Stan Lee.