How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling

By Shawn Martinbrough, Published by Watson-Guptill Publications 

Softcover, B&W, 144 pages, 2007

Noir is just as powerful in comics as it is in films: dark angles, shadowy, high contrast images, moody lighting, an anti-hero that struggles with moral conflicts: all these elements work to create a sombre, dark tone.

Contents includes:

• The tools
• The basics
• Creating a mood with shadow and light
• Page layout
• And so much more!

In How to Draw Crime Noir, Martinbrough walks the reader step-by-step through layout, thumbnails, staging the action and working with actual scripts. Martinborough's art is cutting edge, has a 1940's vibe, but comes across contemporary, compelling, dramatic and urban