It's a Black Thing pt. 2

read part 1 here
in the forward to How To Draw Noir Comics, Eisner Award winning writer Greg Rucka says of the book's author "Shawn Martinbrough has put in his hours... he's a master...what he offers here is a masters course..." and he's right! How To Draw Noir Comics addresses the very technical and often philosophical business of creating Noir storytelling for comics, but with a disarming, conversational tone.
Noir, by the way, is French for Black... hence the the blog series title. "Noir has come to reflect a mood, a tone, or most appropriately, a style" says Martinbrough, after making the humble confession that his favorite color is black (which some don't consider a color at all).
the Chapters:

1. THE TOOLS
2. THE BASICS
3. CREATING MOOD WITH SHADOWS AND LIGHT
4. VISUALIZING THE SCRIPT
5. PAGE LAYOUT
6. STAGING ACTION
7. CREATING DRAMA
8. DESIGNING COVERS
9. GRAPHIC NOVELLA The Truce (a 16 page original comic)

i'll review each chapter in some detail... but for real, don't wait! go out and COP How To Draw Noir Comics by Shawn Martinbrough!
holla!
-gM