The grandaddy of them all: Will Eisner's Comics & Sequential Art: Principles & Practice of the World's Most Popular Art Form! 
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Oh yah, also: Graphic Storytelling: The Definitive Guide to Composing a Visual Narrative
Thanks ....I will look those up
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In addition to these fine Eisner books (Comics and Sequential Art is the BIBLE for storytelling) you also might want to check out Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. It's a little more general than Eisner's books, a little more philosophical, but I think it makes a great complement to Eisner.
Thanks ....Actually I have that book. I bought it when it originally came out and forgot about it since. I will reread it.
From his site I saw that he his going to publish another book so I will try and get it when it comes out.
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In addition to these fine Eisner books (Comics and Sequential Art is the BIBLE for storytelling) you also might want to check out Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. It's a little more general than Eisner's books, a little more philosophical, but I think it makes a great complement to Eisner.
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What he said. Another great way to learn about visual storytelling is via storyboarding and film books. The first is Setting up Your Shots by Jeremy Vineyard. The next is the Five C's of Cinematography by Joseph V. Mascelli.
Oddly enough, I think continuity in comics is overlooked, studying film has a tendency to help broaden horizons.
Does anyone know of a good book about comicbook storytelling? I do not mean script writing but rather the how to of transfering a script to a visally interesting story.
I would like to learn more about this, and at least in my mind it is a very different skillset then drawing.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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