Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work -- High-Res Scans of a Classic Cheat-Sheet

Legendary EC Comics artist Wallace Wood created a shorthand encyclopedia of many different ways to keep your comic book panels and staging interesting. It came to be known as "Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work."

Wallace Wood Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work by Wally Wood

It was originally drawn in various pieces by Wally Wood to remind himself to stay on his toes. Later it was compiled and used by Wally Wood's assistants to help them emulate the master.

The full-sized, high-resolution version of the image below can be found at Joel Johnson's blog. Joel came into possession of the original paste-up and has generously scanned it and shared it with the world There's a lot of cool backround information about this legendary cheat-sheet at Joel Johnson's blog.

Wallace Wood Comic Book Layouts Cheat Sheet 22 Panels That Always Work by Wally Wood
Hey Joel...Thanks!

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