This book was so nice, I had to do it twice. That's right, the first printing of this book was a paperback, first published in 1998. This edition has the same contents as the paperback with the exception that is a hardback and the overall book size was increased. This book is comprised of three previous books I created. The first book was a 36 page book titled, "How to Draw Your Own Supercharacters" back in 1981. It was one the few books on how to draw Superheroes in that time and the only one on drawing your own Supercharacters. The second was "How To Draw Your Own Supercharacters Book II," and the third "How To Draw Your Own Supermonsters". If only I could have had a book like this when I was growing up, it would have made it much easier in learning how to draw. Get ready to go on an exciting adventure into the art of drawing. With over 600 step-by-step illustrations, this book will teach you how to draw and create your own Supercharacters and Supermonsters, Buildings and Streets, including a section on drawing your own Comic Book. It was my first time attending school that I can remember picking up a pencil and drawing. My Kindergarten teacher drew a picture of an elephant and had everyone in the classroom draw it, I've been drawing ever since. At the age of nine, I became interested in comics books. I was never a comic book collector; I say this because I would buy a book primarily on the merit of the artwork rather than characters or storyline of the book. I drew the characters of the books I bought, but after awhile I started creating my own Supercharacters, it was more fun. I made this book for all those who are interested in learning how to draw and create their own Supercharacters and ­­­those who are already doing so. This book is comprised of three previous books I created, "How To Draw Your Own Supercharacters", "How To Draw Your Own Supercharacters Book II," and "How To Draw Your Own Supermonsters". If only I could have had a book like this when I was growing up, it would have made it much easier in learning how to draw. This book has very few words because the illustrations speak for themselves. This was done to induce you to pick up a pencil and start drawing. The only way you can learn how to draw is to draw. To improve your artwork or anything in life, you must practice and study your craft. The purpose of this book is to implement practice, practice, and more practice in learning how to draw your own Supercharacters.