People & Poses Photo Reference Book by Buddy Scalera Back in Print

Revised print edition by Buddy Scalera updated, redesigned, and with a lower cover price than the 2006 original published edition

PARAMUS, NJ – March 15, 2016
Great photo reference books are hard to find, which is why Comic Book School teamed up with IMPACT Books to publish “Comic Artist’s Essential Photo Reference: People & Poses,” which includes photos and educational materials that have been out of print since 2006.

Available through comic book retailers and national booksellers in April, 2016, the revised print edition includes many of the photos featured in the original 20016 edition, but adds many never-before-seen photos from the archives of author Buddy Scalera. The book is packed with 500+ professionally photographed actors in action poses. From basic expressions to battle scenes holding weapons, the book is a guide for artists who want to capture accurate anatomy and perspective.

“The original print run sold out a long time ago, so many of the creators working today didn’t even know these books existed,” says Buddy Scalera, the author of this book and four other photo reference books for comic book artists. He is also the founder of the educational website ComicBookSchool.com and a storytelling educator at national comic book conventions. “We removed the CD-ROM, added images, and got the cover price down from $24.99 to $19.99. We wanted this to be an affordable resource for everyone who dreams of making comics as a career.”

Many professional comic book illustrator use photo reference as a tool for nailing the perfect pose or expression. Like the original edition, the revised edition includes photos of four different models of different body types and ethnicities in a broad range of action poses. Based on feedback from creators, the new edition streamlined the design layout, which made room for additional photos that did not appear in the original book.

About Buddy Scalera
Scalera has a long history with comic books and comic book education. He started his career as a freelance journalist covering the comic book industry. In 1995, he joined Wizard Entertainment to launch the original Wizard World Online presence on AOL and then the web. While at Wizard, he created educational resources for aspiring comic book creators, some of whom when on to become pros. Later, he self-published CD-ROMs with photo reference, which he sold at conventions and through retail comic shops. His first published book was “Comic Artist’s Photo Reference: People and Poses” with IMPACT Books in 2006. He would go on to release three more photo reference books and one book about the complete process of creating comics from start to finish, also through IMPACT Books. He is currently very active in the #makecomics community online and tweets at @ComicBookSchool.

Scalera is also an active comic book writer with many published credits with Marvel Comics, including Deadpool, Agent X, and others.  He’s also written many different licensed properties, including Richie Rich, Elvira, and many other titles.