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manga = heavy stylization of the actual human anatomy.  you must first learn proper anatomy , proportions etc before you go ahead and stylize them to your liking.

or just go ahead and get 'How to draw manga : ' books if you'd rather be a one trick pony.

true story.

contrary to popular believe....

successful manga needs more brain than art skill.

oh okay.

Actually, doing comics needs alot more than just talent, mate. Especially if you're writing your own. Yes, passion drives you further, but i think knowledge puts you ahead of everyone.

For instance, you need graphic design, a good vocabulary(and writing skill), drawing skill, cinematography and damn good attitude.

Graphic Design will dictate much on panelling, page flow, ballon placements and so forth. Writing is for...scripts and dialogs. This cannot be overlooked since lacking this will put a considerable dent on your work. Cinematography will help you alot on shots and placements of the characters in the panels. Just bear in mind that i did not mention about prop, vehicle, environment, character design. Those will break your brains.

Lets go back to the initial request by TS. Keep an open mind and learn from both sides. US comics, Manga, Manhwa, Korean, even some of our legends like Ujang, Zainal Buang Hussein and Jaafar Taib. They're good at what they do. Aside from that, lurk alot in Art community like conceptart.org or cgtalk. You dont have to post, but look, learn and apply their techniques and methods.

Another thing: Dont worry about style. Its just a combination of the author/Artist's preferences. It does not matter if they like manga or whatever, give them couple of years and they'll change.

ah hell. thats just my 2cents