what is the best way of learning to draw comic strips on my own?

Answer 1

I'm gonna take you on a few steps. First of all, there's the main idea: what do you want your comic to be about?
It's not always about superheroes and supervillains. It can be about anything. Plus, it doesn't always need to be about action. If you've read any goth comics (i.e. "JTHM", "Squee", "Fillerbunny"), they have little to no action. It can be about drama, suspense, anything. Next, what do you want it to be based on? What's the subject or message you want to convey to the readers? It can be about the eternal struggle between Cats and Dogs, or drug smuggling.
Next, what's a good title? It HAS to be about the story. You're not gonna make anything about a superhero if its title is gonna be "Super Pretty Ponies". It doesn't add up. Make it a title that readers want to read about. "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac." How does that get you goin'? It just maks you wanna find that comic series, doesn't it. You can't fail with a good title.
Characters: the heart and soul of a comic. Who are your characters? As I said before, not all of them have to be superheroes. Look at TV shows. They're not all about heroes and villans. Your characters can have a whole range of emotions: some can be happy. Some can be sad. Some can be homicidally maniacal. Some can be angry. Some can be gothic. Some can be even be affected by ever changing mood swings. But what you want is a good character that keeps readers going.

Now, for the drawing: first of all, imagine your character. Think of your own image of that character. Do NOT at any time rip off a television hero or a hero from another comic. Try to imagine your character. Use inspirations from other comics (look at the new movie "Bridge to Teribithia". Some of the lesser characters are based on their actors.) or even people you know.
Next, for the title page. This is not limited to anything. Just draw whatever you want on the cover. It is your baby. But remember, it has to illustrate the meaning of the issue you're making. It can't be about a WWII battle and have flying pink ponies all over the cover
Now, the best part of comic books: the panelings in the story. What you wanna start with is first writing out your text (what the character says.) Then, write the character either standing still or in action. If it's a fight scene, always remember this word: onomatopia. That may not be how it's spelled, but it sounds just like how it's written. That words represents words like "Blam!" or "THWAK!" or even "BOOM!" or "KaBlaam!" These words display action, and are the most frequently used words in comic book history.
Finally, in writing, there is the wonderful thing: censorship. Comic are not supposed to use any bad words. If you look, they are censored like this example: @$$. Now, if you want to use a double entendre: showing something just as its stated, but in a censored way. If you need help on any more of this, please see this page:

Answer 2

Research the history of comic strips and comic books. There are lots of how too books out there on drawing comic strips and inventing stories for them. Google it or go to Amazon.com.