Samanthai
I used to read his books like my personal art bibles, especially the 'How to draw Fantasy' one.
But it turned out he was mostly showing a pretty drawing someone else drew for his books, and then gave little to no explanation on how to actually get better.
I enjoyed the books, but they taught me little to nothing. Turned out, when I actually tried the anatomy books I previously thought were boring, they actually helped me.
And then I looked for tutorials online.
They end up being not as boring, and more personal to me. You might benefit more for them.^^
Pretty much what she said. Everyone has their own way of learning how to draw but these specific books I feel, only cripple ones imagination and limits them. If you're eager to follow someone's artwork, follow people that truly inspire you and draw from that reaction. if your eager to learn more about the body take on anatomy books.
I wont get to preachy about this stuff but if there comes to a point where you feel happy with your artwork and would love to pursue comics (don't care if you rather refer it as manga) and would like to find any resource, I would recommend reading
this book. This book teaches you the ins and outs of how comics have developed over the years, how to understand the pacing of paneling, and storytelling in general and even goes into detail on the differences on Western Comics and Manga besides the art style. and the coolest part about it? its all told to you by comic form.