Writers on Comics Scriptwriting

Author: Mark Salisbury
Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
ISBN: 9781840230697
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A classic! Find inspiration in some of history’s great military victories as others have for over 2,400 years. Sun Tzu was the most famous military scientist, and one of the ablest commanders, in ancient China. Asian warlords, and modern leaders as dissimilar as Mao Tse-tung and General Eisenhower, have used his principles to change the shape of the world. Interpreted here by General Tao Hanzhang, one of the architects of the Communist Revolution, Tzu’s advice on timing, maneuvering, flexibility, and knowledge of the enemy’s leaders, strengths, and weaknesses is as powerful today as when it was first issued.

Writers on Comics Scriptwriting

Author: Tom Root
Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
A new generation of comic book writing talent gets its turn in the spotlight. This volume features interviews with scribes in the comic book business and offers insider insight into every aspect of the creative process behind comics writing.

Alan Moore Writing For Comics

Author: Alan Moore
Publisher: Avatar Press
ISBN: 9781592910120
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
The writer who revolutioniezd modern comic book storytelling, Alan Moore (Hugo-Award winning author of WATCHMEN) provides his guide to crafting graphic stories. Perfect for Moore fans, creative writers of all media, and librarians! Alan Moore, Hugo-Award winning author of WATCHMEN and the acknowledged master of comic book writing, shares his thoughts on how to deliver a top-notch script! An essay originally written in 1985 to appear in an obscure British fanzine (right at the time that Moore was reshaping the landscape of modern comics), WRITING FOR COMICS was lost to time until its collection in these pages, expanded with a brand new essay by the author on how his thoughts on writing have changed in the two decades since. An insightful and eye-opening look into a brilliant creative mind, perfect for Moore devotees and fiction writers of all literary forms looking to hone their craft.

The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics

Author: Dennis O'Neil
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 077043455X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
For any writer who wants to become an expert comic-book storyteller, The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics is the definitive, one-stop resource! In this valuable guide, Dennis O’Neil, a living legend in the comics industry, reveals his insider tricks and no-fail techniques for comic storytelling. Readers will discover the various methods of writing scripts (full script vs. plot first), as well as procedures for developing a story structure, building subplots, creating well-rounded characters, and much more. O’Neil also explains the many diverse formats for comic books, including graphic novels, maxi-series, mega-series, and adaptation. Of course, there are also dozens of guidelines for writing proposals to editors that command attention and get results.

Words for Pictures

Author: Brian Michael Bendis
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0770434363
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Best-selling Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis reveals the comic book writing secrets behind his work on The Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, All-New X-Men, and more. Arguably the most popular writer in modern comics, Brian Michael Bendis shares the tools and techniques he uses to create some of the most popular comic book and graphic novel stories of all time. Words for Pictures provides a fantastic opportunity for readers to learn from a creator at the very top of his field. Bendis's step-by-step lessons teach comics writing hopefuls everything they'll need to take their ideas from script to dynamic sequential art. The book's complete coverage exposes the most effective methods for crafting comic scripts, showcases insights from Bendis's fellow creators, reveals business secrets all would-be comics writers must know, and challenges readers with exercises to jumpstart their own graphic novel writing success.

Missile Mouse

Author: Jake Parker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780545117173
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Missile Mouse, a secret agent for the Galactic Security Agency, must battle evil King Bognarsh who has enslaved an entire planet.

The Breakaways

Author: Cathy G. Johnson
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1626723575
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how she will fit in. To her surprise, Amanda, a popular eighth grader, convinces her to join the school soccer team, the Bloodhounds. Having never played soccer in her life, Faith ends up on the C team, a ragtag group that’s way better at drama than at teamwork. Although they are awful at soccer, Faith and her teammates soon form a bond both on and off the soccer field that challenges their notions of loyalty, identity, friendship, and unity. The Breakaways from Cathy G. Johnson is a raw, and beautifully honest graphic novel that looks into the lives of a diverse and defiantly independent group of kids learning to make room for themselves in the world.

Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics

Author: Andy Schmidt
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440351880
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Unlock the secrets to comic-writing success! "You have a story tell. It's your story... These are ways to help you get your story out, to help you become the writer inside of yourself." This is the book on writing you've been waiting for, a nuts-and-bolts guide to writing fiction for comics. While it is true that there is no set way to write a comic book script, no set format, no industry standard, it is equally true that someone learning to write comics needs structure. That's where Comics Experience© Guide to Writing Comics can help. Comics veteran Andy Schmidt offers sage advice and practical instruction for everything from writing realistic dialogue to communicating your ideas to other comics professionals. Inside you'll find: • 23 exercises to help you put fundamental writing principles into practice • Sample script formats, page-by-page outlines, scene-by-scene outlines and short pitches that show you exactly how to create these important components of the writing process • Diagrams and pages from published comics to illustrate key concepts • Tips on professional development, networking and navigating the comics industry These pages include all the tools you need to write great comics, but where do you begin? Begin with yourself. You have to know--not believe--know: You can do this, and this guide will help. Now, begin with Chapter 1...

Panel One

Author: Nat Gertler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971633803
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Scripts by Neil Gaiman, Marv Wolfman, Dwayne McDuffie, Jeff Smith, Trina Robbins, Kurt Busiek, Greg Rucka, Nat Gertler, and Kevin Smith, each introduced by the respective author.

Making Comics

Author: Scott McCloud
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060780944
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
Presents instructions for aspiring cartoonists on the art form's key techniques, sharing concise and accessible guidelines on such principles as capturing the human condition through words and images in a minimalist style.