Comic Writing Crimes
A while back I started floating examples of poorly crafted script panels on twitter. I called it Comic Writing Crime and gave folks a chance to tweet back what they […]
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Character Designs
I see it all the time. An action pose of some superhero, a group shot of the cast of some new crime web comic, some fantasy hero flexing in a […]
Comic Pacing Decompression and Compression – ADVANCED CLASS
In the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics and Graphic Novels I have a section dedicated to pacing. I cover the basics there, discussing the relevancy of panel counts, word counts […]
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The Cost of Making Comics – ADVANCED CLASS
The following article discusses the costs associated with the creative end of comic production, budget brackets, and both successful and unsuccessful methods to reduce these costs. Before we get into […]
Make SFX Matter
Use SFX merely as audio elements sparingly. KSSSHHH for breaking glass, BLAM BLAM BLAM for a gunshot etc. Most of the time when you’re embedding SFX in your script, give […]
Screenplay Sloppy Sound Effects
If you get hung up on adding sound FX to your scripts, here’s a method to try. When you write your script, include the sound effects in the **panel descriptions** […]
Loglines: is my story any good?
People are always sending me treatments, or outlines (usually rough ones, not proper ones addressing specific story structure and development) and asking “Nick what do you think of my story?” […]
Contradictions indicative of Poor Visualization
As I’ve noted before, visual writing is key to good comic writing. No script is error free, but when I see a script that has multiple instances where the writer […]
Emotional Context and Visual Writing Wins Every Time
If you’ve read the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics, you know it’s all about emotion. You also know one of the most important elements to capture in a character based […]