Sunday
Jan092011

2011 Resolutions For A Comics Writer

From Tim Stout's blog:

2011 Resolutions For A Comics Writer

Summary of his resolutions:

1. Work for and with nice people

2. Require payment for your work

3. Do not work for split profits

Sunday
Jan092011

So, You Wanna Write A Graphic Novel

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Beyond The Margins has a fascinating post about the process of writing and illustrating a graphic novel, with some useful tips for writers. Written by Martha Sperry.

One way to look at the writing process is to use words only for aspects of the story that cannot be conveyed by the drawings.

Thursday
Jan062011

Marvel Gets New Editor-In-Chief

Axel Alonso has replaced Joe Quesada as editor-in-chief at marvel. Quesada remains chief creative officer. <i>(Publishers Weekly)</i>

Tuesday
Jan042011

The Wormworld Saga: Online Graphic Novel By Daniel Lieske

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Just discovered The Wormworld Saga, an online graphic novel being posted online by Daniel Lieske. Daniel is working on it in addition to his regular day job. The first chapter took him a FULL YEAR, wow.

Anyway, do check out Daniel's project. His artwork is absolutely gorgeous, and the story intriguing.

Friday
Sep242010

The Little Prince as a graphic novel?

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is publishing The Little Prince Graphic Novel, adapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic illustrated novella, with new illustrations from French cartoonist Joann Sfar.