March 2013
do you ever wonder whether people of the future will start religions based on your comics?
it’s so obviously going to happen that I don’t even give a second’s thought :-)
There's also Dennis O'Neil's "The DC Guide To Writing Comics", Peter David's "Guide To Writing Comics & Graphic Novels", & "How To Draw Noir Comics: The Art & Technique Of Visual Storytelling" by Shawn Martin Brough, as well. ;)
Absolutely agree
hey man, i'm currently tearing my way through your daredevil work (phenomenol, it really is) and it atruck me that with the exception on spidey, you've not worked on a solo character book for a while (that i'm aware of). i'm very much enjoying your x run and guardians is shaping up nicely, i'm just curious is you' are, for lack of of a better word, done, with solo books at this phase of your career? you do good work regardless though, pleasure to have you in tthe industry
Thank you very much. Alex and I also did a year on moonknight recently and we did a motion comics movie on spider woman which I think you can find for free floating around the Interwebs. both solo lead books
right now we are working on scarlet, which is also a single lead book.
Brian, are there any books you would recommend to help me out with advancing my writing skill, not just for comics but as a whole? Thank you.
Story by Robert McKee
on writing by Stephen King
on directing film by David Mamet
Hi Brian. With the big 2 and other comic publishers (Image, Dark Horse, etc) employing mainly established writers like yourself; and with competitions for new comic writers being few and far between, how can someone who aspires to write comics with no established credentials get their work seen (not even published, just looked at)?
I don’t think that’s correct at all. Every comic book company is always looking for the next big thing, almost to an annoying degree :-)
sure the big names make a lot of noise but if you look at the catalogs there are dozens of fresh faces every month.
and most of the quote unquote big names that you see on comics were people who started by just making their own comics. don’t worry about Marvel and DC. worry about telling good stories. go make a comic book and you will be in comics.
if you want to be established, establish yourself
What would be the piece of your own work that you're most proud of? The one you either enjoyed writing or the one you feel is your best work?
1-It’s really not for me to say. I have many complicated feelings about a lot of things that I’ve done but every time I see a filmmaker or author critique themselves, positive or negative, I find that it ruins it for me. as a reader once you find out what the author thinks of the work it can permanently alter what you think of it
2- I don’t have enough perspective on my own career to make that call yet
3- truthfully, it always feels like the one that’s in front of me or the one I’m about to do next. which is probably a good thing.
Are there any sources out there than examine different theories on page layouts? It's a key element in the storytelling, so was curious on the different takes on pacing and such. Can't seem to find any resources cept of course studying books myself and seeing what works. Looking for Story by Robert McKee, only page layouts and such. Or do I have to wait for someone's Random House book for Christmas?
The master Will Eisner wrote three textbooks two of which talk about page layout in very specific terms. go get them
