How to Write Comic Strips

How to Write Comic Strips
Author: HowExpert
Publisher: HowExpert
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2017-10-16
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1647587468

“How to Write Comic Strips” is a step-by-step guide to help inspiring comic strip writers create their own comic. This guide leads the reader through the wondrous world of comic writing. The concept of humor is different for different people. The author shows the reader methods and tips to better understand and deal with these differences. Highlights of this guide include: 1) The many formats to choose from when writing a comic: • Single Panel • Multi-Panel 2) How find your concept: • Write what you know 3) How to develop and build great characters: • Bios, Backstory and More 4) Ways to write funny yet tight gags: • How many passes to make • Refining your words 5) Methods and tips to use to break out of writer’s block: • Fun exercises and routines to do 6) How to find and communicate with your artist: • Learn how to become a team 7) Market places for your comic: • How to find a home for your creation 8) New ways to sell and make money from comics: • Expanding and new markets so you can make money 9) Helpful tips: • Tricks learned after decades in the trade About the Expert Writes his own syndicated comic Working Daze by Universal Press. Art by Scott Roberts. Each day the comic is viewed by around 250K people. Also writes Maria’s day for Universal. Wrote gags for Tonight Show, Joan Rivers show, Chevy Chase show and literally hundreds of comics and magazine. Has sold well over 10K gags. Simpsons and Fairly Odd Parents and Jimmy Neutron comics. Rugrats comic strip for a year. A seven book humorous, sf, mystery series for Daw books and Penguin Putnam featuring a futuristic PI Zachary Nixon Johnson and his holographic assistant HARV. The series will continue on a small press. Pro Se Productions. The series as The Nuclear Bombshell series has been quite successful as Graphic Audio, Audio Books. Currently writing two successful middle readers for KC Global Enterprises: Diary of a Super Girl (which remains in the kindle top 10 in class for the year) and the new Adventures of the Once and Future Queen. Writer of numerous video games and apps. Space Run Galaxy being the most fun. Beat the Boss and Tap Titians and Driving Trump being the biggest sellers. Apps and games have had millions of downloads and purchases. (You would think he’d be richer.) Looks like he has stuff coming in Mad in 2018ish. The only person ever to finish in the top three of DC comics Zuda contest four times without ever winning the contest. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

How to Draw

How to Draw
Author: Bruce Blitz
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1991
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781560100997

Making Comics

Making Comics
Author: Scott McCloud
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2006-09-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780060780944

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.

The Art of Comic Book Writing

The Art of Comic Book Writing
Author: Mark Kneece
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1607747510

A practical guide for beginner and advanced comic book writers that outlines the steps needed to successfully craft a story for sequential art. With this latest book in the SCAD Creative Essentials series from the esteemed Savannah College of Art and Design, comics writer and instructor Mark Kneece gives aspiring comic book writers the essential tools they need to write scripts for sequential art with confidence and success. He provides a practical set of guidelines favored by many comic book publishers and uses a unique trial and error approach to show would-be scribes the potential pitfalls they might encounter when seeking a career in comics writing. Supported by examples of scripting from SCAD's students, faculty, and alumni,The Art of Comic Book Writing strips away the mysteries of this popular artform and provides real-world advice and easy-to-follow examples for those looking to write for the comics medium.

Save the Cat!

Save the Cat!
Author: Blake Snyder
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781615931712

This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!

The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics

The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics
Author: Dennis O'Neil
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2013-07-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 077043455X

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.

Bear with Me

Bear with Me
Author: Bob Scott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781613452349

Molly has real-world problems; Bear has problems with the realworld! It can be tough being a tween. You want to do big things, changethe world, and right some wrongs. But you also have to deal with math homework,getting enough sleep and the drama between your dad and pet bear. This isMolly's world. Being a tween is so much easier when your BFF is an800 pound bear. Bear is no ordinary bear. He sheds like a normal bear, hesnores like a normal bear, but he is afraid of absolutely everything. Plus, heis allergic to fur. His own. But with Molly holding his paw, he can muddlethrough.

Comic Book: Blank Comic Strips

Comic Book: Blank Comic Strips
Author: Blank Journals
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-03-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781508980155

Comic Books and Blank Comic Strips are perfect for sketching out your comic book ideas and keeping everything in one place. Use this book to make your own comic books with this simple to use comic book drawing paper. For budding creatives ready to create your own stories, you will have hours of fun with this. Simply script out your comics on the lined pages provided and use the blank pages for sketching out your draft character drawings. This really helps you to get your creative juices flowing. When you have drawn your comic characters in the comic panels provided you can add speech bubbles like the examples shown in the book. Each section has four pages with multiple and different panels to a page. There's room for you to create up to 13 different six page comics or over fifty different one page to a scene stories. This book would make the perfect gift for anyone who likes to make up their own stories. It measures 6" x 9" and is conveniently sized so it can be carried around with you all the time. So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and click to buy this blank comic strips book and get creative with your comic writing skills!

Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics
Author: Scott McCloud
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1994-04-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 006097625X

Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.

Cat Kid Comic Club

Cat Kid Comic Club
Author: Dav Pilkey
Publisher: Graphix
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-12
Genre: Cartoonists
ISBN: 9781536467451

Welcome to the Cat Kid Comic Club, where Li'l Petey (LP), Flippy, and Molly introduce twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs to the art of comic making. As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progress,