How to Write Comic Strips

How to Write Comic Strips

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

Published: 2017-10-16

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 1647587468

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“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

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781560100997

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Making Comics

Making Comics

Author: Scott McCloud

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Published: 2006-09-05

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780060780944

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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

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1607747510

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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.


Cat Kid Comic Club

Cat Kid Comic Club

Author: Dav Pilkey

Publisher: Graphix

Published: 2020-12

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781536467451

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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,


How to Write a Comic Book

How to Write a Comic Book

Author: Nel Yomtov

Publisher: Cherry Lake

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1624312535

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This book teaches readers how to plan and write comic books. They will discover ways of brainstorming ideas for a comic book story, how to outline a plot using a three-act organizational structure, how to incorporate dialogue and descriptions, and how to write clear and detailed instructions for an artist to draw the accompanying illustrations. A variety of activities provide hints and tips along the way to support the process of planning, organizing, and writing the narrative of a comic book story.


Save the Cat!

Save the Cat!

Author: Blake Snyder

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781615931712

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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!


Bear with Me

Bear with Me

Author: Bob Scott

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-09

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781613452349

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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.


Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics

Author: Scott McCloud

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1994-04-27

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 006097625X

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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.