ryannorth: “ “ “I have pretty much been waiting for the collected trade paperback of this series ever since. Now that it is finally in my hands I am just in awe of how much I love this little book.” ” Here’s a great review of the first collection of...
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ryannorth:

“I have pretty much been waiting for the collected trade paperback of this series ever since. Now that it is finally in my hands I am just in awe of how much I love this little book.”

Here’s a great review of the first collection of The Midas Flesh, a book by me and Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb, and a book which is incidentally OUT NOW and available at your local bookstore or comic book store!

birdandmoon: “ Come see me this weekend at the MICE comics show in Cambridge, MA! It’s free! I’ll be exhibiting alongside a ton of amazing cartoonists. I’ll have minicomics, posters, a few shirts, and the ability to tell you which cartoonists are...
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birdandmoon:

Come see me this weekend at the MICE comics show in Cambridge, MA!

It’s free! I’ll be exhibiting alongside a ton of amazing cartoonists. I’ll have minicomics, posters, a few shirts, and the ability to tell you which cartoonists are actually poison ivy. (Hint: look for a longer stalk on the terminal leaflet.)

See you all at MICE? You’ve got the itch, I know it!

ryannorth: “ In my view, the entire purpose of a comic script is to communicate what you’re thinking to your artist! So anything that supports that will do the trick. I’ve seen some of Alan Moore’s scripts for Eddie Campbell on From Hell and he’ll...
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ryannorth:

In my view, the entire purpose of a comic script is to communicate what you’re thinking to your artist!  So anything that supports that will do the trick.  I’ve seen some of Alan Moore’s scripts for Eddie Campbell on From Hell and he’ll have parts where he’s like “Okay this actually won’t show up on the page at all but here’s some cool backstory and here’s where I’m going with this” which I love: the more an artist knows your intentions, the better the two of you can work together.

My scripts are pretty straightforward: usually just a listing of panels, a scene description, and then dialogue, like

Panel 1:

Marceline is standing (well, floating) with her hands on her hips, clearly upset.  In the background zeppelins are crashing out of the sky and into the Candy Kingdom.  Candy citizens are running around, screaming.  Buildings melting like candy, liquid sugar pouring out of water towers, etc.  A candy disaster!

MARCELINE: I thought I said “NO RAPPING ALLOWED”, Jake.  Now look what’s happened!

Panel 2:

We pull back to see that Marcy’s floating behind Jake, who was clearly in the middle of beatboxing, not realizing she was there until just a minute ago.  He’s frozen in place, eyes wide, hands still in front of his mouth.

JAKE: Uh

Panel 3:

Jake turns around to face Marceline and shrugs, smiling weakly.

Panel 4:

Marceline, hugging Jake.

MARCELINE: Aw, I can’t stay mad at you.

A lot of people do scripts differently: some include lots of panel layouts (I generally don’t unless it’s critical, since the artists I work with are AWESOME and always come up with really great ideas), some write it like it’s a screenplay, etc.  There’s no wrong answers here: as long as your script communicates clearly to your artists what you’re talking about, it’s a good comics script.

One final piece of advice is to write out your script, then leave it for a few days and come back and read it again.  If what you read isn’t like what you remember imagining, add whatever detail you need to your script until they match up!

micexpo:

brkteenlib:

Celebrate the freedom to read! Join us for our special Banned Books Week event on Monday, September 22nd, 7:00pm:

WHEN COMICS ALMOST DIED

Readers, Censors, and Innovation

Sixty years ago, three events endangered comics: the publication of psychiatrist Fredric Wertham’s anti-comics polemic Seduction of the Innocent, US Senate hearings on the relationship between comic books and juvenile delinquency, and the development of the Comics Code Authority, a censorship body that restricted content.CAROL TILLEY, whose research into Wertham’s revealed the doctor fabricated some of his findings, takes listeners behind the scenes, to reveal this fateful year in comics history. Learn untold stories of Wertham, Senator Estes Kefauver and the kids who tried to fight the tide of anti-comics momentum.

Check out Banned Books Week for more information about the whole week nationwide, and check out the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund for more information on comics, censorship, and how to join the fight!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Library and the Trustees of the Brookline Library.

Check out this event local folks!

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brkteenlib:

Guess who’s coming to Brookline Public Library?

Friday, October 3rd, at 3:00pm at the Main Library, join us for a visit from one of today’s comics superstars: Raina Telgemeier is appearing in Brookline to talk about her latest #1 New York Times best-selling memoir Sisters!

Thanks to our friends at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE), the Brookine Booksmith ( @brooklinebooksmith ), and Scholastic Graphix, we’re bringing Raina here to your local library for a reading and signings.

The event kicks off at 3:00pm! Please be aware the event will be seated first come, first serve, and we’ll open the doors at 2:30pm. The room capacity is 96, so be sure to get there on time to get a good seat.

Raina will also be appearing over the weekend, October 4-5, at the annual MICE show over in Cambridge at Lesley College, along with a whole roster of amazing creators, so be sure to go and check out the Expo too!

Following the critical success of her graphic memoir Smile, Eisner Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling comics creator Raina Telgemeier returns to her graphic memoir style with the companion Sisters. In full-color comic format, and with her signature humor and charm, Raina tells the story of her antagonistic relationship with her younger sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado.

Raina Telgemeier grew up in San Francisco and moved to New York City, where she earned an illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts. SMILE, a critically acclaimed graphic memoir based on her childhood, was a New York Times bestseller, appearing for more than 95 weeks on the list, winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens, and received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. Her most recent book, the full–color graphic novel DRAMA was another #1 New York Times bestseller and Kirkus raved in a starred review, “this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer.” Raina also adapted and illustrated The Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, which were selected for YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens list and Booklist’s Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth list. Raina lives in Astoria, New York, with her husband and fellow comics artist, Dave Roman. To learn more, visit her online at goRaina.com and on Twitter at @GoRaina.

I’m SO excited.  Who else is excited?

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