The art of comic book writing the definitive guide to outlining, scripting, and pitching your sequential art stories

This practical guide to writing comic books covers all the essentials--from crafting an effective outline and formatting a script to composing a winning synopsis when pitching the product to publishers. The author also provides commentary on real-world examples of outlines, scripts, and synopses fro...

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Main Author: Kneece, Mark (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : Watson-Guptill Publications, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Series:SCAD creative essentials.
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Summary:This practical guide to writing comic books covers all the essentials--from crafting an effective outline and formatting a script to composing a winning synopsis when pitching the product to publishers. The author also provides commentary on real-world examples of outlines, scripts, and synopses from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) faculty, alumni, and staff, showing what does and doesn't work.--From publisher description.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
ISBN:9780770436971 (paperback)
0770436978 (paperback)
Author Notes:MARK KNEECE earned his M.A. from the University of South Carolina, and has been teaching at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) since 1993. He has created eight graphic novel adaptations of The Twilight Zone , and has published numerous graphic novels and comics, including work for Hellraiser , Verdilak , Alien Encounters , Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight , and The Spirit .