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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505 0 |a Story basics : ideas, development, and visualization -- Formatting a comics script in "full script" -- The almighty page -- Talking to the artist and writing the script -- Script energy : dialogue, text, and visuals -- Character dynamics -- World building : props, structures, and attitudes -- Pacing the story, part 1 : room to breathe -- Pacing the story, part 2 : breaking the rules -- Putting together a synopsis for submission. 
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