So Jeff's blog got me thinking about the whole process that was involved in writing my comic which is set to come out sometime next week hopefully.
I really wish there had been a guide, though I too cocky in terms of my own writing to have followed it, when I was juggling with the idea of doing it.
First of all, you have 30 panels (each square in a comic book is a panel) and the entire thing needs to be at least 50% tickling. In fact, it should probably be more. So that right there limits what someone that prides themselves on their writing can do.
There's little space for build up, description, anticipation. All those intense feelings that I love to take apart and dissect have to be shown in one panel. It relies heavily on the art.
And in some cases, your script may sound awesome in words, but appear completely retarded in the comic. So variation of tickled areas, scenarios, and angles are the way to go.
Also, you have to remember that, unless you're a creative genius, the entire thing is dialogue. And when I started my comic, dialogue was not my strong suit.
Something that's probably a good idea is to have some kind of planning or organization as to what's going to happen in the panels, how they're going to be divided up, etc, before you start writing the actual script. I just went at it with no preparation and it took months of adding stuff, revising, etc. I hate doing the whole thought organizing beforehand, but in this case, it's important.
I consider the whole thing a very intense writing challenge. I had to really dig deep in my little brain there and force stuff out that I wasn't used to writing.
That said, my comic is pretty amazing and I am really proud of it.
On Monday I will be posting a story that's being put in the comic as a little addition and I think it's pretty damn good myself. Just my type of writing, anyway.
So hopefully people are looking forward to that, 'cuz I am.
I really wish there had been a guide, though I too cocky in terms of my own writing to have followed it, when I was juggling with the idea of doing it.
First of all, you have 30 panels (each square in a comic book is a panel) and the entire thing needs to be at least 50% tickling. In fact, it should probably be more. So that right there limits what someone that prides themselves on their writing can do.
There's little space for build up, description, anticipation. All those intense feelings that I love to take apart and dissect have to be shown in one panel. It relies heavily on the art.
And in some cases, your script may sound awesome in words, but appear completely retarded in the comic. So variation of tickled areas, scenarios, and angles are the way to go.
Also, you have to remember that, unless you're a creative genius, the entire thing is dialogue. And when I started my comic, dialogue was not my strong suit.
Something that's probably a good idea is to have some kind of planning or organization as to what's going to happen in the panels, how they're going to be divided up, etc, before you start writing the actual script. I just went at it with no preparation and it took months of adding stuff, revising, etc. I hate doing the whole thought organizing beforehand, but in this case, it's important.
I consider the whole thing a very intense writing challenge. I had to really dig deep in my little brain there and force stuff out that I wasn't used to writing.
That said, my comic is pretty amazing and I am really proud of it.
On Monday I will be posting a story that's being put in the comic as a little addition and I think it's pretty damn good myself. Just my type of writing, anyway.
So hopefully people are looking forward to that, 'cuz I am.
