How to Create a Superhero (Part 1): The History
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Is that Superman? Nah. It’s just a superhero. It’s just your run of the mill superhero with gifts out of this world – or a bottle. But is that all there is to this cultural icon that has cleaned up at the box office in recent years, or are […]
How to Write a Comic Strip Everyone Will Love
As we all know, the comic strip has been around for a while. We have chuckled over the funnies in the Sunday newspaper or giggled at their antics while browsing the web. But I don’t think many of us think about the work that goes into creating those panels each week. It’s for this very […]
Manga: The Japanese Comic Genre
Manga is a popular art form in Japan that covers various genres. It has also found a home in North America in recent years. And since we’re talking about comics, I thought we’d look at the Japanese version. Manga can be a little off-putting to those of us who haven’t dipped our toes into the […]
How to Write a Graphic Novel from Start to Finish
According to an annual report released by ICv2 and Comichron, graphic novel and comic sales hit $1.21 billion in 2019, which is significant. Graphic novels and comics have been gaining popularity in the past 20 years due to various factors, which we’ll get into below. Most importantly, though, they are getting more shelf time at comic book stores and book […]
Wham! Bam! Shazam!: Comics as a Genre
Comics are not just small books with a bunch of superheroes wearing spandex on the cover. They are a genre of their own. Comics mix two art forms to create amazing stories in a limited space. It probably comes as no shock to find out that I love comics. They’re fun, witty, and have been a staple […]
Book Pipeline: 2020 Adaptation Contests
***Please note, there has been an uptick in publishers that are not accepting unagented submissions. Too many presses and publishers are getting mass submissions that do not fit their catalogs. DO NOT submit your work if it doesn’t fit the publisher’s guidelines.
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