I love comics. I just don’t love the amount of room they take up in my house, or how heavy those darn long boxes are.
I really like trade-paperbacks. I do not like single issues, which now cost $2.99 to $3.99. As far as I’m concerned, the economics are way against collecting the floppies.
Dick Grayson makes [...]
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I pulled this from Warren Ellis’ blog. Ellis is a bit of a hero to me, and this article is particularly well conceived:
Comics And Time: Dundee, 28 June 2009
from Warren Ellis by Warren Ellis
This is the bones of the talk I gave at Dundee University last month. Didn’t have time to write a full formal [...]
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Sorry I haven’t done any direct blogging in a while—it’s not that I’m avoiding you! Indeed, I’ve missed this.
This Friday is the last episode of Johnny Saturn no. 9! After this, we’ll be moving into the realm of double digit issues! Benita and I have been hard at work on writing issue 10, and [...]
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This is a short presentation Benita and I brainstormed to be delivered at a recent Writer’s Retreat. This might be of some assistance to those prose writers who are looking to break into the graphic novel or webcomic scene.
Writing for Comics:
By Scott Story and Benita Story, © 2009
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROSE AND COMICS WRITING
Whereas [...]
In America, we are surrounded by superheroes. They inhabit our movies, television shows, advertisements, and they have also crept into sports, music, and pretty much any corner of pop culture you can imagine. Is Save-A-Bunch Man going to save you money at the thrift mart? His cape, tights, and big smile say “yes.” Wrestling, a [...]
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Something occurred to me Saturday night-on the web, the distinction between the comic strip cartoonist and the long-form comic artist has just about faded away. It feels like we’re all in the same boat again, and two disciplines that broke apart decades ago are finally spiraling back together. On the web, [...]
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If you enjoy Benita’s “Indy Friday” column, we invite you to send more indie comics for her to review. PDFs are preferred, but if you feel the need to send a hard copy, just email us and we’ll give you the address to send it too. Benita also reviews webcomics, so keep that in [...]
