If you thought I was lying on a beach somewhere, you are thoroughly mistaken! Here’s part of what I’ve been up to this past year or so. Probably the busiest time of my life ever – and still is. Watch … Continue reading
Tag Archives: storytelling
ProFile: Lukas Ketner
Lukas Ketner is the artist and co-creator of Witch Doctor, the hit launch title for Robert Kirkman’s Skybound imprint at Image Comics. He was a 2009 nominee for the Russ Manning Award for his Witch Doctor work, which has earned … Continue reading
ProFile: Jason Brubaker
Jason Brubaker began his career in graphic novels in 2011 with the Xeric Award winning reMIND which also got on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens list 2012. In 2014 he quit his full-time job as a Visual Development artist at Dreamworks … Continue reading
Writing the first draft
When you’re writing your script, it’s important to take the pressure off and ban your inner critic from meddling. Writing a script for my comics was the lesson that took my process to the next level. And after I learned … Continue reading
Making Comics with Patrick Yurick – Comics for Beginners Podcast episode
listen to ‘Making Comics with Patrick Yurick – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 26’ on audioBoom “I find that art is 90 percent fear!” Artist, teacher and CEO of MakingComics.com, Patrick Yurick, visited Copenhagen and I got to show him the … Continue reading
Money for nothing with Ben Dewey – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 25
listen to ‘Money for nothing with Ben Dewey – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 26’ on audioBoom “Think about things in terms of story. Anything else is just flourish and self-promotion” I talk to artist Ben Dewey about art, music and … Continue reading
My Top 5 Pet Peeves In Comics
Comics is a wonderfully diverse medium and there is no one right way of doing it. But I have a few things I find just plain wrong! 1: Word balloons that come directly out of people’s mouths. I’ve noticed this a … Continue reading
Writing tips for scatterbrains
What is the best method for working on a story? Digging in and camly solving every problem as you come upon them? Or just jump to the next project and find energy in the constant creative flow? For many years … Continue reading
ProFile: Jules Rivera
Jules Rivera is a Los Angeles-based sequential illustrator and animator. She has worked in small press publishing and TV animation, and has self-published several graphic novels including Misfortune High and webcomic Valkyrie Squadron. What made you decide to work in … Continue reading
Bonus Video: Three Great Books on Storytelling
A quick recommendation of three books to read for a better grasp on storytelling, structure and sequential art.