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360 Pages·2014·129.91 MB·English
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Copyright © 2014 by Jinxworld, Inc. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by WatsonGuptill Publications, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York. www.crownpublishing.com www.watsonguptill.com WATSONGUPTILL and the WG and Horse designs are registered trademarks of Random House LLC. 300 is ™ Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Concrete is ® and © Paul Chadwick. Marvel and related characters: ™ and © 2014 Marvel. Usagi Yojimbo is ™ and © Stan Sakai. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bendis, Brian Michael. Words for Pictures : the Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels / Brian Michael Bendis. —First Edition. pages cm 1. Comic books, strips, etc.—Authorship. 2. Graphic novels—Authorship. I. Title. PN6710.B46 2014 741.5’1—dc23 2014000732 Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-0-770-43435-9 eBook ISBN: 978-0-77043436-6 Design by Daniel Lagin Contributing artists: Michael Allred, David Aja, Filipe Andrade, Chris Bachalo, Mark Bagley, Sal Buscema, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Paul Chadwick, Olivier Coipel, Mike Deodato Jr., Steve Ditko, Steve Epting, David Finch, Francesco Francavilla, Bryan Hitch, Frazer Irving, Klaus Janson, David LaFuente, David Mack, Alex Maleev, David Marquez, Ed McGuinness, Jamie McKelvie, Mike Mignola, Michael Avon Oeming, Sara Pichelli, Joe Quesada, Humberto Ramos, John Romita, John Romita Jr., Stan Sakai, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walter Simonson, Ryan Stegman, Jill Thompson, John Totleben, Skottie Young, Leinil Francis Yu, Patrick Zircher Cover art (clockwise from top) by: Sara Pichelli, David Marquez, and Michael Avon Oeming Cover Design: Blue Cup Design Title page art (from top) by: Michael Avon Oeming, Sara Pichelli, Francesco Francavilla, and Mike Deodato Jr. v3.1 T HIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. Because I know exactly who I was before they entered my life, and that person would not have been able to do any of the things that led up to this book becoming a reality. Thank you, Alisa. Thank you for marrying me. Thank you for our kick-ass children. Let’s renew our vows on the moon. And to my mother, who’s voice is ringing in my head as I type this, “You know, Steven Spielberg got his mother a credit card at Macy’s with an unlimited account.” Well, I think you realize by now that THAT is never going to happen, but you always supported my love of comics and storytelling, even though you weren’t sure where I was going with all of it. I know you, more than anyone else, take pride in the fact that everything kind of worked out for me. You raised me and my brother by yourself, and you told me I could do whatever I wanted for a living as long as I did it smart. Well, I did it smart enough that they asked me to write a book about it. So, hey, I listened!! Seriously, the existence of this book is a testament to your fantastic parenting. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication FOREWORD BY JOE QUESADA INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 WHY? CHAPTER 2 THE MODERN COMIC BOOK SCRIPT CHAPTER 3 WRITING FOR THE ARTISTS CHAPTER 4 THE EDITORS’ ROUNDTABLE CHAPTER 5 THE WRITERS’ FAQS CHAPTER 6 THE BUSINESS OF COMICS WRITING CHAPTER 7 WRITING EXERCISES CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR INDEX Art by Sara Pichelli

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