Apr
12
2009
I provide advice about
how to write novels, comic books and graphic novels. Most of my content applies to fiction-writing in general, but I also provide
articles specifically about superhero stories.
Many authors here aren’t really sure whether they want to write a superhero novel or a comic book. Here are a list of factors you should consider when deciding which one will work better for you.
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Apr
12
2009
Earlier this month, Praxis Comics’ site had gone down for a few days and I assumed that the publisher had folded. After all, it’s a cutthroat business and their website had previously mentioned some trouble with investors. However, I am pleased to report that the website has returned with a new design. (I’m generally fond of Praxis’ art, but I think the design probably uses sex-appeal a bit too blatantly. Ah well. That’s pretty standard for this industry).
I also came across Radical Comics. They don’t accept unsolicited submissions, so I won’t add them to our index of comic book publishers. But I think they’re worth looking into because they have book trailers for all of their series.
So, if you’re interested in doing a trailer for your comic book (or perhaps even a novel), I think you can learn something from their approach. Their trailers are striking because they have no narration and hardly any words; they only use wordless images and an instrumental sound-track. That’s a surprisingly interesting way to present a simpler story like Calibre, an Arthurian legend retold in the Wild West. It did not work for series with a more complicated setup. For example, the premise of City of Dust is that fictional stories have been outlawed 100 years in the future. I don’t feel like the images gave me a good idea of what was going on or why I should care.
