r/ComicWriting

I really don't like books, it's not precisely my favorite format, tho I heard you have to read a lot to improve writing but does it work if I read comics? I am really not interested in improving my prose, more like in narrative and script, since I am gonna be the artist of the project myself I wanna apply the narrative in the format I am going to write.

I'm curious when you guys are writing your scripts how in depth do you go with the actual shots in the panels?

In most of my scripts I go pretty in detail but I know when they eventually get to an artist I'm all for negotiating if they want to change things if they have another idea.

Are you guys hardcore one way or the other or does it depend on the artist?

I have a character in a comic I'm working on who is completely mute. They are not the Mc, so I can't use inner monolog. I know End of Life has a mute character, but that is more of a comical character, and this character isn't really that type. What do I do?

Edit: I saw some comments saying they need more details, he is a sniper character. His being mute serves a purpose in the story where he is trying to protect the mcs, but can't communicate that he's not trying to hurt them. He is a bit rude.

I’m writing a story that’ll likely only be 10 or so pages and I think I can illustrate it without writing out a script. Is this a stupid idea?

Hey everyone. For a little context, I received my associates about 10 years ago for Radio/TV/Film. During those years I really enjoyed writing for all mediums (Radio, Stage, Screen) but Comic Books especially since I grew up reading them. Back then I wrote around 24 issues for 4 different stories, and dotted down ideas for a lot more. Of course life happened and due to money, work and moving I stopped writing for a long time. Just recently have I opened those old scripts up and am reworking them. I'd really love to have something published before it's too late (I'm only 36, but still).

For those who have had some stuff published already, whether through somewhere like Dark Horse or by self-funding/publishing, which do you think I should strive for first once I have most of my works ready. I know I need to at least get an artist to pencil everything maybe hopefully even ink it. Maybe I could letter it myself, idk if there's a crash course in that... but I'd just like to hear some experiences and opinions.

Hello All!

I’ve gotten back into drawing comics the past year. Always been more of an artist but I’m motivated to create some short 4,8,or 12 page stories to self publish. Not trying to break in to the industry. I just love comics. So looking to create small projects.

However I’m having trouble generating some idea for stories. I was never much of a creative writer, more utilitarian.

He used some story prompt spinning wheels online. They will give you a setting genre, and a conflict to work from. But honestly they don’t seem to generate much excitement in terms of projects.

Do any talented writers here have tips to someone trying to start improving their story and and character skills? And generally increase their creativity output?

Thanks!

Greetings Community!

I'm new to Reddit and to this drawing world. I am creating a fantasy story with elemental powers in the context of a time of war, which, I estimate, can be a story that can take years to finish. Initially I thought of creating the story as a book but it seems to me that currently, for something to be at least striking, it must be something very visual, so I started creating the story from a visual aspect; Initially I thought of it in manga format, but then I realized that the best format currently is the web comic.

Therefore, I bought a graphic drawing tablet, a Clip Studio Paint subscription and some drawing courses at Domestika to learn how to draw, but since I work and study, I have little free time and I think it will take me many years to learn to draw something at the level (which is the artistic style I'm aiming for) of the artistic style of Fire Emblem, and since it is a long-term story it will take me decades to be able to draw everything by myself.

After this context, finally my question: What tools currently exist to be able to "serialize" a web comic by a single person without dying in the attempt?

I really appreciate your contribution, dear Reddit community :)