Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels [Paperback]

Best-selling Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis reveals the comic book writing secrets behind his work on The Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, All-New X-Men, and more.

One of the most popular writers in modern comics, Brian Michael Bendis reveals the tools and techniques he and other top creators use to create some of the most popular comic book and graphic novel stories of all time.Words for Picturesshows readers the creative methods of a writer at the very top of his field. Bendis guides aspiring creators through each step of the comics-making process—from idea to script to finished sequential art—for fan favorite comics likeThe Avengers,Ultimate Spider-Man,Uncanny X-Men, and more. Along the way, tips and insights from other working writers, artists, and editors provide a rare, extensive look behind the creative curtain of the comics industry. With script samples, a glossary of must-know business terms for writers, and interactive comics-writing exercises,Words for Picturesprovides the complete toolbox needed to jump start the next comics-writing success story.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
Index Brian Michael Bendis illuminates the craft, and commerce, of becoming a comics pro...Words for Picturescovers everything from making a pitch to script writing; the book even goes over the delicate process of creative collaboration.
—David Betancourt,The Washington Post

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