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April 17, 2023
MASTERCLASS - SESSION #11: DIALOGUE! [ARCHIVE]
Hello once again, everyone!
Last week we held our ELEVENTH MASTERCLASS session, covering one of the most crucial tools in your storytelling utility belt: DIALOGUE!
Classes take place LIVE on a bi-monthly basis, every other TUESDAY, at 6:00pm PST via Zoom.
Video and audio versions of the class are then made available in the following couple days for those who were unable to join us live.
Also, remember that all classes and CREATION. chapters are available now in the archive. Take a look!
Plus, the original graphic novel FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL has BEGUN! Here, only on Substack!
Here’s a preview of this week’s class for our friends at the JINX (free) LEVEL:
The rest of this and every class is two hours long! And for those who missed our previous class, you can find the archived version in this post:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.MASTERCLASS - SESSION #10: EDITING w/DANIEL CHABON! [ARCHIVE]Hello once again, everyone! This past Tuesday we held our TENTH MASTERCLASS session, covering the role of the editor, editor/writer relationships, and so much more. A HUGE THANK YOU to our special guest this session, DANIEL CHABON, SENIOR EDITOR at DARK HORSE COMICS…Read more16 days ago · 5 likes · Brian Michael BendisPOWERS and PHENOMENON LEVEL subscribers can find both the archival video and audio recording of yesterday’s class below!
[*NOTE*: Some classes do have visual aids. When you reach one of those moments in the audio version, we suggest just making a note of the timestamp and hopping over to the same point in the video version for the best experience.]
April 13, 2023
TONIGHT: MASTERCLASS - SESSION #11: DIALOGUE!
Hello again, friends!
Our favorite time of the week has rolled around once again: MASTERCLASS DAY!
JINXWORLD’S ELEVENTH MASTERCLASS session is taking place TONIGHT at our usual time of 6:00pm PST/9:00pm EST, via Zoom!
This week, we are getting into the do’s and don’ts of DIALOGUE! When to gibber jabber and when to shut the hell up! All that goodness, plus a special presentation, an all-new comic book deep dive by our own Taki Soma!
If you need a refresher on how to join the class, you can find that info (as well as the CLASS LINK) further down.
And if you missed last class, you can check out the archived video and audio versions here:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.MASTERCLASS - SESSION #10: EDITING w/DANIEL CHABON! [ARCHIVE]Hello once again, everyone! This past Tuesday we held our TENTH MASTERCLASS session, covering the role of the editor, editor/writer relationships, and so much more. A HUGE THANK YOU to our special guest this session, DANIEL CHABON, SENIOR EDITOR at DARK HORSE COMICS…Read more12 days ago · 5 likes · Brian Michael BendisJOINING THE VIRTUAL CLASSThe class is reserved for members of the POWERS and PHENOMENA subscription levels, but it isn’t too late to get on the roster! Just choose the subscription level that’s right for you to gain access to the Masterclass, as well as so much more, like our multi-media series CREATION. and the ongoing original graphic novel experience Fortune and Glory: The Musical!
For our friends already subscribed, here’s what you will need to get into the class:
April 11, 2023
FORTUNES! COMEDY BANG BANG! JOY 2! PHENOMENA 2!
Hey, it’s Bendis.
Remember when I said that once in a while we’ll do a proper newsletter full of news and letters? BOOM! Here ya go. A newsletter. Here’s everything that’s going on in Jinxworld and beyond…
MASTERCLASS UPDATEFirstly, class is this week! Usually it’s on Tuesday, but this week it’s on THURSDAY (4/13) at our usual time, 6:00pm PST.
Class subject this week: DIALOGUE. The do’s! the don’ts! The lessons learned! When to gibber jabber and when to shut the hell up. And another all-new special deep dive comics presentation by Taki Soma. All this, plus, your Q and our A.
Expect the class link in our post Thursday afternoon!
NEED TO CATCH UP?You can find the syllabus and video recordings of all previous classes in our MASTERCLASS ARCHIVE.
WANT TO JOIN THE MASTERCLASS?Thank you for all the nice notes on the last few classes. We love this space and love sharing it with you. As a reminder for more recent subs, You have access to all 10+ classes, the Discord, all chapters of CREATION., AND all chapters of FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL, all the time.
The Masterclass and those other offerings are reserved for members of the POWERS and PHENOMENA subscription levels.
You can hit the SUBSCRIBE button below, select the tier that’s right for you, and start enjoying those exclusive materials immediately.
COMEDY BANG BANGMy public nerding has led to me being invited onto one of my favorite podcasts. I will be recording an episode of COMEDY BANG BANG WORLD’S SCOTT HASN’T SEEN next month!
For those that don’t know, Scott Hasn’t Seen is a podcast that takes us down the list of blindspot movies and TV shows Scott Aukerman hasn’t seen yet. If it sounds like a flimsy premise, it’s not. I looooove this podcast. It’s a great conversation about aaaaall kinds of different parts of our pop culture with Shaun Diston, Scott and a special guest. Fellow comic Substackians Gerry Duggan and Chip Zdarksy have already done GREAT episodes of this show.
Gerry DugganA place for the comic book collaborations, writing and photography from Gerry Duggan.
It's Chip Zdarsky's Newsletter, Okay?your ONE STOP shop for chip tips and chipomics (chip comics)The groovy part of this is Scott sends the guest the surprisingly big list of movies he hasn’t seen and we get to pick. Scott’s list included three of my favorite movies of all time and two of my favorite bad movies of all time. I was really torn on which way to go. After great personal debate amongst my family and friends, I chose my favorite movie of all time: WARREN BEATTY‘S REDS.
If it is surprising to hear that Warren Beatty‘s Reds is my favorite movie, then please, join us next month for a lengthy, hopefully passionate discussion. Hey, if Warren Beatty is going to spend his golden years dressing as Dick Tracy, the least I can do is celebrate his truly brilliant work.
A big Jinxworld prize package is heading out to Ethan Johnson who, on the Jinxworld Discord, guessed the movie. We’ll definitely be doing more contests. That was fun.
Speaking of prize packages…
PHENOMENA LEVEL UPDATEIf you subscribed at our PHENOMENA level, the Jinxworld package of goodies, including your personally signed script of your own choice is heading your way. Keep an eye out for an email to make sure you get the signed script you want.
Also, you have a personal zoom tutoring session coming your way. Check the same email about scheduling.
PHENOMENA (THE BOOK) UPDATEThis week was kind of huge on my end. I handed in the full draft of PHENOMENA: BOOK TWO to our publisher Abrams Comixarts.
It’s a full manuscript. Andre and I have been building an entirely new playground and story all year. Handing it in to both Andre and to the publisher was appropriately nerve-racking. I was explaining to my kids that even though I’m handing in like 150 typed pages it probably represents close to 2000 pages.
I am happy to report It was warmly received and I am already working on BOOK THREE. (It’s a trilogy.)
I just wanted to celebrate the moment, especially now that we have actual readers and fans of the first book. And in different languages now!
The second book is in a very healthy space and I cannot wait to share that with you as well.
Follow Andre’s rip-roaring Substack! It often focusses on the making of this book. You’ll see he is DEEP into it.
CASTRUM LUSITANIAWork blog of storyteller André Lima Araújo: current gigs, exclusive previews, process pictures and notes, schedule updates, recommendations and more.By André Lima AraújoOh yeah, here’s a new peak.
It all looks like this.
JOY!Also in production is JOY OPERATIONS: VOLUME TWO. Here’s an EXCLUSIVE sneaky peak…
This page came in from co-creator Stephen Byrne last night. He is on fire and I just wanted to share it with you.
Thank you for supporting Joy!!
FORTUNE AND GLORYIn stores this week! The original FORTUNE AND GLORY!
It is brand new printing from Dark Horse Comics with wonderful colors by Matt Wilson. This Eisner-nominated autobiographical comic takes us behind the scenes to Hollywood in the late 90s. It’s a period piece now and it is a very honest look at what it was like to be a comics creator back then.
For those of you reading FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL on Substack, this is the original.
ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSEBelieve it or not, we’re just a few weeks away from the new Spider-Verse film! The trailer came out last week…
It was reported that over 150,000,000 people watched it in the first 24 hours. The fact that 150 million people even know who Miles Morales is is mind blowing... and humbling. My sincere love and congratulations to all of the filmmaker‘s, artists, and storytellers working on Miles theatrically and in the video games and comics and all the other formats that Miles is thriving in. It warms my heart. It makes me so happy. I can’t wait to share this new experience with all of you. I can’t believe we got to do it again.
Yes, I am consulting and have already seen a cut of the film. This is a very happy experience for me and my family. And I am very excited to share it with you.
MURDER INC. IS BACK!In grittier news, we are so excited to FINALLY bring you the next monthly volume of our crime comic MURDER INC.! It’s all completed and heading your way, monthly, from Dark Horse.
We got some GREAT Hollywood news about Murder Inc…
Check out all three volumes of Murder Inc. on sale now from, yeah, Dark Horse Comics.
Okay, plugs over…
Or are they??
We’re just super proud of these stories and are dying to share them with you.
Thank you for spreading the word on this newsletter. Thank you for saying nice shit about us on the internet. Thank you for making the Discord a happy and inspiring place.
We hope to see you Thursday for class and next week for all-new CREATION. and FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL!
Also, coming soon in Creation.: SECRET INVASION! Oooh…
-BENDIS!
April 7, 2023
FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! CHAPTER 4!
Hello! Welcome! We’re pleased to present you with another ALL-NEW chapter of…
AN INTRO FROM BRIAN…Fortune and Glory was a graphic novel I did years ago, pre-Marvel, about my first adventures in Hollywood as a young independent comic book creator. It was one of the books that got me where I am. I always wanted to do a sequel. Many of you have asked for one over the years. I loved doing an autobiographical comic book. I always thought I would do another one, or a bunch of them, but Spider-Man kept getting in the way. :-)
But really, I never thought I would have stories crazier than the ones I told in the original Fortune and Glory. Everything happening to me in comics was fun and fun to talk about, but was it autobiography-worthy? Then I got called to be the writer of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a now notorious, infamous Broadway musical that you can Google about right now. The story I'm about to tell you happened years before the show’s debut. Only my closest pals knew any of this happened at the time. I’ve only hinted at parts of this in past interviews. Now, it gives me a GREAT excuse to go down memory lane and share my favorite moments of coming up in comics with you.
A lot of the stories in this GN mean everything to me. They are the most defining moments in my life. A lot of them happened before the Internet, so there's not a lot of archive about this time in our lives and in comics. I know a lot of people reading these newsletters are creators and writers themselves. I hope my journey, and my pain, brings you some personal solace. If anyone reading this had anything to do with Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, I hope reading this brings you some peace knowing that someone somewhere was trying to stop it from happening years prior.
This part of our newsletter will come out weekly for the first couple of weeks, and then we're going to shift to biweekly to make room for Creation. and the Masterclass which we have been doing all year. If you've just hopped on to check out Fortune and Glory, I am very excited to tell you that by subscribing, you are also getting access to all our Jinxworld material, including our Masterclass, which is now eight classes deep— 16+ hours of some of the best conversation I've ever put on record. You also have access to multiple chapters of Creation, our ongoing multimedia look at the messy art of creating things from scratch. Feel free to look around Jinxworld on Substack. We are very, very happy with this space and we love sharing it with you.
If you haven’t read the previous chapter, you can find it below:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! CHAPTER 3!Hello! Welcome! We’re pleased to present you with another ALL-NEW chapter of… Fortune and Glory was a graphic novel I did years ago, pre-Marvel, about my first adventures in Hollywood as a young independent comic book creator. It was one of the books that got me where I am. I always wanted to do a sequel. Many of you have asked for one over the years. I loved doing an autobiographical comic book. I always thought I would do another one, or a bunch of them, but Spider-Man kept getting in the way. …Read more15 days ago · 8 likes · 1 comment · Brian Michael BendisInstallments of the all-new graphic novel Fortune and Glory: The Musical are released every other week, in multiple formats! Find the next chapter in both .cbz and .pdf formats further down!
For those that prefer to read their Substack exclusive books right here in the newsletter, we’re happy to provide the pages below! However, we highly encourage downloading the files for the best reading experience.
April 6, 2023
CREATION. CHAPTER 3 - POWERS! PART 7: CREATION NEVER ENDS...
Hello! And welcome back to…
Every other week we give you an ALL-NEW chapter of our ongoing multimedia book CREATION. This is an in-depth look at the mysterious, messy art of creation through exclusive behind-the-scenes looks into how many of your favorite characters and storylines from Marvel, DC, and our creator-owned JINXWORLD endeavors came to be!
If you are on your own creative journey and, like me, need the inspiration of others’ trials, tribulations and anecdotes for inspiration... Or you’re just someone who loves colorful looks behind the scenes, this new book experience, created specifically for Substack, is for you.
If you missed our previous episodes you can find them in the ARCHIVE or our most recent one right here:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.CREATION. CHAPTER 3 - POWERS! PART 6: THE SHOW ENDS, THE STORY GOES ONHello! And welcome back to… Every week we give you an ALL-NEW chapter of our ongoing multimedia book CREATION. This is an in-depth look at the mysterious, messy art of creation through exclusive behind-the-scenes looks into how many of your favorite characters and storylines from Marvel, DC, and our creator-owned JINXWORLD endeavors came to be…Read morea month ago · 6 likes · Brian Michael BendisHey look! It’s this week’s installment!
CHAPTER 3 - POWERS! PART 7: CREATION NEVER ENDS…
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS reflects on how POWERS continued to evolve after its time as a television show.
All are welcome to check out this free preview, while our friends at the POWERS and PHENOMENA levels can find the full episode, in various formats, further down!
*NOTE for our AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT fans*: This episode contains BTS photos and video from the POWERS TV Show! If you’d like to see those, give the VIDEO version a try this week!
April 1, 2023
MASTERCLASS - SESSION #10: EDITING w/DANIEL CHABON! [ARCHIVE]
Hello once again, everyone!
This past Tuesday we held our TENTH MASTERCLASS session, covering the role of the editor, editor/writer relationships, and so much more. A HUGE THANK YOU to our special guest this session, DANIEL CHABON, SENIOR EDITOR at DARK HORSE COMICS, for bringing his immense knowledge and experience to our class.
Classes take place LIVE on a bi-monthly basis, every other TUESDAY, at 6:00pm PST via Zoom.
HOWEVER. As we shared in our most recent update, next class (Session #11) will take place on THURSDAY, APRIL 13th— not the 11th, as originally scheduled.
Video and audio versions of the class are then made available in the following couple days for those who were unable to join us live.
Also, remember that all classes and CREATION. chapters are available now in the archive. Take a look!
Plus, the original graphic novel FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL has BEGUN! Here, only on Substack!
Here’s a preview of this week’s class for our friends at the JINX (free) LEVEL:
The rest of this and every class is two hours long! And for those who missed our previous class, you can find the archived version in this post:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.MASTERCLASS - SESSION #9: STORY, CHARACTER, DIALOGUE! [ARCHIVE]Hello once again, everyone! This past Tuesday we held our ninth MASTERCLASS session, covering… well, a whole lot of crucial elements of comics/graphic novel creation! Classes take place LIVE on a bi-monthly basis, every other TUESDAY, at 6:00pm PST via Zoom…Read more12 days ago · 4 likes · Brian Michael BendisPOWERS and PHENOMENON LEVEL subscribers can find both the archival video and audio recording of yesterday’s class below!
[*NOTE*: Some classes do have visual aids. When you reach one of those moments in the audio version, we suggest just making a note of the timestamp and hopping over to the same point in the video version for the best experience.]
March 28, 2023
TONIGHT: MASTERCLASS - SESSION #10: EDITING w/DANIEL CHABON!
Hello again, friends!
Our favorite time of the week has rolled around once again: MASTERCLASS DAY!
JINXWORLD’S TENTH MASTERCLASS session is taking place TONIGHT at our usual time of 6:00pm PST, via Zoom!
This week, we are diving into the world of editorial with DANIEL CHABON, SENIOR EDITOR at DARK HORSE COMICS!
This is all about how the real sausage gets made on a technical level and ALL about the writer/editor roles and relationships. I know for a fact this is a can’t-miss kind of class for many of you. We’ll be holding what will likely be an extensive Q and A this week, so be sure to bring all your editing/publishing related questions!
If you need a refresher on how to join the class, you can find that info (as well as the CLASS LINK) further down.
And if you missed last class, you can check out the archived video and audio versions here:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.MASTERCLASS - SESSION #9: STORY, CHARACTER, DIALOGUE! [ARCHIVE]Hello once again, everyone! This past Tuesday we held our ninth MASTERCLASS session, covering… well, a whole lot of crucial elements of comics/graphic novel creation! Classes take place LIVE on a bi-monthly basis, every other TUESDAY, at 6:00pm PST via Zoom…Read more8 days ago · 4 likes · Brian Michael BendisJOINING THE VIRTUAL CLASSThe class is reserved for members of the POWERS and PHENOMENA subscription levels, but it isn’t too late to get on the roster! Just choose the subscription level that’s right for you to gain access to the Masterclass, as well as so much more, like our multi-media series CREATION. and the ongoing original graphic novel experience Fortune and Glory: The Musical!
For our friends already subscribed, here’s what you will need to get into the class:
March 27, 2023
REMINDER + UPDATES: CLASS TOMORROW! FORTUNE & GLORY/CREATION NEXT WEEK!
Hello, friends!
We hope you had a lovely weekend and that this week continues to be great for each and every one of you. We have just a couple reminders and updates to share here:
FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL will now move to a bi-monthly (every other week) schedule! The all-new graphic novel will return NEXT WEEK for CHAPTER 4.
Also returning next week… CREATION! The multi-media tell-all series will resume right where we left off, with the final two installments in the POWERS chapter.
While Session #10 of our Masterclass will take place at our usual time tomorrow, the following class, SESSION #11, will be moved to THURSDAY, APRIL 13th at our usual time, 6:00pm PST via Zoom.
However, with that all out of the way, the show goes on as planned this week!…
JOIN US TOMORROW FOR OUR TENTH MASTERCLASS SESSION!Class will take place at our usual time and place tomorrow! Tuesday (3/28) at 6:00pm PST via ZOOM.
I will be broadcasting live from Pittsburgh, Taki from Portland and our special guest is Daniel Chabon, Executive Editor at Dark Horse Comics. This is all about how the real sausage gets made on a technical level and ALL about the writer/editor roles and relationships. I know for a fact this is a can’t-miss kind of class for many of you.
Expect the class link in our post tomorrow afternoon!
NEED TO CATCH UP?You can find the syllabus and video recordings of all previous classes in our MASTERCLASS ARCHIVE.
WANT TO JOIN THE MASTERCLASS?The MASTERCLASS is reserved for members of the POWERS and PHENOMENA subscription levels. For just $5/mo you’ll get access to our bi-monthly masterclass, co-taught by BENDIS and TAKI SOMA, covering the art of crafting comics and graphic novels.
(Plus, you’ll be able to access our aforementioned multi-media series CREATION. and the all-new graphic novel experience: FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL)
You can hit the SUBSCRIBE button below, select the tier that’s right for you, and start enjoying exclusive materials immediately.
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!
Many thanks,
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, TAKI SOMA, and The JINXWORLD Team
March 23, 2023
FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! CHAPTER 3!
Hello! Welcome! We’re pleased to present you with another ALL-NEW chapter of…
Fortune and Glory was a graphic novel I did years ago, pre-Marvel, about my first adventures in Hollywood as a young independent comic book creator. It was one of the books that got me where I am. I always wanted to do a sequel. Many of you have asked for one over the years. I loved doing an autobiographical comic book. I always thought I would do another one, or a bunch of them, but Spider-Man kept getting in the way. :-)
But really, I never thought I would have stories crazier than the ones I told in the original Fortune and Glory. Everything happening to me in comics was fun and fun to talk about, but was it autobiography-worthy? Then I got called to be the writer of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a now notorious, infamous Broadway musical that you can Google about right now. The story I'm about to tell you happened years before the show’s debut. Only my closest pals knew any of this happened at the time. I’ve only hinted at parts of this in past interviews. Now, it gives me a GREAT excuse to go down memory lane and share my favorite moments of coming up in comics with you.
A lot of the stories in this GN mean everything to me. They are the most defining moments in my life. A lot of them happened before the Internet, so there's not a lot of archive about this time in our lives and in comics. I know a lot of people reading these newsletters are creators and writers themselves. I hope my journey, and my pain, brings you some personal solace. If anyone reading this had anything to do with Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, I hope reading this brings you some peace knowing that someone somewhere was trying to stop it from happening years prior.
This part of our newsletter will come out weekly for the first couple of weeks, and then we're going to shift to biweekly to make room for Creation. and the Masterclass which we have been doing all year. If you've just hopped on to check out Fortune and Glory, I am very excited to tell you that by subscribing, you are also getting access to all our Jinxworld material, including our Masterclass, which is now eight classes deep— 16+ hours of some of the best conversation I've ever put on record. You also have access to multiple chapters of Creation, our ongoing multimedia look at the messy art of creating things from scratch. Feel free to look around Jinxworld on Substack. We are very, very happy with this space and we love sharing it with you.
If you haven’t read Chapter 2, you can find it below:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! CHAPTER 2!Hello! Welcome! We’re pleased to present you with another ALL-NEW chapter of… Fortune and Glory was a graphic novel I did years ago, pre-Marvel, about my first adventures in Hollywood as a young independent comic book creator. It was one of the books that got me where I am. I always wanted to do a sequel. Many of you have asked for one over the years. I loved doing an autobiographical comic book. I always thought I would do another one, or a bunch of them, but Spider-Man kept getting in the way. …Read more7 days ago · 11 likes · Brian Michael BendisInstallments of the all-new graphic novel Fortune and Glory: The Musical are released weekly, in multiple formats! Find the next chapter in both .cbz and .pdf formats further down!
For those that prefer to read their Substack exclusive books right here in the newsletter, we’re happy to provide the pages below! However, we encourage downloading the files for the best reading experience.
March 20, 2023
MASTERCLASS - SESSION #9: STORY, CHARACTER, DIALOGUE! [ARCHIVE]
Hello once again, everyone!
This past Tuesday we held our ninth MASTERCLASS session, covering… well, a whole lot of crucial elements of comics/graphic novel creation!
Classes take place LIVE on a bi-monthly basis, every other TUESDAY, at 6:00pm PST via Zoom.
Video and audio versions of the class are then made available in the following couple days for those who were unable to join us live.
Also, remember that all classes and CREATION. chapters are available now in the archive. Take a look!
Plus, the original graphic novel FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL has BEGUN! Here, only on Substack!
Here’s a preview of this week’s class for our friends at the JINX (free) LEVEL:
The rest of this and every class is two hours long! And for those who missed our previous class, you can find the archived version in this post:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.MASTERCLASS - SESSION #8: with DAVID MACK! [ARCHIVE]Hello once again, everyone! This past Thursday we held our eighth MASTERCLASS session! This week, Brian and Taki were joined by SPECIAL GUEST DAVID MACK! Classes take place LIVE on a bi-monthly basis, every other TUESDAY, at 6:00pm PST via Zoom. Video and audio versions of the class are then made available in the following couple days for those who were unable to join us live…Read more17 days ago · 6 likes · Brian Michael BendisPOWERS and PHENOMENON LEVEL subscribers can find both the archival video and audio recording of yesterday’s class below!
[*NOTE*: Some classes do have visual aids. When you reach one of those moments in the audio version, we suggest just making a note of the timestamp and hopping over to the same point in the video version for the best experience.]
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