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March 16, 2023
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. :-)
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 1, you can find it below:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! CHAPTER ONE! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!Hey everybody! Here it is. As promised. Years in the making! Decades in the making!!! This is the official first chapter of Fortune and Glory: The Musical! 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 more10 days ago · 24 likes · 9 comments · Brian Michael BendisInstallments of Fortune and Glory: The Musical are released weekly, in multiple formats! Find the next chapter in both .cbz and .pdf formats below!
March 14, 2023
TONIGHT: MASTERCLASS - SESSION #9: STORY, CHARACTER, AND DIALOGUE!
Hello again, friends!
Our favorite time of the week has rolled around once again: MASTERCLASS DAY!
JINXWORLD’S NINTH MASTERCLASS session is taking place TONIGHT at our usual time of 6:00pm PST, via Zoom!
This week, we are covering… almost everything? STORY! CHARACTER! DIALOGUE! This one promises to be quite the session and if you are able to join us live this evening, we encourage you to do exactly that. And bring 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 version here:
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 more11 days ago · 6 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 13, 2023
FORTUNE AND GLORY POST-MORTEM
Hey!
I thought we would celebrate the release of FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! last week with a follow up THANK YOU and a little bit of behind-the-scenes commentary.
First of all, to all of our new subscribers: Hello! Thank you for subscribing. Very cool of you. For those of you who subscribed from day one waiting for this day... Thank YOU! You got us here. It’s been a lovely week. Thanks to our friends at The Hollywood Reporter for breaking this hot, hot, hot story of a middle aged writer screw up. Thanks to everyone who gave this story and newsletter a little bit of sunshine. It’s much appreciated.
I think my favorite part of the whole week was how many of you were triggered the eff out by my reference of the DC Comics Sea World Spectacular of the 1970s.
I posted this picture on my social media, the same one I sent artist Bill Walko for reference and, man, it really got to some of you. Totally adorable. I celebrate you.
So yes, I sent him reference, he drew it, and we covered it up with Post-it Note jokes.
And for those of you who weren’t around. Yes. This is absolutely real. Soak that in. This is what superheroes were in the pop culture in the 70s and 80s.
You want more? I made reference to a NBC Roast of the SUPERHEROES special.
Here!! This aired on network television prime time.
And, at the time, I was so happy I could burst.
Anyway, any time I can, I’m going to drop in with an extra newsletter to accentuate the comic experience with some commentary and or fun reference for all.
MASTERCLASS REMINDERAs long as I have you, TOMORROW is our next MASTERCLASS. The subjects: STORY, CHARACTER AND DIALOGUE. We’re gonna have a lot to talk about and will be taking as many of your questions as we can.
For those who are just joining us, this class space has been the big pleasant surprise of the Substack experience. If you subscribe, you can check out every class in the archive. It’s part of the subscription. And now you have the ability to join us LIVE starting THIS Tuesday night. Find more details further down. Taki and I are going to get into everything.
Anyway, thanks for subbing. Thanks for supporting our new Dark Horse endeavors.
Murder INC. Volume 3 is next up.
Check out this killer preview. Oh, we got some GREAT Murder INC. news yesterday. Stay tuned…
BENDIS AND OEMING'S "THE UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC." RETURNS IN "MURDER INC.: JAGGER ROSE"
Oh, Joy Operations Volume 2 is officially in production! Stephen Byrne is on fire!!
Thank you for spreading the word on Joy.
I’m going to let Griffin and Ethan take us home and we will see you tomorrow night!!
Hello, friends! As Brian said, we are hosting our NINTH MASTERCLASS SESSION tomorrow!
Class will take place at our usual time and place tomorrow! Tuesday (3/14) at 6:00pm PST via ZOOM.
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 multi-media series CREATION. and the 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 6, 2023
FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! CHAPTER 1! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!
Hey everybody! Here it is. As promised. Years in the making! Decades in the making!!! This is the official first chapter of Fortune and Glory: The Musical!
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.
Also, those of you who subscribed to the Powers or Phenomena levels can have access to our private Jinxworld Discord. This is as close as we have come to reviving the old Jinxworld message boards from back in the day. This is a very lively, vibrant and friendly space for us to discuss life.
Back to Fortune and Glory, I am also very happy to report to you that this entire graphic novel is completed. Bill, Wes, Dan and I have been working on this aaaaaall year. Ever since we got the call from Substack. In fact, now that we're done with the graphic novel, I am putting the excellent Bill to work on some extra chapters. I have more material about comics that I thought you would enjoy, but doesn't really fit into the narrative of this Fortune and Glory. So, by the time you're done with this graphic novel, we're gonna have a couple extra chapters for you with some surprising revelations.
While you're taking a look at these pages, I hope, like me, you take a moment to really appreciate what a wonderful cartoonist Bill Walko is. We were introduced to each other through our friend George at The New York Times. Bill drew my obit tribute to Stan Lee that we posted here a few newsletters ago. Once I realized I wasn't gonna be able to draw this GN myself in a timely fashion, Bill was the only cartoonist I called. Calling someone and asking them if they want to draw your bald head 700 more times is a weird phone call... But he was up for it and did an AMAZING job. It's hard to ask someone to draw the most personal moments of your childhood. He did an amazing job.
I also want to take a moment right here and publicly thank Griffin and Ethan who run the Jinxworld Substack. They also run a couple of the other Substacks in the comic space. They are part of the ingredients of why the space has been so fun for so many of us. Also, big high-fives to editor Daniel Chabon. Daniel is our editor at Dark Horse and came on board to edit this project as well. So if you're wondering why it all seems so professional… Well, that’s probably Josh Reed as well. Josh is the master letterer of so many Jinxworld titles. Lettering me is not the easiest gig. I pick. A lot. He handles it with such style.
So here we are, it's really happening. Fortune and Glory: The Musical. After you're done reading, feel free to stop by the Discord and discuss. Also, we will be posting all kinds of extras. I've been creating reference folders of stuff to share with you over the next few weeks.
If it isn't clear from my every word, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to continue this amazing journey. Your subscription and support means everything. Enjoy!
BENDIS!
From the official FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL Press Release…
The Long-Awaited Sequel to the Multiple Eisner Nominated Graphic Novel Premieres Today Exclusively Through The ‘Jinxworld’ Substack Newsletter.
PORTLAND, OR – Substack’s expansive comics program adds another exclusive series with the introduction of Fortune & Glory: The Musical, a new weekly original comic bringing together Peabody award winner Brian Michael Bendis and cartoonist Bill Walko, with colors by Wes Dzioba and lettering by Josh Reed to tackle the stranger-than-fiction events behind the curtain of the pre-production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Brian Michael Bendis says “Years ago I did an autobiographical graphic novel called Fortune and Glory. It was about my earliest adventures in Hollywood as an independent comics creator. I neeeeever thought I would have crazier stories to tell. Then I got a call to write the now infamous Spider-Man Broadway musical. It didn’t go great. This is that story.”
In the midst of the unprecedented success of Brian Michael Bendis’s character-defining run on Ultimate Spider-Man, and the box office record-breaking Spider-Man films, the writer received a phone call that no one could have predicted. Spidey was going to Broadway, and Bendis was being tapped to collaborate with rock royalty to help the webslinger “find his voice” on stage. Could he overcome his own ignorance about musicals, or would he exit stage left before production began?
Brian Michael Bendis, the New York Times bestselling, Peabody, and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, Jessica Jones, and POWERS teams with cartoonist Bill Walko (The Hero Business) for the second chapter in his celebrated and award-winning autobiographical tell-all graphic novel that proves there really is “no business like show business” (thank god!).
Installments of Fortune and Glory: The Musical will be released weekly, in multiple formats! Find this first 15 pages in both .cbz and .pdf formats below!
FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL! CHAPTER ONE! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!
Hey everybody! Here it is. As promised. Years in the making! Decades in the making!!! This is the official first chapter of Fortune and Glory: The Musical!
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.
Also, those of you who subscribed to the Powers or Phenomena levels can have access to our private Jinxworld Discord. This is as close as we have come to reviving the old Jinxworld message boards from back in the day. This is a very lively, vibrant and friendly space for us to discuss life.
Back to Fortune and Glory, I am also very happy to report to you that this entire graphic novel is completed. Bill, Wes, Dan and I have been working on this aaaaaall year. Ever since we got the call from Substack. In fact, now that we're done with the graphic novel, I am putting the excellent Bill to work on some extra chapters. I have more material about comics that I thought you would enjoy, but doesn't really fit into the narrative of this Fortune and Glory. So, by the time you're done with this graphic novel, we're gonna have a couple extra chapters for you with some surprising revelations.
While you're taking a look at these pages, I hope, like me, you take a moment to really appreciate what a wonderful cartoonist Bill Walko is. We were introduced to each other through our friend George at The New York Times. Bill drew my obit tribute to Stan Lee that we posted here a few newsletters ago. Once I realized I wasn't gonna be able to draw this GN myself in a timely fashion, Bill was the only cartoonist I called. Calling someone and asking them if they want to draw your bald head 700 more times is a weird phone call... But he was up for it and did an AMAZING job. It's hard to ask someone to draw the most personal moments of your childhood. He did an amazing job.
I also want to take a moment right here and publicly thank Griffin and Ethan who run the Jinxworld Substack. They also run a couple of the other Substacks in the comic space. They are part of the ingredients of why the space has been so fun for so many of us. Also, big high-fives to editor Daniel Chabon. Daniel is our editor at Dark Horse and came on board to edit this project as well. So if you're wondering why it all seems so professional… Well, that’s probably Josh Reed as well. Josh is the master letterer of so many Jinxworld titles. Lettering me is not the easiest gig. I pick. A lot. He handles it with such style.
So here we are, it's really happening. Fortune and Glory: The Musical. After you're done reading, feel free to stop by the Discord and discuss. Also, we will be posting all kinds of extras. I've been creating reference folders of stuff to share with you over the next few weeks.
If it isn't clear from my every word, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to continue this amazing journey. Your subscription and support means everything. Enjoy!
BENDIS!
From the official FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL Press Release…
The Long-Awaited Sequel to the Multiple Eisner Nominated Graphic Novel Premieres Today Exclusively Through The ‘Jinxworld’ Substack Newsletter.
PORTLAND, OR – Substack’s expansive comics program adds another exclusive series with the introduction of Fortune & Glory: The Musical, a new weekly original comic bringing together Peabody award winner Brian Michael Bendis and cartoonist Bill Walko, with colors by Wes Dzioba and lettering by Josh Reed to tackle the stranger-than-fiction events behind the curtain of the pre-production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Brian Michael Bendis says “Years ago I did an autobiographical graphic novel called Fortune and Glory. It was about my earliest adventures in Hollywood as an independent comics creator. I neeeeever thought I would have crazier stories to tell. Then I got a call to write the now infamous Spider-Man Broadway musical. It didn’t go great. This is that story.”
In the midst of the unprecedented success of Brian Michael Bendis’s character-defining run on Ultimate Spider-Man, and the box office record-breaking Spider-Man films, the writer received a phone call that no one could have predicted. Spidey was going to Broadway, and Bendis was being tapped to collaborate with rock royalty to help the webslinger “find his voice” on stage. Could he overcome his own ignorance about musicals, or would he exit stage left before production began?
Brian Michael Bendis, the New York Times bestselling, Peabody, and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, Jessica Jones, and POWERS teams with cartoonist Bill Walko (The Hero Business) for the second chapter in his celebrated and award-winning autobiographical tell-all graphic novel that proves there really is “no business like show business” (thank god!).
Installments of Fortune and Glory: The Musical will be released weekly, in multiple formats! Find this first 15 pages in both .cbz and .pdf formats below!
March 3, 2023
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.
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 starts MONDAY! 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 #7: WEB COMICS! (ft. OEMING!) [ARCHIVE]Hello once again, everyone! This past Thursday we held our seventh MASTERCLASS session! This week, Brian and Taki are joined by MICHAEL AVON OEMING to discuss the ever evolving art and business of WEB COMICS! We will resume our bi weekly tuesday schedule again with next class, Session #8…Read more19 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.]
MASTERCLASS - SESSION #8: with DAVID MACK! PLUS: FORTUNE AND GLORY THE MUSICAL THE COUNTDOWN!!
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.
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 starts MONDAY! 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 #7: WEB COMICS! (ft. OEMING!) [ARCHIVE]Hello once again, everyone! This past Thursday we held our seventh MASTERCLASS session! This week, Brian and Taki are joined by MICHAEL AVON OEMING to discuss the ever evolving art and business of WEB COMICS! We will resume our bi weekly tuesday schedule again with next class, Session #8…Read more8 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.]
February 28, 2023
TONIGHT: MASTERCLASS - SESSION #8: with DAVID MACK!
Hello, friends!
Our favorite time of the week has rolled around once again: MASTERCLASS DAY!
JINXWORLD’S EIGTHTH MASTERCLASS session is taking place TONIGHT at our usual time of 6:00pm PST, via Zoom!
This week, we’ll be joined by none other than DAVID MACK! You wont’t want to miss this very special guest lecture!
If you need a refresher on how to join the class, you can find that info (as well as the CLASS LINK) further below.
And if you missed last class, you can check out the archived video version here:
JINXWORLD on SUBSTACK.TONIGHT: MASTERCLASS - SESSION #7: WEB COMICS! (ft. OEMING!)Hello, friends! Our favorite time of the week has rolled around once again: MASTERCLASS DAY! JINXWORLD’S SEVENTH MASTERCLASS session is taking place TONIGHT at our usual time of 6:00pm PST, via Zoom! This week we’ll be covering the art, business, and creation of WEB COMCIS, with special guest MICHAEL AVON OEMING…Read more12 days ago · 3 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— very soon— the 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:
February 27, 2023
REMINDER: MASTERCLASS SESSION #8 TOMORROW (ft. DAVID MACK)!
Class will take place at our usual time and place tomorrow! Tuesday (2/28) at 6:00pm PST via ZOOM. This week, we’ll be joined by special guest, DAVID MACK!
Expect the class link in our post tomorrow afternoon!
NEED TO CATCH UP?You can find the syllabus and video/audio 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 multi-media series CREATION. and the forthcoming 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
February 25, 2023
CREATION. CHAPTER 3 - POWERS! PART 6: THE SHOW ENDS, THE STORY GOES ON
Hello! 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!
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 5: THE TV SHOW! (FOR REAL THIS TIME)Hello! And welcome back to… A couple of quick notes at the top: -Our apologies for the deviation from the usual release schedule last week. It’s been an awfully busy time here at JINXWORLD, but we appreciate your patience! But speaking of schedule deviations…Read more12 days ago · 5 likes · Brian Michael BendisHey look! It’s this week’s installment!
CHAPTER 3 - POWERS! PART 6: THE SHOW ENDS, THE STORY GOES ON
Brian Michael Bendis speaks about the takeaways of working on the POWERS TV show with Michael Avon Oeming.
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!
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