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demonh82014:

Esta es una traducción de una serie de tweets escrito por
Gail Simone originalmente en su cuenta @gailsimone el 20 de Diciembre de 2017,
me parece que son consejos que todo escritor o creador debe escuchar y
entender.

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Ok, por varias razones deliberadamente no he leído
tantos comics en el 2017 como normalmente lo hago, y esta semana comencé a leer
un montón de comics y tengo varias cosas que decir.

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Escuchen, si aspiran a ser creadores de comics
espero que escuchen, pueden ignorarme si lo desean, pero al menos piénsenlo.

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Primero, por el amor de dios recuerden que el
lector no está dentro de sus cabezas, tu único trabajo es el de entregarles un
mensaje.

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Seas un profesional o un novato, deberías avergonzarte
por no nombrar a tos personajes en panel, como esperas que los reconozcan más
tarde.

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Una y otra vez me encuentro leyendo comics en
los que el personaje principal no es nombrado o si quiera presentado, la
historia solo comienza y tenemos que adivinar.

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Esta es una forma muy agresiva de una mala forma
de contar historias, a menos que exista una razón, como el que estés contando
la historia de le tipo sin nombre, pero la mayor parte de las veces no es así.

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Segundo aprendan lo que un establishing shot es,
para que sirve, una y otra vez no tengo idea de en donde están los personajes.

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Un establishing shot no solo te indica el lugar
en donde están pasando las cosas, si no el tono de la escena, la imagen de una
granja abandonada en medio de un paisaje nevado comprime páginas enteras de
dialogo expositorio y lo cuenta de una mucho mejor manera.

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Tercero, ¿cuándo olvidamos que es importante
saber lo que un personaje quiere o necesita? No necesito saber sus Stats de
D&D, lo que necesito saber es ¿Qué NECESITA?, ¿Qué es lo que lo impulsa?

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Una y otra vez estoy leyendo historias donde la
amenaza surge, ataca al héroe, el héroe contra ataca y pum, continuara en la
siguiente revista.

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Si estoy leyendo tu historia y no sé qué es lo
que motiva al personaje, eso es culpa del escritor.

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Adicionalmente, aprendan a cuando revelar, en
cualquier historia que valga la pena, alguien tiene un secreto, sin importar el
género. Los secretos son la nitroglicerina de las historias.

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Finalmente, aún estoy leyendo comics en los que
los personajes tienen patrones de lenguaje muy similares, como si estuviesen
afectados por el mal del One Liner.

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Es muy malo cuando tienes a dos personajes
indistinguibles por su manera de hablar, pero cuando todos tus personajes
hablen igual, vuelve a comenzar, acabas de chocar contra un árbol a mitad de la
carretera.

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Eso es todo, son solamente algunos puntos a
considerar, muchos comics potencialmente interesantes están fallando en sus
puntos más básicos.

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Piénsenlo, les garantizo que estarán más felices
con los resultados.

Si bien Gail Simone estaba hablando acerca de los comics, me
parece que estos consejos se pueden aplicar a cualquier tipo de guion que se
escriba.

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metallines:give lorna a solo comic in 2018

metallines:

give lorna a solo comic in 2018

dinah-lance:i wish i knew how to stop laughing

dinah-lance:

i wish i knew how to stop laughing

reverseracism:The Gospel Truth.

reverseracism:

The Gospel Truth.

dinah-lance:x

dinah-lance:

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Okay, it’s late, because I have been traveling, but here I am with a quick last-minute message for...

Okay, it’s late, because I have been traveling, but here I am with a quick last-minute message for all fans of Comics and general nerd stuff.

Do me a favor and go check out your local comics shop!

Seriously, got someone who is difficult to shop for?

There is a graphic novel for almost anyone from your veteran uncle to your weird goth niece, there is a Comic or graphic novel they will love.

You could maybe get them on Amazon or a bookstore, but wouldn’t you rather shop at a shop where they know the material, AND that support our wonderful hobby?

December is a vital time for stores, they save up to have merch for you, and it’s a huge smack in the face if they don’t have a great month, making it harder to keep ordering cool new merch the rest of the year, this month is crucial to them. I have lived in cities and towns without Comics shops, and believe me, it sucks!

So, what about kids comics as stocking stuffers? What about graphic novels as presents?

Seriously, got a horror fan friend? Swamp Thing, Nailbiter, Wytches, there’s a million great books out there.

Art books for your coffee table friends! Dynamite and Udon put out gorgeous books like the Art of Atari, Art of Painted Comics, and all kinds of hot video game franchises.

Just in graphic novels alone, there’s Monstress, Bitch Planet, Black Panther, Lumberjanes, Peanuts, Batman, Wonder Woman, Ms. Marvel, Archie, and so, so many more.

No matter what kind of friends you have your Comic shop has a book for them and YOU get to be the one who gives the coolest gifts.

And it’s not just Comics, there are statues, action figures, collectible card games, and a ton more stuff. Kids love this stuff and your comics shop has it…Doctor Who, Star Wars, Avengers, on and on. You will be the cool aunt or uncle!

Comics retailers mostly work hard all year for us, they support this medium we love. And they need to do well right now, as it’s been kind of a rough year for many of them. Let’s support them…just get to your local store and pick up some awesome gifts, okay?

If you do this, I will love you forever, that is a promise.

Thank you for listening!

Ps. If you did this, please reply with a photo or list of what swag you got, I love seeing what you picked up,

Pps. Comics retailers, if you are having an event or sale, please let us all know in the replies!

Ppps. Comics creators and readers, please do me a favor and spread this message!

Thank you!

inhumansforever:I say we do one better and make it an...

inhumansforever:

I say we do one better and make it an all-redheaded-extravaganza.  Medusa, written by Gail Simone, illustrated by Becky Cloonan and colored by Jordie Bellaire.  

scriptstructure:Twitter thread by Gail Simone, [HERE]Okay, for...

scriptstructure:

Twitter thread by Gail Simone, [HERE]

Okay, for various deliberate reasons, I have not read nearly as many comics in 2017 as I normally do. And this week, I started reading a ton of comics. And I have stuff to say.
Now, if you are an aspiring comics creator, I hope you will listen. Ignore this advice if you like, but at least consider it first.First, for the love of god, remember that the reader does not know what is inside your head. That is your only job, to convey your message.Pro or newbie, shame on you if you don’t name your characters on panel if we are supposed to recognise them later.Over and over, I am reading comics where (t)he main character is not named or even introduced. The story just starts and we are meant to guess.This is just aggressively bad storytelling, unless there is some specific reason. If you are writing the Man With No Name, fine. But that’s mostly not the case.Second, learn what an establishing shot is, and what it accomplishes. Over and over, I was not told where the characters are.An establishing shot establishes not just location, but tone. One lonesome farm in the snowy emptiness can convey pages of dialogue and exposition. Better, too.Third, when did we forget that it’s important to know what a character wants? I don’t need a character’s D&D stats, I need to know what they NEED. What drives them.Over and over, I am seeing stories where a threat arises, attacks the hero, the hero fights back, bang, continued next issue.If I read your story and don’t know what the character’s motive is, that’s on the writer.Additionally, learn what a reveal is. In almost any story worth a damn, someone’s keeping a secret, regardless of genre. Secrets are storytelling nitro.Finally, I am still reading comics where the characters all have similar speech pattern, a sort of affected one-liner-spouting verbal malaise.It’s bad enough if TWO characters are indistinguishable in their speech, it’s bad. If all of them are, start over, you have hit a tree in the road.That’s it, just some things to consider. A lot of potentially very interesting comics out there are missing a little lesson in the basics.Just think it over, I guarantee you you will be happier with the result.

(thread is about comics, but the points apply to all forms of writing)