Creating a new comic book
Hi everybody. My first blog post is about my process for creating a new comic book. I'm currently working on Captain Cannabis No. 3 so this is all very real-time.
The first and probably most challenging is to find your story. While it might sound simple it's actually quite a bit more difficult than it seems. I've found the best way to start is to know how your story ends then work backwards to the beginning. It's much easier to get to your destination knowing where you're going than to travel aimlessly hoping inspiration will strike.
With ending in hand look to your main character (protagonist) and see where they are at the end with an eye to developing that character's arc. The arc is the change your character goes through during the story and it is the sequence of events the character goes through that causes that change. Generally speaking once you identify where your character is at the end, casting them as the opposite in the beginning is a great starting place - if they're happy at the end, then they're sad at the beginning and etc.
While there are numerous sources discussing how to structure the story - the events that bring about the change - I don't think you can go too far astray sticking to a basic 3 act structure (beginning/middle/end). I've found John Truby's "Anatomy of Story" and Blake Snyder's "Save The Cat!" to be tremendously helpful as a supplements to the 3 act structure.
Join me next time when I discuss how I apply the foregoing to an actual book - Captain Cannabis No. 3.
Bye for now,
Verne taught comic book production and animation at the Vancouver Film School. An award-winning designer, his career spans illustration, animation, writing and directing with some of the best including Captain Canuck, Phantacea, Charlton, Marvel, Hanna Barbera, Universal, Ikea and Nelvana's animated cult-classic "Rock & Rule." He created the "Simply Accounting" name, designed Pigtronix's flagship musical effects pedal and launched both into successful brands.
Author: Verne Andru
Link: www.VerneAndru.com
Link: www.CaptainCannabis.com
Book: Captain Cannabis: No. 1 - 40th Anniversary
Book: Captain Cannabis: No. 2 - 40th Anniversary
Book: 420
Book: Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Book: The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
The first and probably most challenging is to find your story. While it might sound simple it's actually quite a bit more difficult than it seems. I've found the best way to start is to know how your story ends then work backwards to the beginning. It's much easier to get to your destination knowing where you're going than to travel aimlessly hoping inspiration will strike.
With ending in hand look to your main character (protagonist) and see where they are at the end with an eye to developing that character's arc. The arc is the change your character goes through during the story and it is the sequence of events the character goes through that causes that change. Generally speaking once you identify where your character is at the end, casting them as the opposite in the beginning is a great starting place - if they're happy at the end, then they're sad at the beginning and etc.
While there are numerous sources discussing how to structure the story - the events that bring about the change - I don't think you can go too far astray sticking to a basic 3 act structure (beginning/middle/end). I've found John Truby's "Anatomy of Story" and Blake Snyder's "Save The Cat!" to be tremendously helpful as a supplements to the 3 act structure.
Join me next time when I discuss how I apply the foregoing to an actual book - Captain Cannabis No. 3.
Bye for now,
Verne taught comic book production and animation at the Vancouver Film School. An award-winning designer, his career spans illustration, animation, writing and directing with some of the best including Captain Canuck, Phantacea, Charlton, Marvel, Hanna Barbera, Universal, Ikea and Nelvana's animated cult-classic "Rock & Rule." He created the "Simply Accounting" name, designed Pigtronix's flagship musical effects pedal and launched both into successful brands.Author: Verne Andru
Link: www.VerneAndru.com
Link: www.CaptainCannabis.com
Book: Captain Cannabis: No. 1 - 40th Anniversary
Book: Captain Cannabis: No. 2 - 40th Anniversary
Book: 420
Book: Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Book: The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
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