I am currently writing for the Looney Tunes comic book at DC. This comic features the classic Warner Brothers cartoon characters, Daffy, Bugs, Porky, and the gang. I’m going to take you through some of the creative process of writing a Looney Tunes story to demonstrate the [click to continue...]
Which brings me to one of the key elements of comic book endings and genre endings in general.
JUSTICE
We don’t read comics to see the bad guy win in the end. Sure, the [click to continue...]
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So what makes for a good ENDING or RESOLUTION?
Although what makes a good ending is dependant upon the specifics of the story, here are a few tools we can utilize: [click to continue...]
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Okay, let’s get back to our discussion of narrative structure.
The RESOLUTION of a story is a tying up of all (or most) narrative threads and a satisfying ending to the CONFLICT.
One of the many definitions for the word resolution is: The answer to a problem. [click to continue...]
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For the final version of the pulp cover parody for Hoverboy, I first created a logo by hand. In the 30’s and 40’s, of course, all the logos were created by hand and I just couldn’t get the right feel from computer lettering even when manipulated. So I knuckled down and whipped this up. [click to continue...]
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Here’s more on the pulp style parody cover I created for Hoverboy Returns.
In Figure 1, I began to paint in full color. First I painted in the sky and moon, then began on the foreground figures. I tried to keep the colors bright and garish, in [click to continue...]
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Okay, I’m taking a little break from the storytelling workshop to throw in a little piece about some art I recently completed for inclusion in the Hoverboy one-shot comic, coming out from Mr. Comics in the spring. I want to show you the evolution of the piece from idea to final execution.
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Okay, let’s review our types of conflict.
MAN versus MAN
A battle of wills between two opposed individuals or groups, a PROTAGONIST and [click to continue...]
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Our last type of conflict is MAN vs. HIMSELF.
This is an INTERNAL CONFLICT of a moral or ethical nature. (Or possibly an internal battle over a personality flaw)
Any choice that could go against [click to continue...]
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Next up is MAN vs. HIS ENVIRONMENT.
In this conflict someone is battling against harsh environmental elements. When Electra climbs the frozen cliff to attain the monastery where she will learn the [click to continue...]
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