My Comic Books 101 series, which detailed all the wisdom I learned from my comic book writing class this past semester, sort of faded away without much explanation. Long story short: I graduated. Happily, I finished the class with a … Continue reading
It’s not every day that I stumble upon a comic that 1. has a strong female lead 2. has awesome art 3. involves fighting, superpowers, and other such kick-ass elements. Kara Barrett’s The End Is Totally Nigh gets a little … Continue reading
Book One: Political Science, Part One By Barrows and Ionic Publisher: Action Lab Comics Jack Hammer is a crime noir style comic book with a unique superhero twist, reminding me a little bit of both Watchmen and X-Men as well … Continue reading
I found it pretty challenging to put together a look based on Rogue. In both the movies and comics her outfits are more “superhero-y” than some of the other female heroes I’ve featured. I focused on creating an edgy look … Continue reading
Collaborating with Artists The panel of five comic creators I mentioned in the previous Comic Books 101 had much to say on the topic of collaboration. I say this often, but one of the major reasons why I love comics … Continue reading
Selling Your Comic Instead of a typical class, this Friday we got to listen to five comic creators talk comics, self-publishing, dealing with feedback, and collaboration among a whole slew of other topics. Honestly, I can’t recall the names of … Continue reading
By Amanda Trainor, Contributing Writer “Look! Up in the sky! It’s…YOU!” –Danny Fingeroth When I decided to study the comic book “culture” for a government class term paper, I took the ever-controversial Ruth Benedict approach: I researched and studied a … Continue reading
