FFDD! It's here! On Time!
FFDD! It's F&G Dot Com Final Friday! You know what that means?! A bite-sized edition of Monstrous May with all the trimmings!
The Makings of a New Wave Monster
I've been kicking myself for taking so long to come to this conclusion: Every idea for a comic book can be told in one sentence, 4 pages, or 24 pages**. I kid you not. But the KEY is to consider...
Riding Shotgun with Jayde Perkin on "Violator"
This 2-pager is a long time coming: since the fall of 1985 to be exact, 2020 to be sure. Enter German-born artist and fellow Bowie über enthusiast, Jadye Perkin. I wrote this for her to illustrate because I had a feeling she would get it.
F&G Annotated Continues!
Why give them pause for thought? You want them to notice you fast--so one page or less is what you get to capture and hold their attention. Plus the top 10 books & comics & tracks that will keep you overpowered to make comics!
Oliver's Lament & Bad Haircut
I caught up with Oliver earlier in the week. I bring you video proof and another Riding Shotgun from Fast Times In Comic Book Editing.
Repeat Offenders Mixed Bag, part 3
We're wrapping up some of my quick tips for making comics utilizing the bare bones of a 9-panel page. Here's what comes to mind when I approach the third wave, counting down to the grand finish of a comic.
Deconstructing & Tangent Spotting
I've taken your comments to heart about the type of material you'd like to see via this Deluxe Level, and designed something that might appeal. See what you think of the two different ideas below, Deconstructing & Tangent Spotting.
Repeat Offenders Mixed Bag, part 2
Here's tier 2, panels 4 through 6, of my quick tips for making comics. Head back to last week's post if you want to refresh your memory on tier 1. If not, scroll on...
Repeat Offenders Mixed Bag
Here are the edits I make on the regular that I consider the greatest editorial saves on earth. And perhaps, one day, that will extend to the moon.
Final Friday Digest Delivery: The First 48
Phew! We found it! The first 48 hours are critical in a missing-persons case. Or the case of a missing digital digest. Luckily, we wrapped up with 5 hours to spare before they released the cadaver dogs.
Chewing the Fat & E.A.T.(ing) Records
A lot to digest including a 64-page downloadable Editing Workbook in your very near future. Plus: An Invisibles surprise?!
RIDING SHOTGUN
It's not nice to play favorites. But sometimes a story starts breathing with the character sketches. That's a great collaborator for you.