Thursday Dispatch #010
Second Saturday & The Style Sheet of My Dreams
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New Hires - part 2
We seemed to have a lot in common (see a shared love for similar music and badass British films & directors), but who knows? Maybe she was sneaky and just did her research. I'm pretty easy to find on social media, and almost as easy to fool.
9 COMMON PITCH OMISSIONS & CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
I've read my share of pitches (hundreds) in my time (decades) as a comic book editor for companies behemoth and miniscule. Here are 9 common omissions that force my hand to scrawl red ink onto your pitch.
March. Wherein We Pivot Like A Majorette
WHERE WE'VE BEEN/WHERE WE'RE GOING
Final Friday Digest Delivery
Dispatch 008
Hard to believe we're at the end stages of getting this FLIPBOOK comic to print. When you self-publish, you have to be resourceful since you're basically flying solo.
Lid's final pages & the color dummy
As you've noticed, there's editing at every stage of making comics. Sometimes the changes are subjective and may seem arbitrary. I do my best to only insist on revisions that will make a huge difference for the story.
Final vid, tonal shifts & essential pages to hang in your studio
Final vid, tonal shifts & essential pages to hang in your studio
DEEP DIVE 007
Lid's bold art move that left me speechless in the middle of teenage wasteland, more edits, and the little book of PUKE.
Simple Shapes & Saturday Prep
I shared the Status Sheet on Tuesday, which is basically the classic 9-panel comic book grid on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. Without it, I don't know how I'd get anything done.
Daily Routine & A Convenient Friend
A day in the life of a comic book editor? Sure, it's changed a bit since I entered the field in 1988. But the method to my madness has remained pretty consistent. I guess I'm just a creature of habit...
