What are some good tips for writing a graphic novel?
Drawing a graphic novel is an extremely arduous process. It takes a really, really, really long time. The only way to do it is to work on it constantly, work on it unceasingly, and never give up. It will almost certainly take at least a year, so you're better off not thinking about how long it's going to take. Just chain yourself to the drawing board and don't let yourself do anything else until you're done.No special skill is needed to complete a graphic novel, only pure determination. It's like walking a thousand miles. Just put one foot in front of the other until you're done. You will feel like you've always been doing it, that it will never end, that you were born working on this project and that you will die working on this project. And then, one day, you're done.It is a process that teaches you to do it as you do it. At the end, you will be a better artist and storyteller than you were at the beginning. Does that mean that you should go back and draw the whole thing over again? Yes, yes it does.
Graphic novel story ideas...?
I only know two sites that I love the best! :D Either: Fanfiction.net Or Quizilla.com (but it doesn't allow 'lemons' T_T)
What are some ideas for a graphic novel?
How about a character who dreams of being a superhero. Like literally dreams about it. Every night he has a different dream. Different powers, different costumes, different cities. Every dream is unique and isn’t connected to anything else.Have these dreams continue and each night make them a little bit more detailed. Like the first one you show is very brief, only shows a few panels and he wakes up confused but curious. Then as time goes on he’s able to remember more and more of the dream.And at the end have the dream continue all the way until he wakes up. Have him watch as a spirit form flies back to his city, through his bedroom wall and straight into his body. Revealing to him and us that his dreams are real. That his power is to make his subconscious mind a reality.You could call it Superhero Dreamer.
If I have a good idea for a comic/graphic novel, but do not want to create it myself, yet still, be credited somehow, what should I do with the idea?
Hire a writer. Then when you have a script, hire a penciler. Then when you have pencils, hire an inker. Then when you have inks, hire a colorist. Then when you have colored pages, hire a letterer. You can hire an editor at any stage or an editor to work with you through every stage. End of the day, you'd be the creator and owner of that comic and its intellectual property without being the writer, artist, etc.Start to finish you'd be in it about $6,000 for professional ( though non-name ) talent across the board. $10,000-12,000 if you wanted to self-publish a full print run. Name talent ( talent people will recognize by name ) can easily run you 3-5x that much depending on the name.If you're up for the challenge of working with less vetted creators, you may be able to work the budget down around $2600 or even less. ( Though there's no getting around the print cost unless you're really good at selling ad space. ) Depending on the nature of your story, you may be able to get it done for even less but the lower you go the harder it will be to find talented creators who won't flake out on you mid-production.
Help Brainstorming Ideas for a Graphic Novel?
I had a dream the other night, where there was a pretty muscular girl carrying one of those huge buster swords, and a young, artsy looking boy who picked up a demon-headed belt out of a crashed alien spacecraft. The belt turned him into this cool demon thing. With this rough idea in my head, I sketched out the two characters, as well as invented 3 more. So now, here's a little mesh of my plot ideas: The artsy boy,Tony, wakes up to find himself on a beach near a jungle. The girl with the huge sword, Arabelle, is fighting these mutant zombie monsters, protecting him. She, along with two girls and a guy (Nora, Lorelie, and Clayton) have been stranded on this island for a year or more now and have determined that they are in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. Alien spacecrafts have crashed on the island (along with human boats and planes), and the radiation from the ships is mutating/animating the corpses of the dead passengers (of all the planes and boats). Each of the 5 humans has found an alien weapon (which they call Artifacts), that allow them to take the shape of different alien creatures for a certain amount of time. For a basic, preliminary plot, they are trying to get off the island, but I'm not sure if it would be possible (or even a good idea) to later have the plot expand to something more. really have no idea where to go with this, but I really want to use this idea. I don't expect specific scenes or plots, but they are appreciated if you don't mind sharing your creative intuition :3 Please and thank you! PS This idea is mine, so please have the decency to not steal it :(
Do you think a Graphic Novel In Video Format of Classic Literature can be a useful educational tool?
Is it a useful tool? To some people it will be useful - although your choice of literature will be critical. The key to making it a useful educational tool, will be matching your offerings to the actual curriculum being used by schools. Not too many schools teach A Christmas Carol as the representative Dickens work. It's far more likely to be useful if you chose something being taught in class.If you hope that school boards will be interested in purchasing your motion comics, hopefully a BoE member here can help you get started in knowing what you'll need to know to open negotiations.I read faster than people speak, if I had to sit through this instead of just reading the books itself, I'd go mad, but I know a lot of smart folks who would have loved this option in school.My gut sense is that, like Cliff Notes, your Motion Comics could be an alternate tool used by students, but not supported by teachers or schools.
I want to pitch the idea of a graphic novel to DC comics, but I can't draw for my life -- what can I do?
I have an idea for a Graphic Novel and/or a comic book seiries that I would love to specifically pitch to DC comics. I have no idea how to draw, but I have a solid plot-line I am ready to pitch -- since I can't draw, does this limit my chances?
Looking for a good graphic novel discussion forum?
I recently read Gilbert Hernandez's new graphic novel Julio's day. It is my first exposure to his work and I have a lot of questions about the book. I would like to find a good graphic novel discussion forum or message board to discuss it at. However it is not the typical graphic novel and discusses thing like gay right that might not be welcome at some forums.Can some one recommend some good forums to discuss this excellent work at?