Feb 19 2009
The Creative Process
Today I am going to describe to you the glamorous and exciting creative process that I have gone through when writing my comic (which I am still doing) and why it has given me a newfound respect for comic writers everywhere. I will include pictures of random people expressing my emotions at different parts of this story to bring it to life. Now sit back and enjoy my tale.
The story begins with me sitting around watching TV as usual. I look up next to me at one of my friends and say “Hey, I think I’m gonna write a comic.” And then I started working on one. OK after typing that it doesn’t sound very glamorous or exciting.
I actually ended up pitching my idea to a studio and they liked the idea and asked me to work on it to get it to tie in to other projects they were working on. Needless to say I was very excited at this point and set to work!
Well that fervor quickly turned into a realization that I had never written something as long or detailed as a comic script. For those of you who don’t know, the script contains descriptions of every panel describing characters and scenery and actions along with any actual dialogue. This style took quite a bit of work to get used to but eventually I had a completed script! That’s when I looked over it and realized it was terrible.
Despite this setback I am back in the proverbial comic riding saddle and starting my script from scratch with some major alterations. I am hoping it will be done soon to grace the world with awesomeness, but I won’t let it see light until I am happy with it. This brings me to the other writers out there who are able to produce comic scripts on a consistent basis. It really is a lot harder than it seems to produce a quality comic, even if it is only 20 or so pages. I am much more grateful now for the great storylines we’ve had in comics, and less critical of some stories that fell short. Go out and show your favorite author a little appreciation today and buy something they worked on. I know for a fact they put a lot into it. I don’t know what emotion to use to conclude this so I will put a picture of a puppy dressed as Batman. Yay!
- Gonzo
