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Originally posted by Blair Wind
Attention all would be comic book writers!
Damn I wish this had been done a year ago. Currently I don't have the time, but this sounds like a lot of fun*. I look forward to reading what KMC ("Killer Made Comics") will produce.


* so much so that this is the first time I've ever posted in the Battlezone.


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Originally posted by Bardock42
Oh, I hope so, I'll ask my British friends Neil and Alan for some help.


Though, I assume you can get feedback on your writing, right? I mean obviously not have people write for you, but for example ask your mom whether they like the story and what they don't like, right? I feel like it would be pretty unnatural to write without getting feedback, especially cause I'm pretty sure writers for Marvel or DC do get feedback (not even to talk about the aid of an editor).


that kind of stuff is totally unenforceable anyways. We sort of have to trust that none of the writers are going to call in a ringer or have someone else do their work for them.

idk, seeing as I know there are people with more writing experience than me, I was really just looking for a tip about making characters less 2 dimensional, especially because I don't want them to come of as a stereotype.


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Originally posted by Oliver North
that kind of stuff is totally unenforceable anyways. We sort of have to trust that none of the writers are going to call in a ringer or have someone else do their work for them.

Anyone who that big of a loser lost in life a long time ago.

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oh, but they would win the internets


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Originally posted by Oliver North
I just meant the actual writing for a couple of secondary characters. The main chars I am really confident with. For sure, had no interest in having someone else write it for me :P



The answer is no. I obviously can't enforce it, but I trust you won't do it. Ask them for advice, don't ask them to do the actual writing even for secondary characters unless you want to include that person in as a partner.

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Originally posted by Bardock42
Oh, I hope so, I'll ask my British friends Neil and Alan for some help.


Though, I assume you can get feedback on your writing, right? I mean obviously not have people write for you, but for example ask your mom whether they like the story and what they don't like, right? I feel like it would be pretty unnatural to write without getting feedback, especially cause I'm pretty sure writers for Marvel or DC do get feedback (not even to talk about the aid of an editor).


That's perfectly fine.


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okay, so i have a nice preliminary idea--something sorta big and 'cosmicy'. laughing out loud just trying to work out the kinks and trying to determine whether i can get it in inside the 6 issues and what-not. even if i don't get it completely down here, i like it enough that i may consider pursuing it anyway in some format or other in some place or other. hope i can get it put together for this though.


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What size typeface do we have to use

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Originally posted by leonidas
okay, so i have a nice preliminary idea--something sorta big and 'cosmicy'. laughing out loud just trying to work out the kinks and trying to determine whether i can get it in inside the 6 issues and what-not. even if i don't get it completely down here, i like it enough that i may consider pursuing it anyway in some format or other in some place or other. hope i can get it put together for this though.


KMC publishing?

stick out tongue


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KMC publishing?

stick out tongue


laughing out loud

THAT would be AWESOME!!!


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I'm pretty sure I'll write a Hellblazer story (cause I'm obsessed with him). Might set it in the regular DC universe, I have a couple ideas swirling around, but I'm pretty sure that I want it to be decidedly non-cosmic.


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Sometime this coming week I will be opening up the thread to post the finalized concept you will be writing about. We will work out a schedule for when the first issues will be due.


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Originally posted by Bardock42
I'm pretty sure I'll write a Hellblazer story (cause I'm obsessed with him). Might set it in the regular DC universe, I have a couple ideas swirling around, but I'm pretty sure that I want it to be decidedly non-cosmic.


sounds cool. loads of potential story stuff there. i'll be trying to answer a question i've been curious about for a long time but that has never really be satisfactorily, or consistently answered in comics. besides, i like big, cool, cosmicy stories. smile


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I'll be writing a synopsis soon enough. I just hope my rather dialogue-heavy story will resonate with people.


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I have a question about 16-26 pages

Even if you include detailed descriptions of the panels a comic is only gonna boil down to about 3 pages of material

unless its a Moore comic in which case it is a novel

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Originally posted by Gecko4lif
I have a question about 16-26 pages

Even if you include detailed descriptions of the panels a comic is only gonna boil down to about 3 pages of material

unless its a Moore comic in which case it is a novel


What?

A) Look at the example I gave of a script. My rules post also includes a "How to write a script" by using a script format.

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Just as an example of a pure movie script, here is Batman Begins:
http://media.nolanfans.com/screenpl...gins_script.pdf



B) Look at the examples that PR gave on comic based scripts (Grant Morrison's in particular as it has no panel)


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Originally posted by -Pr-
This is the kind I've modelled myself on for a while; it's Johns' when he wrote Green Lantern (skip to the fourth page of the pdf for the actual comic):
http://comicbookscriptarchive.com/g...eenlantern1.pdf

Here's a Grant Morrison one too:
http://comicbookscriptarchive.com/g...nvisibles_1.txt


You're using place establishing shots (EXT. = Exterior, INT. = Interior, DAY or NIGHT), then your prose, and then dialogue spaced out. It shouldn't boil down to 3 pages.

Also, you asked about font: Courier New or Times New Roman. Essentially not something anyone is going to hate reading.


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I tend to write comic scripts in panels, would that be acceptable or does it have to be movie script style. I don't mind either way, I just prefer panel style for comics.


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Originally posted by Blair Wind
What?

A) Look at the example I gave of a script. My rules post also includes a "How to write a script" by using a script format.


its really only that long because of terribly wasteful formatting

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Blair Wind
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Originally posted by Bardock42
I tend to write comic scripts in panels, would that be acceptable or does it have to be movie script style. I don't mind either way, I just prefer panel style for comics.


I think it would be easier to read movie script style simply because there won't be an artist to draw out your panels visually.


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Originally posted by Gecko4lif
its really only that long because of terribly wasteful formatting


Which is the standard for both movie scripts and comic scripts. In movies one script page tends to be one actual minute of the movie. In a comic, one actual page.

And it's easier to read for everyone involved (and in this unique case, most importantly the judges of this tournament).


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Originally posted by leonidas
okay, so i have a nice preliminary idea--something sorta big and 'cosmicy'. laughing out loud just trying to work out the kinks and trying to determine whether i can get it in inside the 6 issues and what-not. even if i don't get it completely down here, i like it enough that i may consider pursuing it anyway in some format or other in some place or other. hope i can get it put together for this though.


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So, I'm just going to put your name down as part of the program smile

Judges
Badabing
Newjak
Galan

Participants:
PR
Oliver North
Curryman
Starscream
Gecko
Lek Kuen
Bardock
Leonidas

We currently have 8 participants. I have to say, I'm proud of all of you for throwing your hat in. I'll be opening up a thread sometime this week for you to put your general plot/story up.

I'll PM you all individually to let you know when it is up. We could do with one or two more judges if anyone knows of anyone willing to do so.


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