Comments on: Comic Writing – Plot Lines – How to? http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/ sigmatestudio.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:35 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SIGMATE http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-5298 SIGMATE Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:55:22 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-5298 Here's a previous one : http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-narrative/ There's more comic writing articles on the way. At the moment I have a few more artists which I've promised to schedule first, although I might slip another writing related one in. Hehe . . I guess the producers really had a thing for redheads. Wasn't Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully) a redhead too? Here’s a previous one :
http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-narrative/

There’s more comic writing articles on the way. At the moment I have a few more artists which I’ve promised to schedule first, although I might slip another writing related one in.

Hehe . . I guess the producers really had a thing for redheads. Wasn’t Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully) a redhead too?

]]> By: Dion http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-5277 Dion Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:34:23 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-5277 These articles on writing and plot were fantastic. I hope there will be more to come cover similar topics. Speaking of X files which I've been watching lately, did anyone notice that most of the alien abductees were red heads, is this a conspiracy.....? These articles on writing and plot were fantastic. I hope there will be more to come cover similar topics.

Speaking of X files which I’ve been watching lately, did anyone notice that most of the alien abductees were red heads, is this a conspiracy…..?

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]]> By: Shui http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Shui Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:01:57 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-1153 Hahaha! I was wondering when if ever X-files was going to show up on your blog. Hahaha! I was wondering when if ever X-files was going to show up on your blog.

]]> By: SIGMATE http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 SIGMATE Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:31:39 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-1071 <strong>Jared :</strong> I love <strong>Transmetropolitan</strong>! Fantastic writing in that series. It's a fine line for the writer, he has to provide stories for people who might only pick up the occasional story as well as provide something for the regulars who pick up every issue. The problem with building stories up to "epic" levels is with various writers, editorial mandates . . it could easily degenerate to a huge mess. Also I feel there are sometimes the story has to end. <strong>Y - The Last Man</strong> and Jeff Smith's <strong>Bone</strong> are great examples of stories that concluded well. You wouldn't restart these stories or at least I hope they don't! <em>When I was a boy, comics had stories. Contained stories. And I walked to work through the snow. And a nickel bought you a steak dinner. And GET OFF MY LAWN!</em> Classic! I couldn't stop laughing. :) <strong>Amanda :</strong> Supernatural is awesome! I like how every season concludes the over-arching plot but still open up another one for the next series. Love the "<em>Monster of Week</em>" as well as the character writing (that's my next topic)! Jared :

I love Transmetropolitan! Fantastic writing in that series. It’s a fine line for the writer, he has to provide stories for people who might only pick up the occasional story as well as provide something for the regulars who pick up every issue. The problem with building stories up to “epic” levels is with various writers, editorial mandates . . it could easily degenerate to a huge mess.

Also I feel there are sometimes the story has to end. Y – The Last Man and Jeff Smith’s Bone are great examples of stories that concluded well. You wouldn’t restart these stories or at least I hope they don’t!

When I was a boy, comics had stories. Contained stories. And I walked to work through the snow. And a nickel bought you a steak dinner. And GET OFF MY LAWN!

Classic! I couldn’t stop laughing. :)

Amanda :

Supernatural is awesome! I like how every season concludes the over-arching plot but still open up another one for the next series. Love the “Monster of Week” as well as the character writing (that’s my next topic)!

]]> By: Amanda @ Muahaahaa http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Amanda @ Muahaahaa Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:50:18 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-1061 Hey SK! I love Supernatural too! Great write up! And Yes! I couldn't agree more that 'Ideas do come from anywhere'... which is why I always carry a notebook everywhere I go, jotting down thoughts and ideas, and quick sketches of designs and inspirations. Cheerios, Amanda @ Muahaahaa.blogspot Hey SK!

I love Supernatural too!

Great write up! And Yes! I couldn’t agree more that ‘Ideas do come from anywhere’… which is why I always carry a notebook everywhere I go, jotting down thoughts and ideas, and quick sketches of designs and inspirations.

Cheerios,

Amanda @ Muahaahaa.blogspot

]]> By: Jared http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Jared Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:01:40 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-1058 Comics / TV is a great comparison. I think that's one of the problems with the comics-to-movies trend as of late. Or, equally bad, all the screenwriters that are trying to write comics. I'd hold up Global Frequency and Transmetropolitan as two fantastic examples of plotting. Warren Ellis has a gimmick (the 'global frequency organization' and/or 'journalism') that allows him to tell discreet, issue-separated stories. But then he's also able to subtly introduce a metanarrative throughout, keeping the entire series together by the hint of the bigger picture. I get really upset with the comic book trend of metaplot over plot - there are too many continuity-spanning, massive-infinite-crisis-a-verse-ultimate-king-war-darkness-cheese-secret-agenda events. No one is telling discrete stories any more, just submitting tiny atoms of some sprawling universal narrative that is impossible to follow. When I was a boy, comics had stories. Contained stories. And I walked to work through the snow. And a nickel bought you a steak dinner. And GET OFF MY LAWN! Comics / TV is a great comparison. I think that’s one of the problems with the comics-to-movies trend as of late. Or, equally bad, all the screenwriters that are trying to write comics.

I’d hold up Global Frequency and Transmetropolitan as two fantastic examples of plotting. Warren Ellis has a gimmick (the ‘global frequency organization’ and/or ‘journalism’) that allows him to tell discreet, issue-separated stories. But then he’s also able to subtly introduce a metanarrative throughout, keeping the entire series together by the hint of the bigger picture.

I get really upset with the comic book trend of metaplot over plot – there are too many continuity-spanning, massive-infinite-crisis-a-verse-ultimate-king-war-darkness-cheese-secret-agenda events. No one is telling discrete stories any more, just submitting tiny atoms of some sprawling universal narrative that is impossible to follow.

When I was a boy, comics had stories. Contained stories. And I walked to work through the snow. And a nickel bought you a steak dinner. And GET OFF MY LAWN!

]]> By: SIGMATE http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 SIGMATE Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:11:47 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-1054 <strong>Fox :</strong> Lost is great example! Although now they have a definitive last episode date set, the writers can write to an ending. <strong>amanda :</strong> I miss X-Files too! Although without Mulder and a good continuing storyline, it wasn't the same. <strong>Supernatural </strong>is my new favourite TV Series. Fox :
Lost is great example! Although now they have a definitive last episode date set, the writers can write to an ending.

amanda :
I miss X-Files too!
Although without Mulder and a good continuing storyline, it wasn’t the same. Supernatural is my new favourite TV Series.

]]> By: amanda http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 amanda Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:56:23 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-1049 ah . . i miss the x-files. i remember watching it so much as a kid :) ah . . i miss the x-files.
i remember watching it so much as a kid :)

]]> By: Fox Murdoch http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/03/comic-writing-plot-lines-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Fox Murdoch Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:09:19 +0000 http://sigmatestudio.com/?p=156#comment-1047 Another good example of writing without a planned ending: Lost. A well shot series sure but how many plotholes are only being filled in now, in season 5 (of 6)? Another good example of writing without a planned ending: Lost. A well shot series sure but how many plotholes are only being filled in now, in season 5 (of 6)?

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