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Writing and Publishing Your Comic Book or Graphic Novel

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Writing and Publishing Your Comic Book or Graphic Novel

WHEN
Wednesday, September 6
6:30-9:30 pm

WHERE
mediabistro.com
494 Broadway
(Spring & Broome)
New York, NY 10012

WHO
Anyone who is writing or is considering writing a comic book or graphic novel

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

Everywhere you look, comic concepts and characters are part of our cultural landscape. As modern mythology, comics fuel the blockbuster media hits of our age. But how do you get started as a writer in the exciting and lucrative comics and graphic novel business?

It all starts with an idea:
  • An infant from beyond the stars, the sole survivor of a doomed planet, is rocketed to Smallville, Kansas, and there becomes a super-powered hero on his adopted world. (Superman)
  • A teenager bitten by an irradiated spider is granted incredible arachnid powers, uses them selfishly, only to tragically learn that with great power there must also come great responsibility. (Spider-Man)
  • A holocaust survivor's adult son tries to come to terms with his relationship with his father by interpreting the older man's tales of horror and endurance into a graphic novel where the deadly serious subject matter is related through the use of "funny animals." (Maus)
Maybe you have a great idea for a new graphic novel concept, or a fantastic story in mind for an established character. But how do you get the idea from your head onto paper and into print and beyond? And if you don't have concrete ideas bubbling around in your brain, how do you "prime the pump" to come up with ideas in the first place?

In this seminar, noted comics writer, editor and educator Danny "Spider-Man" Fingeroth will teach you how to devise and develop your ideas and characters. He'll show you how to flesh them out -- or pare them down -- and make your vision come alive.

In this 3-hour seminar, you can expect to learn:
  • How to organize character bits and random scenes into stories
  • How to find creative inspiration
  • How to avoid the five fatal flaws of beginning graphic novel writers
  • How to build a theme into your story without being didactic or moralizing
  • How to get your work in front of an editor
  • How to use comics writing skills in movies, TV, or novels
  • How to network with artists who can help you realize your vision

(No drawing skills required.)

Instructor Bio

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Danny Fingeroth
Danny Fingeroth, veteran Marvel Comics writer and editor, headed up the company's Spider-Man editorial line during its highest-selling years. He consulted on the first Spider-Man movie and on the 1990s Fox Kids Spider-Man animated series. Danny has written stories of characters as diverse as Spider-Man, Superman, and Sonic The Hedgehog. He has also created, developed and written comics and animation for AOL-Time Warner, Showtime Online, Visionary Media, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, and Byron Preiss Multimedia.

Currently, Fingeroth is the creator and editor of Danny Fingeroth's Write Now magazine, a highly acclaimed magazine about writing comics, animation and science fiction. His book Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society (Continuum) has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered, E! Entertainment Television, USA Today and The Today Show.

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