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Blueprints of the Afterlife
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Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers

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ISBN13: 9780971633803
ISBN10: 0971633800
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Contains annotations, plots, interviews, and scripts by many of comics' hottest writers, including Kurt Busiek, Neil Gaiman, Greg Rucka, Kevin Smith, Jeff Smith, Marv Wolfman, and more.

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: CKL, May 26, 2010 (view all comments by CKL)
It's very instructive to see how differently every writer approaches his or her script; as Nat Gertler says in his introduction, comic book scripts are direct lines between writers and artists, and each particular relationship influences the way that communication works. Sometimes it reads like a story pitch, and sometimes it's all visual descriptions. There's not a single "correct" or standard way to write these things.

I was highly amused by the fact that Greg Rucka felt the need to include actual endnotes in his script for Whiteout: Melt. Neil Gaiman and Kurt Busiek are brilliant, even in this stripped-down presentation. And Kevin Smith's script is about what you'd expect.

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ISBN:: 9780971633803
Publisher:: About Comics
Location:: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Author:: Gertler, Pat
Author:: Gertler, Nat
Author:: Gaiman, Neil
Subject:: Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:: Authorship
Subject:: Composition & Creative Writing - General
Subject:: Comic books, strips, etc. -- Authorship.
Series Volume:: 107-476
Publication Date:: April 2002
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 200
Dimensions:: 11.00x8.52x.49 in. 1.08 lbs.

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