New 321: Fast Comics Page revealed!

 321: FAST COMICS

Another preview page of the upcoming comic book "321: Fast Comics"! For those who still don't know what the heck is this project, here's a quick rundown:

The book is a collection of short stories in a gamma of different genres, like Adventure or Western or Victorian London, and the only thing the stories have in common is that they all need to have:

3 Pages
2 Characters
1 Twist Ending

You will hear more and more about the "321" way of storytelling, but in the meantime, I hope you get to enjoy another preview from another story with a twist ending





 THE LOST KIDS TRADE IS ON SALE AT COMIXOLOGY!

On Wednesday September 24th, the collected trade of all eight issues of the Lost Kids will be on sale for a LIMITED time at Comixology! Here's your chance to grab the whole series for the tiniest price, don't miss that chance!

Click RIGHT HERE to visit the Lost Kids Comixology page or click the picture below.




 How to Write Your Own Comic

Finally I got some time to sit down and work on a new article. This one is about breaking up your story in panels and how that is a collaborative effort between the writer and artist since it's key to the narrative of the book.

Check it out at Writing 302: Action in PanelsYou may think this is solely up to the illustrator of the book but in fact it's actually a shared responsibility between writers and pencillers.
Camera Angles and Storytelling through Panels
As a writer it's your job to define the pacing and flow of the page and how your story will reach the readers. The artist's job is to take those directions, execute them as best as he can and apply his vision on top of the writer's. It is a collaborative effort and that's why writers and artists have to keep a constant communication.
Drawing a pin-up is one thing, telling a story through pictures is something else entirely. All your choices have weight and they should mean something, you should be very conscious of every single decision you take as an artist/writer when working on a comic book.
A close up has a very different desired effect than a wide shot for instance, and they each communicate something specific to your readers. So always keep in mind, "What do I want to communicate wi

Writing 101 - Find Your Ending: fav.me/d2yp1p8
Writing 102 - The Outline: fav.me/d2yqvso
Writing 201 - Crowd or Cast: fav.me/d2yt19l
Writing 202 - What's Your Job?: fav.me/d2yxj5x
Writing 203 - Nice to Meet You: fav.me/d2z8dw8
Writing 204 - Lego Blocks: fav.me/d2zmqr7
Writing 301 - Formatting: fav.me/d2zvobj
Team Effort 101: fav.me/d30zu2i

Thanks so much for checking them out!