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Writing Comic Books and Graphic Novels

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Writing Comic Books and Graphic Novels

WHEN Monday, May 19, 6:45-9:45 pm

WHERE mediabistro.com, 7494 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste 303, W. Hollywood, CA 90046

MORE INFO Email us, or call (310) 659-5668

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

300, Spider-Man, Men in Black, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Oscar-bait like Road to Perdition and V for Vendetta were born as comic books or graphic novels. The paneled world is one of the fastest-growing sectors of publishing. Even superstar writers from Deepak Chopra to Stephen King are creating comics.

You don't have to draw to make a great graphic novel. But you do have to know how to write comics, attract a great artist, find the right publisher, and work with all of them to produce the next Batman or Sin City. This seminar will take you through the entire comics-making process, from devising a proposal and writing word balloons to surviving Comic-Con International and handling Hollywood.

In this seminar, you will learn:

  • The most popular genres, formats, and styles
  • Techniques and mistakes of visual storytelling
  • The care and feeding of artists
  • How the publishing companies' decision-makers work
  • What they want from you -- and what they don't want
  • The basics of comics contracts and partnerships
  • The power and pain of self-publishing
  • Marketing to the comics industry and the wider world

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Instructor Bio

David Seidman's Courses

Comic Book and Graphic Novel Writing – (Class starts September 8)
Writing Comic Books and Graphic Novels – Los Angeles (Seminar on July 30)

David Seidman
David Seidman is a comics writer, consultant, and publicist. He has written for Simpsons Comics, the nonfiction graphic novel Samuel Morse and the Telegraph, and the photo novel Fantastic 4. He was one of the founders of Disney Comics. As the company's senior editor, he specialized in discovering new talent. He has taught comic book writing at UCLA, marketed comics and graphic novels for Claypool Comics and NBM Publishing, and edited comics for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. He hosts a monthly networking dinner for Los Angeles' comic book professional community.

David is a writer of nonfiction books and licensed publications (books based on movies and TV). He has also written articles for the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Examiner, and Los Angeles magazine.

Testimonials


If you are really serious about getting into comic book writing, this is the course for you! -- Monica Mueller

"Mr. Seidman couldn't have taught a more enjoyable and informative class about comic writing and the comic industry." -- Nancy Carlson

"I recommend this class for anyone who wants to learn the art of writing comics. It's a very good class for editors as well, as it gives insights on what to look for in good comic writing." -- Shann Dornhecker

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