The master of comic book writing shares his thoughts on how to deliver a top-notch script! The main essay was originally written in 1985 and appeared in an obscure British fanzine, right as Moore was reshaping the landscape of modern comics, and has been tragically lost ever since. Now Avatar brings it back in print, collected for the first time as one graphic novel, and heavily illustrated by Jacen Burrows. Moore also provides a brand new essay on how his thoughts on writing have changed in the two decades since he first wrote it.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Worth It: Half Way Done.:
Worth it. I am a striving comic creator who works and won't have time to read as much as I did this last summer. If you're a striving comic creator this is great book about the medium not because it teaches you how to write, but because it invokes you to create. The things I already knew that Moore talks about helps reinforce good points of story telling while interjecting Moore's insights to writing. Warning: You might have to look up some Moore References. As usual, Moore's has a few obscure... more info
There are better books on the subject:
I would recommend the Peter David book or the Denny O'Neil DC Comics Guide To Writing before this one. It is priced right however. Not bad, but there are better options out there.
comic writing:
I have only glanced through this book, haven't had a chance to actually read it, but that is what it looks like , there are no drawings as much as it is to be used for hints to write
ALAN MOORE'S WRITING FOR COMICS VOL1:
It is well written and very informative the only fualt was it was too short.
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