National Graphic Novel Writing Month, Day #4: Script formats

Glenn Hauman

Glenn is VP of Production at ComicMix. He has written Star Trek and X-Men stories and worked for DC Comics, Simon & Schuster, Random House, arrogant/MGMS and Apple Comics. He's also what happens when a Young Turk of publishing gets old.

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8 Responses

  1. Kyle Gnepper says:

    I’d like to be able to do thumbnails but my artist ineptitude extends all the way to me being unable to even draw a straight line. Good article otherwise. Can’t wait for mine to be finished.

  2. M. Holcombe says:

    I prefer full scripts, as they are faster for me to produce. I trust the artist to make things appear as described. Perhaps if I had a steadier hand, thumbnails could work.

  3. Kyle Gnepper says:

    I'd like to be able to do thumbnails but my artist ineptitude extends all the way to me being unable to even draw a straight line. Good article otherwise. Can't wait for mine to be finished.

  4. M. Holcombe says:

    I prefer full scripts, as they are faster for me to produce. I trust the artist to make things appear as described. Perhaps if I had a steadier hand, thumbnails could work.

  5. Brandon Barrows says:

    I use full script style, but I generally end up changing some dialogue once art comes back based on what the artist has done. Sometimes because it’s better that way, sometimes because an artist has ignored what I’ve written and I have to (that irritates me, but sometimes there’s nothing that can be done and still make a deadline).

    I used to do thumbnails, but it was way, way too time intensive and a couple artists told me they hated it because it didn’t give them free reign to compose panel layouts. Most of the time, I liked their layouts better, so I just stopped doing it.

  6. Brandon Barrows says:

    I use full script style, but I generally end up changing some dialogue once art comes back based on what the artist has done. Sometimes because it's better that way, sometimes because an artist has ignored what I've written and I have to (that irritates me, but sometimes there's nothing that can be done and still make a deadline).I used to do thumbnails, but it was way, way too time intensive and a couple artists told me they hated it because it didn't give them free reign to compose panel layouts. Most of the time, I liked their layouts better, so I just stopped doing it.

  7. Marc Alan Fishman says:

    I tend to hyrbid between plot first and full script. If I’m working with an artist I know (which I do, basically all the time) I am sure to leave chunks to him/her to make the artistic choices. For example, I might say “Page 4-6, fight scene between this guy and that villain. Make it vicious.” , and then come back to write dialogue there afterwards… And then sequences otherwise are fully scripted.

  8. Marc Alan Fishman says:

    I tend to hyrbid between plot first and full script. If I'm working with an artist I know (which I do, basically all the time) I am sure to leave chunks to him/her to make the artistic choices. For example, I might say "Page 4-6, fight scene between this guy and that villain. Make it vicious." , and then come back to write dialogue there afterwards… And then sequences otherwise are fully scripted.