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Pin

10:44 / 06.01.02

Anyone got any examples? I'm doing one for English courseowrk, only I'm meant to have evidence of other things written in similar style (yeah, this course is so very aimed towards creativity... ).

Got any?

Not Here Still

11:02 / 06.01.02

Thread with suggestions here...

sleazenation

11:09 / 06.01.02

well the scripts for all the nuff said marvel comics are available here and the dream country trade contains a script from the sandman

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Graeme McMillan

11:52 / 06.01.02

Hasn't Grant's site got a script for the Winter's Edge Invisibles story?

moriarty

11:53 / 06.01.02

Do they still do scripts "Marvel style"? Plot, Artwork, then Dialogue? I would have guessed that MArvel had dropped that practice.

Regrettable Juvenilia

14:29 / 06.01.02

I understand that it's no longer official policy, and all the new trendy half-decent people working for them write full script. A few of the old hacks still do it the Marvel way though.

rexpop

09:35 / 07.01.02

Writers on Comics Scriptwriting by Mark Salisbury has interviews with about 15-20 of the leading writers (Grant Morrison, Frank Miller, Warren Ellis etc) in comics with examples of each persons style. It's a good read.

The book is however out of print, but copies may still be hanging around in stores. The amazon link is:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/184023069X/o/qid=1010 363412/sr=8-3/ref=sr_aps_b_1_3/202-1728429-8868601

Also the script to 'and we're all policemen...' by Grant Morrison from Winters Edge is available here:
http://www.grant-morrison.com/policemen.htm

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Mystery Gypt

09:35 / 07.01.02

quote:Originally posted by Pin:
only I'm meant to have evidence of other things written in similar style (yeah, this course is so very aimed towards creativity... ).

what is an example of a work that is not preceded by something in a similar style?

Devin Greyson's site has some scripts you can download right into word. can't remember the address -- do a search for it.

[ 07-01-2002: Message edited by: Mystery Gypt ]

Pin

14:05 / 07.01.02

quote:Originally posted by Mystery Gypt:
what is an example of a work that is not preceded by something in a similar style?

Yeah, that's fair, but they want us to ape the style of writting, lexis, typography and so forth. So has anyone got scripts by Moore? From what I've heard, the description-heavy natureof them should be the easiest of script writting styles for me to ape.

Abraxas

14:55 / 07.01.02

If I remember correctly there was at least one volume of Moore's scripts for "From Hell" published in 1994 (Borderlands Press, Baltimore & Spiderbaby Grafix, Wilmington VT) and edited by Stephen Bissette. Don't know whether this is still available in comic shops, though. And whether his style will be easy to ape... let's just say I do have some doubts. But good luck anyway!

Graeme McMillan

16:44 / 07.01.02

quote:Originally posted by Mystery Gypt:
Devin Greyson's site has some scripts you can download right into word. can't remember the address --

That would be here, then: http://www.devingrayson.com./samples.html

Pin

11:02 / 08.01.02

So can someone tell me why it is that I wouldn't be able to write scripts in the style of Alan Moore?

This isn't a "But I'm great! I fart in the general direction of technical problems!" comment, but why is that?

sleazenation

11:35 / 08.01.02

I think abraxus comments are borne out ofthe mind numbing detail that Moore sometimes puts into his scripts (IIRC half of a Mircaleman lettercolumn was given over to an extract from moore's script. the extract was about how a parkbench in that two characters were sitting on should be drawn for authenticity with UK park benches.

Many editors dislike what they see as the uncessarily long and over descriptive style of moore's scripts- and his style is actively discouraged as something for script writers to aspire to by such comics as 2000AD

Matthew Fluxington

15:19 / 08.01.02

I recommend the Writers on Comics Scriptwriting by Mark Salisbury as well... a new volume is currently in the works, apparently...

I ordered the book from Amazon UK about two or three months ago, I'll bet they still have it in stock. Highly recommended for those interested in writing mainstream comics...

Captain Zoom

20:50 / 08.01.02

"The Art of Comic-Book Writing" by Randy Stradley coming Feb. 13 from Dark Horse Comics. It was solicited in Previews (Nov. 2001) so any comic store will be able to get it.

Zoom.

Sandfarmer

23:55 / 08.01.02

Dennis O'Neil as a nice script writing book out now.

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