2/28/2013 - Update on Thumb
12/31/2012 - There's a New Comic
12/12/2012 - The "Lost" Holiday Ornament (and Child's Play)
11/26/2012 - Leftover OOTS Swag on Sale (+Thumb Report)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Order of the Stick 889 Get Real
Erfworld 163 The End of Book One
Erfworld Now at Erfworld.com!
RSS Feeds: OOTS

The Duke's Wolf, Part Four by Amber E. Scott
The Duke's Wolf, Part Three by Amber E. Scott
The Duke's Wolf, Part Two by Amber E. Scott

The New World, Part 9: Barbarians by Rich Burlew
The New World, Part 8: Gnomes by Rich Burlew
The New World, Part 7: Names and Cultures by Rich Burlew
Looking for the Gaming Articles?

 



Welcome back! Be sure you have read and understand the Forum Rules.


Go Back   Giant in the Playground Forums > Comics > Arts and Crafts
Register FAQ Members List Mark Forums Read End

Arts and Crafts The place to talk about stick figure avatars, graphic design, fan art, or any application of the visual arts and creative writing--or just to show off your latest masterwork!

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-03-2012, 08:11 AM   Top  -  End  -  #1
Winter_Wolf
Bugbear in the Playground
 
DruidGuy
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 
Oz county
Gender: Male
Default Is there a "standard format" for comic book scripts?

Because I need ways to get and keep myself organized. And I'm possibly, just possibly, a little OCD about these things. I looked over the Dark Horse writers' guidelines, but I don't know if that's "industry standard" or just their way.

I'm not looking because I have the intention of getting hired as a writer by some company, but I figure it would be easier to keep myself on track if I wasn't trying to parse long paragraphs of text every time I wanted to go from written word to image. Or maybe I'm trying to act busy without actually getting anything done, but I hope not.

Scriptfrenzy.org is NOT an option for me at this time, since it won't open for me (Great Firewall probably). Would be happy to get some links to other script formats for comics. I could make up my own, but why reinvent the wheel?
__________________
My inner child wants a cookie.
Winter_Wolf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-13-2012, 02:33 PM   Top  -  End  -  #2
leakingpen
Bugbear in the Playground
 
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: 
Default Re: Is there a "standard format" for comic book scripts?

there are a few. there is the "marvel" script, which is dialogue and brief descriptions of the action, and then the panel layout, in which you identify more specific actions in the dialogue.

If you hit me with an email, i can send you the script style I use for anti-heroes.

also, top cow (makers of witchblade) are doing a contest right now looking for writers, and

https://docs.google.com/open?id=1_AB...EQBCjVZvjeIMST

is the sample script they are showing people to give them a style idea.
__________________
Hey everyone! Dyluth and I have a new project coming up, a steam/diesel punk webcomic. Please take a look!



Self published writer, editor, publisher.

Pinch Writer for the long running OOTS fan comic, anti-Heroes

Hope to be a writer? read this. http://www.writing.com/main/view_ite...3-Show-Vs-Tell
leakingpen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-13-2012, 10:49 PM   Top  -  End  -  #3
Winter_Wolf
Bugbear in the Playground
 
DruidGuy
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 
Oz county
Gender: Male
Default Re: Is there a "standard format" for comic book scripts?

Sadly I cannot open googledocs while in China. So that'll be a few months off. I'll PM you regarding other details.
__________________
My inner child wants a cookie.
Winter_Wolf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 09:00 PM   Top  -  End  -  #4
JoshL
Orc in the Playground
 
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: 
Pittsburgh, PA
Gender: Male
Default Re: Is there a "standard format" for comic book scripts?

Oddly enough, I've just begun writing my first comic (an artist asked me to write something for him). Couple things, other than those above, that have helped me:
http://www.comicbookscriptarchive.co...e/the-scripts/
Exactly what it says on the tin. You can look through old scripts, and learn from them. Works especially well if you happen to have copies of the comics in question.
http://www.celtx.com
Script writing software. They're pushing the new online thing, but they still have desktop software you can run. Lots of tools to organize characters, locations, note cards, etc. They include a few samples (comic script, film script, etc) to get you started.
JoshL is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:29 AM.



Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Usage of this site, including but not limited to making or editing a post or private message or the creation of an account, constitutes acceptance of the Forum Rules.