Comic Book Poems Series 4 – What to Expect
For Series 4 of Comic Book Poems we will be looking at shorter Comic Book Poems. Traditional media, such as ink, pens and pencils will be used to their fullest and the text will be short and succinct....
View ArticleComic Book Poems Series 4 – Starting Soon
January is now a couple of weeks old and a new Series of Comic Book Poems is ready to be published. The first Comic Book Poems will be published on 26 January with a preview on the 23rd. Check back on...
View ArticleTonight- Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the first Comic Book Poem in Series 4. It is called Tonight and will go live on 26 January 2015. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
View ArticleTonight – Comic Book Poem
The First Comic Book Poem of Series 4 is Tonight. Please give it a read below. The individual Pages are below: A slideshow of Tonight is below: Click to view slideshow. DOWNLOAD If you would like to...
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – Tonight
Tonight was written for Adventures in Comic, an art collective based in Madestone in Kent, England. Each year they have a brief for comic book creators to follow. The brief for 2014 was to create a 2...
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – Tonight
Tonight follows on familiar territory as we see a Comic Book Poem created using Promarker Pens and Watercolour paints. For the character I wanted to develop a protagonist that was easy to draw. This...
View ArticleBlack Fact – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the second Comic Book Poem in Series 4. It is called Black Fact and will go live on 2 February 2015. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
View ArticleBlack Fact – Comic Book Poem
The Second Comic Book Poem of Series 4 is Black Fact. Please give it a read below. The individual Pages are below: A slideshow of Black Fact is below: Click to view slideshow. DOWNLOAD If you would...
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – Black Fact
Black Fact is a short, simple and fractured Comic Book Poem. The text does not follow a succinct structure. It is structured like a conversation, where one person takes over most of the dialogue. The...
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – Black Fact
Black Fact was a great Comic Book Poem to illustrate. I was heavily influenced by zines and zine culture and also underground comics. I wanted something simple and precise – therefore the first page...
View ArticlePlaces – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the third Comic Book Poem in Series 4. It is called Places and will go live on 9 February 2015. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – Places
Places takes the reader into a forest and gives them a tour of a dark and intimidating location. With the text I wanted to convey an intimidating area from the perspective of a curious and inquisitive...
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – Places
When illustrating Places I knew that each panel was going to present a location and the overall setting of the Comic Boom Poem was a forest. The text has an element of mystery and doesn’t exactly have...
View ArticlePlaces – Comic Book Poem
The Third Comic Book Poem of Series 4 is Places. Please give it a read below. The individual Pages are below: A slideshow of Places is below: Click to view slideshow. DOWNLOAD If you would like to...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Homegame Bear – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the fourth Comic Book Poem in Series 4. It is called The Adventures of Homegame Bear and will go live on 13 February 2015. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Homegame Bear – Comic Book Poem
The Fourth Comic Book Poem of Series 4 is The Adventures of Homegame Bear. Please give it a read below. The individual Pages are below: A slideshow of The Adventures of Homegame Bear is below: Click to...
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – The Adventures of Homegame Bear
The Adventures of Homegame Bear is a simple story about a lonely bear. He looks for companionship and doesn’t find it. He asks the question why and he can’t handle the response. It a simple story but...
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – The Adventures of Homegame Bear
For The Adventures of Homegame Bear I think the text does most of the storytelling. I made the character succinct, but the background abstract. This allowed the characters to tell hold the narrative...
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