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buttt for fr tips and my own personal process

I often write out my comic like a story that way if its a longer comic I know how things are going to go. If its a shorter story though you can skip this and go into storyboard/plan mode if you feel confident

For example page 11 from a comic im working on with Master Weevil master of evil

Step 1 the story excerpt

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"Tecton never stopped his glare, but I was used to it. He never liked my relationship with the villain. Partly about how long it had been going on behind his back. Partly for the PR nightmare it could create.

"I think Prisma should be to one to contact him. She did it last time and I believe a familiar face will be best." He flashed that condescending smirk. "Ok but what's our bribe? Villains will never work for free." Atlas perked up flipping through a tablet's screens. "We don't have a lot of resources… too much is being spent on helping our heros recover. We could try to get the government involv-" "No no. I think Prisma will be able to strike a fine deal with Master weevil… or get a quote I suppose." Tecton chuckled leaning further back in his seat."

Step 2 plotting out the pannels and dialogue

I would say plotting is the most important part as this is where you figure out how the scene is going to look and what text you are going to use to help it. Comics are fun because its easier to show not tell but that doesnt mean you cant accidentally show and not tell enough. Dont be afraid to add little tags to tell locations or times.

Dont get caught up in making these tiny plot pages look good. They dont need to as most likely youll be changing something at somepoint. So dont waste energy on simple planning.

One thing you should pay attention to is numbering pages and making sure any dialogue you write is with the proper page. This is from personal experience as Ill work on a comic for a little, forget, then come back so its best to have things clear.

Step 3 and onward

Sketch your page and place out the dialogue bubble. You may change up some lines or pannels at this stage to better fit in what you need and cut what you dont.

The rest is straight forward! Line, color, shade, etc!

overall your writing process for the comic will vary. Im more on the art side of comics so my writing isnt as detailed as my art ends up showing.

Hope some of my rambling helps and if I can give any final wisdom its to have fun! Comics become hell on earth if you dont have at least a little fun.

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