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Cover Breakdown: How to Create a Cover with Impact

November 7, 2023 Buddy Scalera 0

Comic Book School’s Buddy Scalera and Mike Fasolo help you to understand how to create a cover with impact. We use an example from Incredible Hulk #230 by Marvel comics to illustrate the concepts. DATE: […]

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CBS|Live 8/1 @ 8PM EST – Double Feature: Ringo Awards & Harleen Graphic Novel

July 31, 2023 Buddy Scalera 0

A double feature episode! Randy Tischler of Baltimore Comic-Con joins us to talk about The Ringo Awards, named after fan-favorite artist Mike Wieringo. Plus, we discuss the Batman-related graphic novel “Harleen” by Stjepan Sejic as […]

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Four Types of Story Conflict – Writing Comics

April 4, 2023 Buddy Scalera 0

Stories require conflict to keep readers and audiences engaged. These conflicts make stories exciting. We unpack the four types of conflict that you will traditionally encounter when you are writing comic books. Buddy Scalera (Deadpool, […]

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Cliffhangers: Writing Page Turners in Comic Books

November 1, 2022 Buddy Scalera 0

Comic Book School founder and comic book writer Buddy Scalera talks with Mike Fasolo about effective cliffhangers that keep readers turning the page. Includes useful examples to help guide your work. DATE: 11/01/2022 TIME: 8:00 […]

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Facing Pages & Page Numbering for Writing Comic Books

November 1, 2022 Buddy Scalera 1

Originally published April, 2016 – Updated November 1, 2022 Here’s a handy guide for page numbering of facing pages. I’m not sure how other writers do it, but when I write a comic, I like […]

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What Comic Creators Can Learn from The Breakfast Club (1885) – Story Analysis

August 7, 2022 Buddy Scalera 0

Comic Book School co-hosts Buddy Scalera and Mike Fasolo explore the storytelling from “The Breakfast Club” to understand what comic book creators can learn from the classic film. A meta analysis of a classic movie […]

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She-Hulk Breaks 4th Wall – Storytelling on the Page

August 2, 2022 Buddy Scalera 0

Comic Book School co-hosts Buddy Scalera and Mike Fasolo explore the strange, but effective strategy of breaking the fourth wall with your characters. With the upcoming She-Hulk movie, everyone will be talking about this. Learn […]

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CBS|Live – How Marvel Comics Helped Launch Star Wars in 1977

July 12, 2022 Buddy Scalera 0

A long time ago in a comic shop far, far away…Marvel Comics published an obscure new title called Star Wars. And the galaxy would never be the same. The year was 1977 and an unsuspecting […]

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CBS|Live | Visual Storytelling in Jimmy’s Bastards from AfterShock by Garth Ennis & Russ Braun

May 10, 2022 Buddy Scalera 0

HOST: Buddy ScaleraCO-HOST: Mike FasoloGUEST: The Gopher from CaddyshackENGINEER: Buddy ScaleraDate: 5/10/2022 – 8:00 PM EST Comic Book School co-hosts Buddy Scalera and Mike Fasolo discuss the visual storytelling elements of Jimmy’s Bastards by AfterShock […]

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Joseph Illidge of Heavy Metal Talks about Editing and Creating the Legendary Magazine (video)

August 9, 2021 Buddy Scalera 0

Comic book writer and Executive Editor of Heavy Metal magazine Joseph Illidge talks about the editorial process behind the legendary magazine Heavy Metal. In this episode of CBS:Live, we will focus on the business and […]

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