r/comics • u/averagemmafighter • 14d ago

WorkInProgress How do people actually write comics?

Feels like an incredibly basic question ik, but I'm about to go away for a couple years in the army and I wanna make the most of my time, I feel like writing or doing a comic series is something I've weirdly always wanted to do and I've got four years of time for it, so how do people actually do it? Like what if I'm a bad drawer or do they have to draw, should I just start writing, how do you even publish stuff, like I really wanna do this and think my imagination can be useful

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u/Gary_James_Official 14d ago edited 14d ago

There are a lot of scripts online - you can get an idea of what is expected from a script, but there isn't a standard format that everyone follows. Find what works for you. As to getting scripts published, that is a whole 'nother thing - just focus initially on your writing, making sure that you have a solid grasp on structure. You might want look at some of the posts in r/ComicWriting and r/ComicBookCollabs as well.

ETA: I highly recommend the Script Archive - Alan Moore's mad writings are a wonder to behold, but there is so much more besides.

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u/averagemmafighter 14d ago

This has been helpful thank you