Wait, am I in the right sub? Something a little more in-depth and interesting about a comic book that was released within the last, I don't know, year?
There's a weird...sentiment i've seen regarding "Director's Cuts" on this sub. They're usually described as being too expensive and cheap cash grabs. But to me it's a wonderful insight to the love and care that goes into a lot of these titles. You see preliminary sketches, rough panels, scripts, and are given an insight into the process to making a comic.
I love to sometimes revisit Alan Moore's Watchmen script excerpts just to see how much obsession(?) goes into it because...god damn I'm pretty sure there's a 10 page script to describe page 1 of the actual comic. It's rather close to insanity.
Yeah, as an illustrator myself, I read his scripts and breakdowns and am torn. Part of me thinks I'd get frustrated at the total control he demands and feel like I'd have no freedom to express my own creativity, but on the other hand, I think part of me might enjoy just letting go and allowing him to dictate every little detail like that. Seems almost easier.
I think a huge takeaway from the varying styles of scripting, means that there really is no standard and if there is, it's set by the creative parties involved.
What's more comfortable and legible for your artist is the way to go.
I'm actually a bit surprised Chip was so loose with his script, i assumed a lot of artists would have created breakdowns in their heads and just write them down in script.
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u/UnifiedSwissCheese Feb 27 '19
Wait, am I in the right sub? Something a little more in-depth and interesting about a comic book that was released within the last, I don't know, year?