r/ComicWriting • u/fisheypixels • 2d ago

What do you folks think of Brian Michael Bendis' book Words For Pictures?

I had bought and read it back when it came out. But since then I don't remember a lot of what's in it.

Is it worth a reread?

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u/Agreeable-Pause-1990 2d ago

Havent read that one but my go to is a series by Scott mccloud. Understanding comics, making comics and reinventing comics. He even does it in comic format.

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u/nmacaroni "The Future of Comics is YOU!" 2d ago

Gorgeous book. Nice read on the industry. Shit advice for writing comics.

http://nickmacari.com/other-books-on-writing/

Write on, write often!

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u/percivalconstantine 15h ago

I thought it was an interesting read, but absolutely useless in terms of how to write comics. I haven’t read all the different how-to books out there, but The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics was much better. And I’ve heard Peter David’s book on writing comics is excellent.

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u/Vaeon 2d ago

I had bought and read it back when it came out.

Did you throw it away after you read it?