By Autumn Daughetee Over the past few weeks I’ve shared the first and second parts of my interview with Amelia Woo, penciller and inker for Gates of Midnight. In this final installment, Amelia talks about her work as a fledgling video game designer and offers her advice to aspiring comic book … [Read more...]
Amelia Woo Talks About Women in Comics, Part II
By Autumn Daughetee Last week I shared with you the first part of my interview with Amelia Woo, penciller and inker for Gates of Midnight. This week Amelia shares her thoughts on working in the male-dominated comic book industry, the mission of Kymera Press, the look of Gates of Midnight and much … [Read more...]
Artist Amelia Woo Shares the Secrets of Creation
This week, as part of our “How Many Artists Does It Take to Make a Comic Book” is the first of a three part interview with Gates of Midnight artist Amelia Woo by Staff Writer Autumn Daughetee. By Autumn Daughetee The incredibly talented Amelia Woo has been integral to the creation of Gates of … [Read more...]
The Inker
By D. Lynn Smith I was in St. George, Utah, on the set of Promised Land, when Academy Award winning actress (Gentlemen’s Agreement) Celeste Holms, who played Hattie on Promised Land, and Cloris Leachman, Academy Award winning actress (The Last Picture Show) and guest star on Promised Land, … [Read more...]
The Role of the Writer: Part III
By D. Lynn Smith When you are a television writer, you work hard on writing good dialog. The dialog can make or break a scene. When I started writing prose fiction again, people always commented on the quality of my dialog. So when I turned to comics, I thought, “I have this!” Wrong. Let me start … [Read more...]
The Role of the Writer: Part II
By D. Lynn Smith One of the most important things I had to learn about writing comic books is how to use panels. First, what is a panel? The following definition is from About.com: “A ‘panel’ in a comic book in one part of a comic book page. Typically a comic book page is made up of individual … [Read more...]
World War II Saw Women Artists Replace Fighting Men
By Autumn Daughetee During World War II a lot of America’s workforce had been drafted into the military. Women stepped up to keep the country’s factories and businesses running. What you may not know, is that many of the male artists drawing comic books in the early 1940s were of draft age. When … [Read more...]