The bear must eat something or he’ll starve to death.What the protag do that led them there?.What is the turning point of their story?.…BEGIN THE WRITING ( DO NOT SKIP NO MATTER WHAT) like this, in this order: Roughly… the steps to making your comic is (treat the first page and the 2-page splash as you would the last). If you draw the pages from 1 to 12 sequentially you run the risk of fresh to burnt out- an uneven distribution of drawing skill. The end is the last page a reader sees- so spend your freshest energies on making it as epic, memorable, poignant, and beautiful as #$%^&. Everything in between is open to editing and hacking as the most important moments are emphasized and chosen. Personally I work “backwards” because the end is the only wholly necessary page or set of panels in the story.
Here is my set of instructions, tips, and notes towards making a 12-page comic. I’m NOT an expert but I have some working experience I can share. Rapidpunches: SHORT STORY/ONE-SHOT/ONE CHAPTER/COMICS 101 CRASH COURSE RAPIDPUNCHES’ STYLE
