Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes in the making of a comic book series? THE MAKING OF ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE gives you a glimpse of the comic book production process by collecting the scripts for the critically-acclaimed five-issue miniseries, pre-production sketches, proposal notes, and even the mini-comics that started the whole thing! Beginning with the simple "what if a news crew was on the scene of man's return to the moon?" and through to the selection of Matt (HELLBOY) Smith and Charlie (THE X-FILES, X-MEN: HELLFIRE CLUB) Adlard as series artists, this 128-page collection provides an in-depth look into the year's most compelling science-fiction miniseries.
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We need more Larry Youngs in this business And I`m glad we’ve got him. -- Kurt Busiek, award-winning writer of ASTRO CITY
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Writer Larry Young has read comics since before he could actually read. He didn’t start writing them until 1999, though, with the script for the inaugural miniseries Astronauts In Trouble: Live From The Moon. This spawned a prequel, Astronauts In Trouble: Space 1959, and a sequel, Astronauts In Trouble: One Shot, One Beer,. He has written scripts and the series bible for the Image/Motown series Casual Heroes as well as the scripts for "The Bod" and "Trust in Me" for the Image series, Double Image. He lives in San Francisco and is the publisher of AiT/Planet Lar.
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The Number One Review for a Number One Book,
By Mike Sims (Writer of THE KNACK), (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Making of Astronauts in Trouble (Paperback)
The Short: Buy it. It's good.The Long: Larry Young's comic book, ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE: LIVE FROM THE MOON, has been called a Hollywood action blockbuster in comic book form. It exploded onto the comic book scene and helped launch the publishing empire that is AiT/PlaNET Lar. It's since been collected as a TPB (also available on Amazon). It goes well with both red and white wine. It's great. The script collection, in my humble opinion, is even better. Not only is it an entertaining read, it is a useful tool for writers of all forms. Larry explains not only HOW he wrote the series, but also WHY (the reasons for the choices he made, including publishing it himself). We are given an inimate look at both the practical and creative processes that Larry went through to get AiT: LFTM in the readers hands. As writers we learn from these experiences, and as readers we are entertained. So what's in it, I hear you ask? * An INTRODUCTION by Ed Brubaker (of DEADENDERS fame)! * The TEASER and the PROPOSAL that started it all! * 5 ISSUES WORTH of script that is a more entertaining read than anything by Tom Clancy! * Back-up stories by Brian Wood (CHANNEL ZERO, GENERATION X), Kieron Dwyer (LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR), Steve Weissman (YIKES!), and Scott Johnson! * The "mini that spawned the whole thing"! * ONE WHOLE PAGE of acknowledgements! * TWO, count them, TWO photographs of the author! All in 128 pages? Where's my wallet? I'm buying this AGAIN! Where's YOUR wallet? You can't beat VALUE like that! BUY THIS NOW (or the spaceman gets it).
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