Panel Two: More Comic Book Scripts By Top Writers [Paperback]

Nat Gertler (Author), Peter David (Author), Scott McCloud (Author), Judd Winick (Author), Bill Mumy (Author), Mark Evanier (Author), Miguel Ferrer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2003

Contains annotations, plots, interviews, and scripts by comics scribes Otto Binder, Peter David, Mark Evanier, Bill Mumy & Miguel Ferrier, Judd Winick, and others. Includes illustrated scripts by Mike Baron and Scott McCloud. Features commentary on how to illustrate from comics scripts by artists Larry Lieber and Pop Mhan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: About Comics (March 31, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971633819
• ISBN-13: 978-0971633810
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,002,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nat Gertler is:
* the founder of 24 Hour Comics Day
* the publisher of About Comics and its Combustoica imprint
* the author or co-author of a couple dozen books (including computer books, books about comics, books of comics) as well as material for television, magazines, and more
* a two-time Eisner Award nominee
* a committed biped
* the owner of over a thousands Peanuts and Peanuts-related books
* a reluctant dancer, with good reason
* a graduate of Simon's Rock College, where he earned his BA at age eighteen
* a little tired of writing autobiographical blurbs in the third person

And how are you?

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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but not as good as the first one, January 7, 2004

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This review is from: Panel Two: More Comic Book Scripts By Top Writers (Paperback)

People hoping to gain an understanding of how to write comic books really couldn't find a better source than "Panel One," the previous volume edited by Nat Gertler collecting comic book scripts and roughs by various creators. "Panel Two" is more of the same, but not as polished. There are more of the "thumbnail" versions of scripts, and some that are so detailed it's almost like reading the comic itself. Standouts in this book are Gail Simone's hilarious script for "Killer Princesses" and Scott McCloud's thumbnail script for "Zot!" (This was one of the super-detailed ones, it had me wanting to find the issue that followed it to find out how the story ended!) Others are interesting, such as the classic "Fatman" script -- but that one, unfortunately, was missing several pages. It was interesting to see the juxtoposition of the original script with the finished pages, however, so we were able to compare what changes the artist had made.

Overall, though, this book doesn't really add much or tell you anything you didn't know after reading "Panel One." It's an interesting addition, and certainly not a bad purchase, but it's not something you need or that helps as much as the previous book.