Tag: Steve Lieber
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Dilettante 052: The Takeaway
DILETTANTE BY STEVE LIEBER Dilettante 052: The Takeaway This is my 52nd “Dilettante” column for Comic Con’s Toucan Blog, and I’m sorry to say it’ll be my last. I’ve had a terrific time writing for you, but the time has come for me to pass this space along to another writer. Throughout my time here,…
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Dilettante 051: Twenty Years Later
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 051: Twenty Years Later Let’s start before I was even aware of the project. Editor Bob Schreck had been talking to Greg Rucka about Whiteout and wanted Greg to take a look at my art and see if I was a good fit for the project. Today, an editor would just send some…
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Dilettante 050: Tips on Writing Your First Comic
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 050: Tips on Writing Your First Comic Learning to write prose is insanely difficult, and for many it takes years of struggle to grasp the basics. You have to understand construction, character, theme, pacing, the effects of word choice, the specifics of your subject and so much more. Learning to write…
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Dilettante 049: Alack Sinner
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 049: Alack Sinner I’ve been waiting almost 30 years for this book. EuroComics, a division of IDW, just released Alack Sinner, a 400-page, black and white collection of expressionist stories drawn by Jose Muñoz and written by Carlos Sampayo. The stories follow the eponymous ex-cop/ private detective/ cab driver Alack Sinner, through…
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Dilettante 048: Managing
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 048: Managing It’s a long-held truism that the one of the most dangerous times for a business is during a period of rapid growth. This is doubly true for cartoonists, who frequently run their own businesses with little or no support whatsoever. But as a comic builds an audience, opportunities will…
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Dilettante 047: Early Kirby Exposures
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 047: Early Kirby Exposures This August will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jack Kirby. My main exposure to Kirby’s work was through a small pile of comics and reprint books I acquired as a child. Most of them were torn, coverless and incomplete, and I read them over…