MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 057: Challenging vs. the Unknown I was asked a question not long ago: Of all the types of writing that I’ve done, which was the most challenging and which was the most rewarding. I’ve written comic books, video games, movies, television, prose, reviews, interviews, memoir, essays…. Each […]

MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 055: SDCC Dos and Don’ts It is upon us, my friends. A mere month away. The convention of the year. The convention to end all conventions. The alpha and the omega. Okay, that all might be a little bit of hyperbole, but Comic-Con International: San Diego is […]

MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 054: Sometimes, the Going Gets Rough There will come a point in your career, if you are lucky, where you will have something to write that you don’t really want to write. Sure, you might be the kind of comics scribe who does only creator-owned work. Or […]

MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 053: Building a Wall There comes a time in the life of every project when it’s no longer is solely in  your hands. Unless you’re a cartoonist making webcomics that you’re hosting yourself—and if that’s the case, then, power to you—you will have to invite other people […]

MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 052: Resolved Another New Year, another set of New Year’s resolutions that feel like bowling pins, set up to be knocked down. We do it every year: Declarations with no accountability … usually. This year I’m going to make accountability my first resolution, so let’s take a […]

MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 051: Giving Thanks (and Answering Questions) As we’re rolling up on Thanksgiving, I wanted to give some thanks to the readers of this column, both here and on Twitter, who engage with it in such amazing ways. So, rather that windbag my way through another column solo, […]