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[CRAFT] Gridlocked – using grids effectively in comics (a NINE PANEL GRID column)

Posted on July 6, 2010 by mohaps

Even if you are a casual comic reader, it is not very hard to notice that there are two types of layouts that a comic page can have. One is the regularly spaced Grid layout with equal size rows and … Continue reading →

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[CRAFT] 22 Pages of Doom – on pacing a comic book issue (a NINE PANEL GRID column)

Posted on July 5, 2010 by mohaps

22 Pages, mark this number down my friend, the bane of every writer who has a monthly gig – the industry standard story page count of a monthly issue of a comic book. Filling up the said 22 pages is … Continue reading →

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[CRAFT] Get the hell out of the way (a NINE PANEL GRID column)

Posted on July 3, 2010 by mohaps

My first comic book story (one I got paid for) was published sometime around this time of the year in 2006. So that makes it 4 years (yeah, I’m a math whiz ) “in the biz” for me. It’s been … Continue reading →

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“Oh, my god! You’re punching me” – an adventure in comic book writing in India

Posted on June 26, 2010 by mohaps

This is a repost from my “Nine Panel Grid” column at Comics Waiting Room and was written in 2008. So all temporal references relative to the original date of publication. I did something yesterday that I thought I’ll never do … Continue reading →

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Crouching Cliche, (Not so) Hidden Trope

Posted on May 9, 2010 by mohaps

The hard-ass drill sergeant walks the barracks during an evening inspecting his cadets (currently undergoing commando training) indulge in a rare day off. Two cadets are playing chess. The drill sergeant takes one look and says “checkmate in one move” … Continue reading →

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Comics in real life

Posted on April 21, 2010 by mohaps

Ever since I was a wee one sneaking a torchlight and a comic book under a blanket way past bedtime, I’ve grown use to the rant “Comics are for kids”. When I came over to the USA, I encountered the … Continue reading →

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Worklog update

Posted on May 16, 2009 by mohaps

Well, it’s been a long time since my last post. Just been busy. Not too many gigs to speak of. Most in progress are stuck with artists. One interesting bit though, just now putting finishing touches on a short story … Continue reading →

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K.I.S.S. Me a Purple One – new 9PG panel online

Posted on March 17, 2009 by mohaps

A new Nine Panel Grid Column about Over-writing and Purple Prose is online at http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/npg11.html About Nine Panel Grid: 9PG is an infrequent column I write about the art and craft of writing in general and comics in particular.

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Oh my god, you're punching me! — New Nine Panel Grid column online

Posted on January 21, 2009 by mohaps

Latest installment of Nine Panel Grid at Comics Waiting Room – http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ninepanelgrid8.html Know when to walk away…

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Nine Panel Grid

Posted on September 18, 2008 by mohaps

  I write a (very infrequent, but that’s going to change ) column for Comics Waiting Room called Nine Panel Grid. I just posted the fifth installment of that titled “22 Pages of Doom“. 9PG is an attempt to share … Continue reading →

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