Category: Columns
Columns and commentary from the Comic Crusaders team, featuring original perspectives on comics, technology, fandom, history and entertainment culture.
Top 10 Comics for the Week of 1/9/2019
What an amazing week of comics. I am not sure if it is just by coincidence or because…
The Comics How To… ORIGINS – THE BOB: NON-UNION PSYCHIC SCREENPLAY
All the elements that I feel necessary are in place to start writing a story. But first, I…
Best Covers for the Week of 1/9/2019
Welcome to a new series where I look ahead to New Comic Book day to pick out my favorite…
Dan’s Top 10 Comics for the Week of 1/2/2019
Welcome to a new series I hope to keep up throughout the year where I count down the…
The Comics How To: TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Even though many elements have been developed in order to create a well-rounded character, I still think there…
Bald Raider’s Top 5 Indie/Small Publisher Books of 2018
Alright, let’s get this out of the way up front, your humble correspondent here has not been with…
The Comics How To: BUILDING THE WORLD
All right, we have a theme — a through-line/main plot — for the main character. He has abilities…
The Comics How To: THE ANTAGONIST
In order to round out the cast of characters you have to have the makings of a great…
The Comics How To: BUILDING A STORY AROUND THE CHARACTER ELEMENTS
To me, part of developing a character requires building story elements around the character, such as, a strong…
The Comics How To: FINDING THE CHARACTER – PART II
When last we left our new hero, I had proclaimed the identity of a psychic and defined acceptance…