#comic toolbox

Enjoy A Crash Course in Comic Tools With John Vorhaus

John Vorhaus has taught and trained comedy writers all over the world, and is the only human in history to have worked on the American, Russian and Bulgarian versions of Married… with Children. His Comic Toolbox and little book of SITCOM are considered bibles of the craft, and his A Million Random Words contains, as promised, a million random words. Click here to register. Vorhaus has written…

Enjoy A Crash Course in Comic Tools With John Vorhaus

John Vorhaus has taught and trained comedy writers all over the world, and is the only human in history to have worked on the American, Russian and Bulgarian versions of Married… with Children. His Comic Toolbox and little book of SITCOM are considered bibles of the craft, and his A Million Random Words contains, as promised, a million random words. Click here to register. Vorhaus has written…

Breaking the Mould: How the GetMyComics team are shaking up comic distribution in the UK

Independent comic creators can come up with the best stories in the world, but if they can’t get their finished publication – created through crowdfunding, self financed or published by an independent – in front of potential customers, then they’re in trouble. Adrian and Dave Clarke and team at GetMyComics, a service developed by Comic Toolbox, are out to address that issue, big time, offering a…

Хорошее начало, не правда ли? Особенно, для заголовка книги.

In blind obeisance to the rules, I forgot to have fun. And jeez. If you can’t have fun in writting, or painting, or drawing, or acting or twisting balloon animals, or indeed any creative endeavor, why bother? (c)

Пишет Ворхаус на любимую кинговскую книгу Elephants of style, выстёгивая даже пассивный залог. И за это ему низкий поклон.

I very rarely post useful things ;) But this one definitly is. Norwegian intro btw, but the English lecture starts at about 1:56.

John Vorhaus' lecture to the material in his book, THE COMIC TOOLBOX: HOW TO BE FUNNY EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT. I read many (and I mean MANY) books on comedy and comedy-writing, but this one has become my bible. And now a lecture by the man himself?! Awesome.

If you only have the slightest interest in writing in general or comedy-writing specifically, then watch this! And get the book! I promise you won't regret it.