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The Juggernaut that is Comic-Con

Love it or hate it. The Juggernaut that is Comic-Con draws near. And that means an 80-hour week for comic creators all over the western hemisphere.

Written by David Hine on Jul 22, 2007
Reasons to be a Miserable Sod

Dave has resigned himself to being a life-long curmudgeon. You want to know why? Read on…

Written by David Hine on Jul 12, 2007
Settle Down for Gravett – Part 2

The Man at the Crossroads is back with more insight into the medium of the future. Dave Hine and Paul Gravett talk comics.

Written by David Hine on Jul 5, 2007
Settle Down for Gravett – Part 1

This week, the UK's Ambassador for Comics reveals his thoughts on the past and future of the medium. A chat with Paul Gravett.

Written by David Hine on Jun 28, 2007
Reasons to Feel Guilty

Reasons to be guilty. Writing comics isn't just about writing comics. Why I'll be working this weekend… again.

Written by David Hine on Jun 21, 2007
Inside Strange Embrace

The colour edition of Strange Embrace #1 has just hit the shelves, so this week Dave's combining his column with an Inside Look at a selection of pages.

Written by David Hine on Jun 7, 2007
The Shaky Kane Interrogation

“STITCH THIS PUNK!” A frank and fair exchange between the two hardest men in British comics.

Written by David Hine on May 24, 2007
Waiting for the Trickle-Down Effect

The Big 2 vs. The Rest of The World – The survival of Independent comics. Plus: a Bristol Comic Expo 2007 report.

Written by David Hine on May 17, 2007
Relying on the Visuals

Endless chatter or the sounds of silence… knowing when to shut up and let the pictures do the talking.

Written by David Hine on May 10, 2007
That Way, Madness Lies

Google yourself crazy. Eavesdropping the internet.

Written by David Hine on May 3, 2007
Don't Count Your Chickens

The Pitch is a bitch. Comics get more like Hollywood every day.

Written by David Hine on Apr 26, 2007
Compression Packs the Juice

How to make compression look like decompression. More script analysis and navel-gazing.

Written by David Hine on Apr 19, 2007
Decompression? No Thanks.

Decompression? No thanks. Give the fans their money's worth. How to write compressed.

Written by David Hine on Apr 12, 2007
Overdoing Research

Superpervertunderpants, why Stan Lee invented the No-Prize, and what is too much research? More ramblings from Dave's laptop.

Written by David Hine on Apr 5, 2007
Getting into The Zone

Jehovah's Witnesses, more deadlines and The Zone. The hazards and headaches of writing for a living.

Written by David Hine on Mar 29, 2007
The Writer Species

There's no such thing as a typical comics writer. There's no fixed method—only dealing with deadlines on fifteen coffees a day.

Written by David Hine on Mar 22, 2007