Letters About Comics
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093 / Negroni With A Twist
I wasn’t expecting to draw a whole short story in 2020 but here it is - I hope you enjoy it!
• 1 minute read
092 / Another Story About The Universe
Big Magic is everywhere, if you know where to look. Plus a new film I’ve made is now out!
• 2 minute read
090 / Don't Make Work Out Of Things You Enjoy
Some thoughts on creativity and work, plus an important announcement about the future of this newsletter.
• 3 minute read
071 / The Lockdown Diaries
I’ve been keeping a visual journal during lockdown and I’ve learned to pay attention to the little things.
• 4 minute read
070 / Asterios Polyp
I break down the visual storytelling in this radical and fascinating graphic novel.
• 2 minute read
060 / Stormy Weather
A short comic about weathering my own personal storms this month.
• 1 minute read
058 / A Kind of Aliveness I Live For
A crucial distinction for all artists - you don’t think in order to draw, you draw in order to think.
• 3 minute read
055 / Sequential Art
A look inside Berlin - one of the best graphic novels I’ve ever read and my thoughts on what filmmakers can learn from comics artists.
• 4 minute read
036 / Things I Know About Visual Storytelling
Sixteen tips to help you improve your filmmaking and comics art.
• 3 minute read
025 / The Threshold Of Awareness
This diagram helps me tell visual stories that make the audience both think and feel. Here’s how to use it.
• 2 minute read
013 / Three Thoughts on Visual Storytelling
On Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse, the nature of juxtaposition and writing screenplay dialogue.
• 4 minute read
004 / It's Telling You What It Wants To Be
Thoughts on the creative process and letting the work tell you what it wants to be.
• 3 minute read