Essays About Sequential Art

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Asterios Polyp

I break down the visual storytelling in this radical and fascinating graphic novel.


Perfecting The Theory

I’ve lost too much time trying to study the craft instead of just getting my hands dirty and making mistakes.


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.


More Thoughts On Words And Pictures

From Tilly Walden to William Blake - some inspirational notes on telling stories with words and pictures.


Warm Sounds

Another musical interlude! I’ve made a playlist for you of strange and wonderful songs, which you can listen to while you work.


Things I Know About Visual Storytelling

Sixteen tips to help you improve your filmmaking and comics art.


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.


My Storyboarding Process

A step-by-step look at my previsualisation process for making a video for The New York Times.


Three Thoughts on Visual Storytelling

On Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse, the nature of juxtaposition and writing screenplay dialogue.


Movies Made In Slow Motion

How graphic novels and films are sister mediums, speaking the same language.