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A review by samanthamarie
Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels by Brian Michael Bendis
5.0
If you read Marvel comics and don't know who Brian Michael Bendis is, then where have you been? Didn't you read Ultimate Spider-Man with Peter and/or Miles? Five time Eisner winner? Ring any bells yet? In Words for Pictures he dives into the world of comics yet again but not in the usual way. Instead of writing Spidey, he writes his experiences with writing comics and the reader gets an in-depth insider perspective of the comic book industry. In this book you'll find a lot of amazing artwork as well as guides, insider tips on the business and on writing, and interviews. I found the tips and insight on publishing/publishers to be especially interesting but there is a lot of inspiration as well. The book begins with Bendis telling a story about his personal road to achieving his dream of making comic books. His own inspiring origin story.
The size and the cover are perfect for a coffee table book, if that's what you're looking for, and the content is extremely interesting. If you're not a writer but enjoy comics, you'd probably still enjoy the book. If you don't read comics, write, or have any interest in either, then I can't recommend this for you but you probably would have never picked this up to begin with! However, if you consider yourself a writer (which I like to consider myself from time to time) I'd say this book can be especially useful.
FTC Disclaimer: I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for this review. I do not receive monetary compensation for positive reviews.
The size and the cover are perfect for a coffee table book, if that's what you're looking for, and the content is extremely interesting. If you're not a writer but enjoy comics, you'd probably still enjoy the book. If you don't read comics, write, or have any interest in either, then I can't recommend this for you but you probably would have never picked this up to begin with! However, if you consider yourself a writer (which I like to consider myself from time to time) I'd say this book can be especially useful.
FTC Disclaimer: I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for this review. I do not receive monetary compensation for positive reviews.