Writing Villains: PoV - or - How to engage readers by questioning their safe perspectives and letting them draw their own (villainous) presumptions.
Category: Comic Books
Abandoning the Comics Code Authority
Abandoning the Comics Code Authority, or, How to Consider A Comic Book Audience and Writing Purpose
No (Fantastic) Soup 4 You
Blame fans for recently-declining comic book sales, but lazy and unimaginative writers share more culpability.
Why an AUTISTIC Comic Book Hero?
We've learned a lot from our fans about being a good hero. Here's why we make comic books...
Autism, Heroes, and the TSS
Heroes take action. This truth draws readers to comic books. In Face Value Comics, our hero evolves his social awareness and sensory coping skills to overcome his clinical expressions of autism. His greatest friend remains a loyal bio-droid, T.E.S.S. She, too, changes and matures. Sky Owens created the image of T.E.S.S. as this blog post's …
Do. You. Want. To. Play. A. Game, Superheroes?
This sentence disappears in my blog. Why? Happy National Superhero Day! This is the ONE time we can use “superhero” without copyright infringement. Did you know that DC and Marvel Comics jointly share the copyright on a word: “superhero?” Today, I’m teaching you how to use your own new superpower, one that functions like x-ray …
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New Autism Advocacy Strategies…and yeah, comic books.
As Autism Awareness Month slides away, let’s reflect on new developments towards advocacy. Lately, I’ve read many blogs and memes which suggests autism as a singular experience. Instead of anti/pro-vaccination links, we find more stories about autism in the workplace. Side-stepping the person-first versus identity debate, we share our talents as authors, musicians, and painters. …
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Prophetic Autism and 2017 Goals
Setting 2017 Writing Goals and More, Despite/With Autism, and Open Invitation to Readers
Marvel Comics Sued over Characters (again)
This week, many fans worldwide celebrated a newly-diverse character in the Marvel Universe. Undoubtedly, Marvel Comics underestimated fans' mixed reactions to Bobby Drake (Iceman) being gay. Having read the comic book (New Avengers #40), I admit it's a good story. While I personally want to see more diversity in comic books, I realize this advocacy …
INVULNERABILITY – a new social superpower
On social media, and by some good friends, I’ve been asked to simplify my angered comments about Marvel Comics’ newest diverse character, a gay Iceman. Marvel Comics is in a large business to sell stories. Name one thing that Iceman has done in fifty years. He’s also been a part of SIX movies. …
Autism at Face Value 