WRITING
In addition to drawing art, I also do creative writing and comic book journalism on fan sites Dark Knight News and Fantastic Universes.
Comic Book Journalism
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| Dark Knight News article |
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| 'Dark Victory' Analysis from Fantastic Universe |
You can read my literary analysis for the Batman storyline The Long Halloween and its follow-up Dark Victory.
Additionally I also write for the general nerd fan site Fantastic Universes. I also have in-depth literary analysis for Marvel's Spider-Man Clone Saga and Vision series.
To see more of my articles for Dark Knight News, click here.
To see more of my articles for Fantastic Universes, click here.
Creative Writing
I have written the entirety my web comic The Breakup Artist. It is my first commitment to writing an entire long story from start to finish. Here is a sample of my script for the comic to get an idea of my writing.
You can read the finished chapter here.
PAGE 27
1 Ezra: ...I swear, I was this close to recommending my project manager to fire him.
2 Jun: Wow. That guy sounds like the worst.
3 So why don’t you just do it?
PAGE 28
1 Ezra (fiddling with his food): Yeah. I mean… I don’t know.
2 I don’t really want to do that.
3 Jun: Why not? This Jeffrey guy totally deserves it from what you’re saying.
4 Ezra: Maybe.
5 Jun: Definitely.
PAGE 29
1 Ezra, can I be totally truthful with you?
2 You’re being way too nice.
3 Here you are, complaining to me, but you won’t even consider firing him?
4 Ezra: I don’t want to go there.
5 I still think I could change his ways. It’s possible for him to still turn it around.
PAGE 30
1 Jun: Wow. That’s… certainly an optimistic way of thinking.
2 Ezra: Why?
3 Jun: Because people don’t change. Period. Not in any meaningful way at least.
4 Ezra: You’ve changed since high school
PAGE 31
1 Jun (sigh): that’s debatable.
2 Ezra: Well I believe you have.
3 Jun: My point is, you’re too nice towards people who may not deserve it.
4 Ezra: I can be mean too.
PAGE 32
1 Jun (laughs; Ezra is embarrassed; disbelieving): Haha!
2 I’m sorry! I’m not laughing at you, Ezra!
PAGE 33
1 You’re more like that sweet, little teddy bear that everybody loves to cuddle, but you’re not intimidating.
2 Ezra: I’m not passive.
3 I just believe that people deserve second chances.
PAGE 34
1 Jun: You can’t seriously believe that, can you?
2 If you saw that tight shirt guy again, would you forgive him for beating you up?
3 Or even better, how about that drunk driver who killed your dad?
4 Does he deserve a second chance?
PAGE 35
1 Ezra (fumes; then sags shoulders): Sigh. No….
2 Probably not.
3 Jun (quickly realizes her mistake): See my point?
4 Not everybody’s like you. I don’t want others taking advantage of you.
PAGE 36
1 Ezra (disappointed): Yeah...
2 (gets up) I’m pretty tired and I gotta drive all the way back to San Jose.
3 I uh, could call you a car if you need.
4 Jun (guilty): No, I’m fine.
PAGE 37
1 Ezra (begins to walk off; turns with sagging shoulders and a weak smile): You’re right. I know I need to be more aggressive or whatever. I’m trying.
2 But I just can’t turn off who I am.
3 And, um, and I, uh... I meant to say “yes”
4 Jun: What?
PAGE 38
1 Ezra: I meant to say, “Yes, even that guy who killed my dad deserves a second chance”.
2 (small font) I just wished I didn’t feel like I had to lie about it.
(Ezra walks off; Jun’s sitting on a bench)
End Scene.
