LINK: Joe Shuster Awards on The Broadcast

Robert Haines had some very nice things to say about THE BROADCAST over at the Joe Shuster Awards website yesterday. While not a review, he did say that, “Noel has created moody, evocative pages which capture the spirit of the story.” I couldn’t agree more. I keep telling people his art in THE BROADCAST is [...]

Horror Author Bob Freeman Reviews The Broadcast

My friend and fellow Indiana-based writer Bob Freeman had some very nice things to say in his review of THE BROADCAST this morning, saying “This is what you hope for when you dip into the indie market. Smart. Riveting. Complex. Compelling, First and foremost, The Broadcast is a solid literary work…..this should be an instant [...]

THE BROADCAST: Anatomy of a Scene, Part 5

So we’ve gone through all the motions. Script, layouts, artwork, a new script. After all that, this is what the final result looks like: For me this moment is always somewhat bittersweet. There’s nothing better than seeing your story come together. At the same time, this is when I have to lock it in and [...]

THE BROADCAST: Anatomy of a Scene, Part 4

Once Noel’s finished his work on a scene it’s time for me to go in and give the dialogue one final polish (I’m something of a perfectionist). Sometimes I don’t need to make changes at all. Usually, however, I do. For instance, this scene saw the addition of one or two panels on each page. [...]

THE BROADCAST: Anatomy of a Scene, Part 3

This one doesn’t require much explanation. Once Noel and I are both happy with the layouts, he goes to work. A few weeks later, I end up with something like this waiting in my inbox… I know, I know. Someone shouldn’t get to work with an artist THIS talented on their first book. But hey, [...]

THE BROADCAST: Anatomy of a Scene, Part 2

Yesterday I shared an excerpt from THE BROADCAST’s script, today I want to give you a look at the next step — layouts. Essentially, Noel takes the script and does a very rough version of the illustrated page. It’s a vital step in the process because it gives us a chance to make sure the [...]

THE BROADCAST: Anatomy of a Scene, Part 1

This week I wanted to give a behind-the-scenes look at how Noel and I collaborated on THE BROADCAST. Below I’ve attached a small script excerpt that takes place near the beginning of the book’s second act. I’d love to tell you this is the first step in the creative process, but I’m just not that [...]

THE BROADCAST: Cast of Characters

Putting the book together has been a lot of fun because it’s given me a chance to look through some of the early material that was created in the project’s development. For Noel, the first step was to develop a look for each of the characters. The “behind-the-scenes” material in the book will give everyone [...]

Francavilla’s Orson Welles

It’s been three long years since I commissioned Francesco Francavilla to illustrate a cover for THE BROADCAST. Three years!! That’s a long time, especially in comics. They’ve two Harry Potter movies in that time, I think. I’m sure Francesco reached a point where he assumed it wasn’t going to come out. Part of me thinks [...]

One Million Words

There’s an old saying that every writer has a million bad words in them, and that the only way you can become a decent writer is to get through those first million words as fast as you possibly can. Now, I can’t say for sure if I’ve written a million words. I think the chances [...]

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