TopCow Talent Search 2012 entry

This post is going to be short and sweet. I participated in the 2012 TopCow talent search contest, It was a great opportunity given to aspiring writers who wanted to break into the comic book industry. From what I can gather any scripts that were written as “World Changing” events were thrown out and I believe that included my script.  I have not received any feedback from TopCow as...

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Dark New World Comic Book Script – Issue 1

A labor of love collides with life and responsibilities. After making the Dark New World movie, I knew I wanted to write comic books — but how do I break in? After all it is every comic book geek’s dream. So after talking to Ralph Contreras (he was the owner of Modern Age Comics)  I was convinced I could carry on...

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Thirsty Spider

Below you can read a script I wrote about 5 years ago and  submitted to Marvel. This was before I knew Marvel Comics would not accept scripts from writers due to legal issues. So I’m now sharing “Thirsty Spider” with the world. Thirsty Spider is a short story about a dehydrated Spider-Man trying to quench his thirst. I hope you all enjoy the story. Please feel free to...

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Welcome to Sleeping Awake Blog

This is where I’ll be blogging about my trials and tribulation on breaking into the comic book industry. This will have everything from finding time to write to finding artists who believe and hold the same passion I do for comic books. I’ll also be uploading stories I’ve written and ask for critiques and comments, discussing discipline (or lack thereof),  and...

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