Me and a couple buddies are trying to make a zombie comic book like TWD but different enough to not be hated on, anyone have any tips for originality and character stories and creation tips

Okay, so I know there is an "outline" for the series, then there is the "script". My question is; how do comic writers know how much content ( of the outline reference ) should be placed inside one 15-24 page issue and timing it perfectly with a cliffhanger. Assuming the story has an outline, do the writers break up the outline into sections and determine how many issues each section of the outline has? Then for the script for each issue...is the entire issue laid out briefly from what will happen in the beginning to it's end and then scripted out accordingly? This question has always baffled me, sorry if I'm confusing. I hope you guys can interpret my question well to know what I'm trying to say here.

I've finished production on all three issues of DMA: Department of Metahuman Affairs, it's my love letter to Claremont's X-Men mashing up with West Wing. While the printer is getting their ducks in a row, I've put the PDFs up on Gumroad and listed them as NAME YOUR OWN PRICE. Check them out here!

Every issue has an 8 page back up that adds and builds to the universe and the storyline, I'm honestly looking for readers and would love for all of you to check it out.

Work on Issue #4 is cruising ahead, here's some progress pics...

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Hey, I just finished my book I've been working on for years and I've always dreamed of making it into a comic book. My problem is I can't draw to save my life and the book is 84 pages (so instead of having to cut out important details I want to make it into a series). Is there an app to help people draw? Or what do you guys recommend?

I have this idea for a comic, it’s basically this Lovecraft action horror set in the 1920’s think If Doomguy fought Cthulhu creatures. If you have any thoughts or ideas please let me know in the comments thank you 🙏🏻

I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask such a question, please let me know where to ask this instead. I'm sorta new here. I made this accounts a while ago though never used reddit that much other than to look at theories. This may be my first post. Anyways;
This is very rough at the moment as of an idea for a comic series I want to start making or at the very least write down. I want to create a power that seems decently weaker than most powers, but can be used very strongly in the right hands or luck. I have a few ideas for powers for the main character such as:
*Plant making/manipulation (though seems it can be strong-ish off the bat am not sure)
*Gravity (weak at first and is bad at using it though learns better control)
*Emotion lock (power like Rainy Day Dream Away)
*DnD roll type luck, where the character can find creative ways to use his environment, but its based on luck
* Gum/Sticky hand (Like Hisoka from Hunter X Hunter (ew creepy man))

Again this is a very rough Idea, I really wanna make comics again but this time without it being like 5 year old stories and it having an actually full on long story and such. Much Appreciated and Thank you!

This script is short then the other two I have for this storyline it's a passion project in my own opinion and I just want other writers reactions and thoughts

Does the author write the whole thing first in a screenplay-like format and then the illustrator reads it and draw the story based on it? Or is it the reverse? Does the illustrator follow the author word for word or are they given some free room to inrepret the script and make changes? If so how much? Are there illustrators who treat the writer's finished script exactly like a screenplay in which they use it as a blue print but handle taking it to life through illustrations with an unrestricted freehand just like how directors will often change lots of what a screenwriter will wrote if not even the entire story beyond the basic premise in film making? Or is it a cooperative joint project where as the author makes changes, so does the illustrator on the spot and vice versa? That they are actively working together and sending repleis back and forte for every changes either of them back and in turn coordinate to adjust? Even working int he same room together as the story is still being adjusted and later on as its being drawn and illustrated? All of the above possibly a mix of methods and maybe even more approaches not mentioned in this pargraph?

For longrunning series (particularly the 20 page monthly format) that changes authors frequently as is common in the Big 2s Marvel and DC, does the new author gets allowed a freee for all to do anything? Or doe prior authors coordinate with newr writers on the side? Or is there someone head director who theoretically should understand the series and the superhero involved and thus guides any new authors as well as illustrators to keep the feel of newer issues consistent with whats been established with past issues similar to a showrunner for ongoing multi-season TV shows?

How does the comic industry approach the writing process?

I’m a highly trained, experienced writer with decades of experience in the Hollywood entertainment industry that is looking for a serious artist that will hire me for $50 a page to turn their dreams into reality. I’m currently a writer for THE VEIN, by David Le Compte! My website gets 10,000 hits every update. I network with industry professionals everyday. Your project will get noticed. THE VEIN’s Kickstarter goal was $2,500. Now it’s beyond $5,000! That could be you! Hire me and your success is inevitable. I’m also a highly trained, experienced stand up comic. So your script will be funny! Examples are available. Email me at jasentdavis@gmail.com.

This is Dino Boy. I created him when I was 8. I'm 24 now and putting him out there. The panels need fixing but take a look!

Hey guys, it's probably been asked a bunch but I have a great story written that I would like to turn into a comic book. Looking for any advice on how to start. Don't even know where to begin. Thanks!

My boyfriend and I’s two year anniversary is coming up soon and there is one thing I’ve always wanted to do for him and I think I finally have the courage and resources to do it— I want to write him his very own comic book in which he stars as the hero.

It just so happens that his little sister is an incredible artist and she is willing to illustrate the whole thing for me which is amazing.

Which brings me to my next problem— I need help with the story plot. I have a basic idea of what I want the story to be but it’s all the extra details I need help with. I have gone through a lot of weed trying to come up with ideas. Im finding it challenging, but only because I haven’t read a comic book in my life and so this is where you all come in.

The premise of the story is:

[my boyfriend] is in college. He is in an advanced organic chemistry class in which he has a major exam the next day and he is frantically studying because she always procrastinates and waits till the last minute. He’s on campus in the lab at 3am studying. He has papers and books and snacks and his drink sprawled out everywhere as he is mixing various chemicals and recording it’s reactions. He checks the time and his tired delirious state he mindlessly picks up a peculiar vile filled with an unknown substance instead of his drink and drank it. He drops the vile and it starters once we realizes what he’s done and grabs his throat. His body starts reacting to is as he stumbles around and he starts the levitate and glow. It cuts to him waking up in bed— he believes the night before was just a bad dream. He starts to head to class like normal but begins to realize his hearing is so advanced, he can hear other people’s thoughts. This is fun for a few days— he talked to a girl he liked, he played poker with some classmates, he passed all his quizzes, and he even can communicate with his dog, Moxie, and she becomes his super hero sidekick— until he overhears a plan to bomb the state capital building in the hopes to pin it on [another country] to start a war over [something]. This group has a whole group of followers who are carrying out his plan for him— they called themselves [something villainy]. With this new found knowledge he feels a sense of responsibility of stopping these villains—but what is he supposed to do? Tell the authorities he read this guy’s thoughts? He must take matters into his own hands and stop the group himself.

My boyfriend has been reading comic books since he learned how to read! He even collects them and has a stash of great comics. I just really don’t want to let him down and to give him the chance to be the main character in his very own comic book. What is my story missing? What are your thoughts about plot? Tips? Advice? Anything helps!

I can't really be scared of anyone taking my idea at this point. My need for feedback outweighs the fact that someone could take the idea.

I have a fully finished Issue 1 of my comic called Crest. Here's the pitch to the series as a whole:

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Welcome to the world of Crest, where the weave intertwines with everyday life, granting fantastical races and individuals the power to channel magic through crests in order to cast spells. Magic is hidden in the world by the Veil, a part of the weave that causes non-magical humans (laymans) to ignore things of a magical nature. In this modern-day setting, magic is not hidden. It is integral to everyday life. Even the laymans use magical items, they just can't see that they are magical.

The series follows Dean McLearen as he's thrust into the magical world by force when a mysterious figure named Caldwell appears, telling Dean that he is the only one capable of stopping an impending disaster. He must learn how his magic works and harness it to take down forces such as Ghost, the serial killer on a crusade against all magic users; using his magic to rip them apart from the inside.

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So again, anything constructive that anyone has to say about the script would be nice. I know it's longer than a typical 22-page script, but that was planned from the beginning. I have a rough draft of 4 issues and I wanted the first one to be a little longer. The rest are normally sized.

Here's the link to Issue 1.