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In 2001, Dennis O’Neil wrote what was basically the DC employee handbook on how to write comics. The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics served as an answer to Marvel’s “How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way”. Twenty-plus years later, we take a look and see if it’s still relevant. We talk story spine vs. “one damn thing after another,” Marvel Method vs. full script, why Batman never just paralyzes the Joker, Todd McFarlane drawing pages before he has a plot, and O’Neill quietly roasting Alan Moore. If you make comics (or just love them), this episode is for you!
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