SC Comicon 2015: Crafting an Idea

SC Comicon 2015:  Crafting an Idea

What does it take to turn a raw idea into a completed book?  Learn from great story craftsmen Van Jensen, Chris Schweizer, and David Weber, as they walk you through their creative process.

Moderated by Brian Eison

Runtime 1 hour 11 minutes 20 seconds

SC Comicon 2015:  Crafting an Idea

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Episode 347: SC Comicon 2014 Panel - Collaboration and Continuity

Moderator Shawn Daughhetee talks with Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, Flash, X-O Manowar) and Van Jensen (Green Lantern Corps, Flash, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer) about their process of writing together on stories that tie into the larger continuity of the DCU.

Runtime: 56 minutes 26 seconds

Episode 343: Some of Our Friends Part 1

Sorry for the crap picture.  I'll do a better one when I get some time tomorrow.

Sorry for the crap picture.  I'll do a better one when I get some time tomorrow.

Recently Shawn and Adam attended Comicsfest at Richard's Comics and Collectables.  Also in attendance for the day were J Chris Campbell, Duane Ballenger, Tracy Yardley, Van Jensen, Andy Runton, Gregbo Watson, and even for a little bit, Derek and Nikki Davis.  They were doing all sortsa sketches and having the fun good times.  To celebrate the friends of the Dollar Bin we decided to rap a bit about them and what makes them so great.

Runtime 56 minutes 31 seconds

SC Comicon 2014: Crowd Funding Panel

Left to Right:  Micah Taylor, Van Jensen, Dean Trippe, Sanford Greene

Left to Right:  Micah Taylor, Van Jensen, Dean Trippe, Sanford Greene

With Van Jensen, Sanford Greene, Dean Trippe Want to learn more about how to crowd fund your project? Panelists Van Jensen (The Leg, currently on Kickstarter), Dean Trippe (Something Terrible, successfully funded on Kickstarter), and Sanford Greene (Deadlines: Vol 4, successfully funded on Kickstarter) join moderator Micah Taylor (Be Normal, successfully funded on Kickstarter; Super Big, unsuccessfully funded) to discuss tips and tricks for a successfully crowd funded project.

Runtime: 38 minutes 53 seconds

Review: Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Vol 1 TP

Review: Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Vol 1 TP

Leave your preconceptions at the door. All of them. This isn’t a gimmicky re-imagining of the Pinocchio story like those mash-up novels, nor is it like the “happily ever after” Disney animated feature. Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer is a well-told continuation of the original Carlo Collodi tale. Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins make this clear right away. Don’t skip over the forward or the summary of the original, it is essential to the basic framework of the story about to unfold.

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