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12/18/24 Absolute Comic Writing 101 (One-Shots) Archive
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12/18/24 Absolute Comic Writing 101 (One-Shots) Archive

The recording of our FREE special class on one-shot issues and self-contained stories!

Hey guys, it’s Scott.

Thanks for talking One-Shots with me! This class was a little shaggy, but a ton of fun, capping off a great day of signings like brother James’ with Joshua Hixson at 4th World in Smithtown:

And my own signing at Red Shirt Comics in Port Jefferson!

It was so, so great getting into the different kinds of storytelling devices people have used for one-shots over the years, from the gorgeous Daredevil one from Mark Waid and the Riveras to the powerhouse Spectacular Spider-Man one from

(who just released a very in-depth reaction to the new Superman trailer).

To anyone who joined us here for the first time, welcome! We do these classes every month with an occasional Q&A livestream in the meantime. To get access to the full playlist of 30+ previous sessions we’ve done, all you need to do is sign up for the class! It’s just $7/month or $75/year and in my opinion you’re getting a ton of value there. Plus, students get their own private line at all conventions I go to. It’s kind of like a FastPass, but for my signings!

To all my students (the old AND new ones), keep chiming in on our Discord server (another perk of signing up), and stay tuned for more Absolute Batman announcements. The covers for issue #6 just got revealed, so feast your eyes on these!

Covers by Nick Dragotta, Frank Quietly, Simon Bisleuy, John McCrea & Alex Maleev

Plus, next week marks the release of the first By a Thread trade! This is a post apocalyptic adventure series from me and my son Jack, with art by Valeria Favoccia, colors by Whitney Cogar, and letters by Tom Napolitano. Dark Horse is packaging the first arc of the series before the second one starts up on Comixology next year. Celebrate the holidays with a Snyder family tale about an Earth covered in a deadly substance that causes society to build above it. It's a lot of fun, and I hope you pick it up in bookstores this Tuesday and retailers on Wednesday!

We also got a outpouring of new Black Jackett members this week, so thank you so much for the support! We've closed the tier back up for now, but if you desperately want to upgrade or have any questions, email us at bestjackettpress@gmail.com and we'll see what we can do.

I’ll be back in 2025 with some exciting new classes and special guests for all our paid subscribers (still time to join or give it as a gift to someone for just $7/month or $75/year). If you have any topic suggestions, leave them down in the comments! And as always, all students are still eligible to submit their work so long as they sign this submission waiver and send it along with their work to bestjackettpress@gmail.com.

Looking up,

S

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