ARCHIVE - Scott's Comic Writing

A full playlist of every Substack class and mini-class for paid subscribers

Here’s an individual breakdown of all the different Comic Writing classes we’ve had so far or are planning on offering:

COMIC WRITING 101
8/19/21 Class #0: Q&A Test Session
8/26/21 Class #1: Welcome! (w/ Greg Capullo)
9/23/21 Class #2: Voice
10/27/21 Class #3: Characterization (w/ Donny Cates)
· 11/2/21 Class #3½: Characterization Coda
11/17/21 Class #4: Character Arcs (w/ Chip Zdarsky)
12/22/21 Class #5: Three-Act Structure
1/20/21 Class #6: Villains
2/16/22 Class #7: Scene Construction
3/17/22 Class #8: Collaboration (w/ James Tynion IV)
5/4/22 Class #9: Pitching (w/ Will Dennis)
6/15/22 Class #10: Mistakes (w/ Matthew Rosenberg)
7/14/22 Class #11: Conflict
8/24/22 Class #12: Endings
9/21/22 Class #13: Business in Comics (w/ Kyle Higgins)

COMIC WRITING 102
11/02/22 Class #0: Intro to Comic Writing 102
12/15/22 Class #1: Palooka; The Cold Dark Secret of Titan Station
01/18/23 Class #2: Adastra; The Beekeeper’s Due
03/23/23 Class #3: The Laundrymen; Malachite
05/23/23 Class #4 (feat. Jock): Crescent City Monsters; Kalibus
· 08/9/23 Class #4½: Constructing a Mystery
09/21/23 Masterclass (feat Kyle Higgins): Writing a Superhero Comic
10/27/23 Samurai, Pyramids & Corgis: A Conversation w/ Tom King
02/07/24 Class 5: A Nightmare AFTER Christmas: A Lifeguard’s Design
03/13/24 Class 6: Action Scenes: Monster Matador
06/27/24 Class 7: Twists and Turns (feat. Deniz Camp): Danse Macabre

ABSOLUTE COMIC WRITING
11/14/24 Class #1: Reinventing Superheroes (w/ Kelly Thompson)
12/18/24 Class #2: One Shots
02/14/25 Class #3: Maintaining a Career (w/ Mark Waid)
03/19/25 Class #4: Personal Storytelling (w/ Jason Aaron)
05/15/25 Class #5: The Fundamentals
07/02/25 Class #6: Building Story Arcs

The playlist for paid subscribers (down below) will also get updated as we go, so just come back here whenever you’ve missed anything or want to look back at our highlights, which include:

Talking with guests:

Livestream Q&As:

Convention video panels: