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Developing Memorable Villains with Aaron Sparrow and Mark Pellegrini


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Aaron Sparrow, Mark Pellegini and Wes dive into creating memorable villains. Every great hero needs a formidable villain to oppose them. Comic writers have long known a standout villain is equally important to having a fantastic hero. Aaron and Markexplain their processes and theories behind developing monstrous villains using traditional character development and story-telling methods. This lesson is must-see for any writer wanting to learn the ins-and-outs of creating memorable comic book villains. 

 

Mark Pellegrini Bio

 

Mark Pellegrini is a creative consultant and writer for NINJAINK, LLC and his collaborations with Timothy Lim have been published by IDW and UDON studios. As a freelance featured writer, his articles and creative works have been published by such websites as Adventures in Poor Taste, Comics Alliance, Ain't it Cool News, and io9. You can find more of his writing at TMNT Entity.

 

YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCl-CXprfvSb6wMblmXH-pZg

Website: deviantart.com/ninjaink

Twitter: @PelleCreepy

 

Aaron Sparrow Bio

Aaron Sparrow is a comic book writer and editor who got his start as a copy editor at Tokyopop. In 2009, he became the Lead Editor for Boom! Studios' new line of Disney comic books. In addition to his editorial work on these titles, Sparrow also heavily lobbied to do a Darkwing Duck comic, having been a huge fan of the cartoon. 

 

YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCFMFLB8b2908bhhChZhgU6A

Twitter: @Aaron_Sparrow 

 

YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/ThinkingCritical

 

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