Portable Hole Podcast

This week Ryan shares his thoughts on a few of the movies and tv shows that he's seen recently including Oppenheimer, Barbie, They Cloned Tyrone and Marvel's Secret Invasion. It's been a busy few weeks but finally we're back with a packed episode.

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This week Ryan Shares his thoughts on The Flash. It's a movie that has been mired in controversy amid Warner Brothers revamping of the DCU/ DCEU and its star, Ezra Miller's own legal troubles. Despite that, the movie got the green light and we were treated to a chaotic mess of a movie that brought back Michael Keaton's Batman. Was it all worth it? Check out the review to find out.

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This week Ryan Reviews the follow-up to 2018's Into the Spider-verse. Boasting phenomenal visuals and an all star cast Ryan shares his thought on how it measures up to the original.

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This week Ryan interviews writer and creator, Brandon Starocci. Brandon is the creator of the Avalon series which is currently crowdfunding its 4th and 5th issues on kickstarter. Brandon and Ryan have a great, wide ranging conversation that touches on everything from story crafting to crowdfunding.

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Crafting a story for comic books and graphic novels for can be a challenging process, especially when compared to pose. To do it right, a lot of organization and prep work is necessary. Ryan shares what he has learned so far on the road to his first comic and includes some great resources along the way.

Some Great Resources

The Art of Writing Comic Books- Mark Kneece

On Writing- Stephen King

The Scene Book- Sandra Scofield

Comics Creator Prep- Lee Nordling

The Visual Language of Comics- Neil Cohn

Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative- Will Eisner

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This week, Ryan Reviews Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. It's James Gunn's swan song with the MCU and the end of the Guardians as we know them. In a movie filled with comedy, drama, easter eggs and callbacks, is it able to stick the landing? Watch to find out.

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This week Ryan shares his full review of The Mandalorian. After 2 years of excellent storytelling, is season 3 able to keep it up? Listen to find out.

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This week on the Creating the Comic Episode 1 Addendum Episode, we chat with Laurie Calcaterra about a wide range of topics including writing for comic books. Her fantastic comic, Path of The Pale Rider is currently crowdfunding its third issue on Kickstarter.

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On the first episode of Creating the Comic, Ryan talks about his experience and shares tips on learning to write for comic books. If you haven't written specifically for comic books, it's a completely different animal. It takes a completely different approach that requires quite a few considerations. Listen to the episode for some tips and best practices when it comes to writing for comic books and graphic novels.

Links and Resources

Books

Will Eisner Comics and Sequential Art

Words for Pictures: The Art and Business for Writing Comics and Graphic Novels

The Art of Comic Book Writing

Alan Moore's Writing for Comics

Panel One Comic Book Scripts by top writers

Comic Writing/ Collaboration Groups

ComicbookCollabs Reddit

Facebook Connecting Writers and Artists

Comicbook Resources Forum

I Create Comicbooks Facebook

Writing Prompts

Reedsy Writing Prompts

500 Writing Prompts

Writing Prompts Reddit

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This week Ryan shares his review of Season one of The Last of us.

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