300 ...V for Vendetta...A History of Violence...Road to Perdition Graphic novels have entered the mainstream and become the hot category for both established professionals and aspiring artists. They have enjoyed immense popularity and many have been translated into big-budget films. This hands-on guide helps would-be graphic novelists learn everything they need to write, illustrate, and market their works, with: * Ideas for developing memorable characters * Tips on panel design and lettering * An insider's guide to production, marketing, promotion, and distribution * More than 100 original illustrations from the authors, including an 8-page color insert In The Everything® Guide to Writing Graphic Novels, professional comics creators Mark and Melissa Ellis break down the graphic novel creation process into easy-to-follow steps--from intriguing characters to gripping storylines and the ins-and-outs of publication. AUTHOR: Mark Ellis is the author of forty novels, most of them under the "house name" of James Axler. He created the popular Outlanders science fiction series and wrote Justice Machine, Death Hawk, Doc Savage, The Wild, Wild West, and H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu, among many others. Melissa Martin Ellis served a three-year stint as the art director of Millennium Publications, a comic magazine publisher, designing such popular titles as Anne Rice's The Mummy, Doc Savage, and Nosferatu: Plague of Terror.