Angle The position or attitude that shows how something is viewed.
Example: A bird’s eye view is a view looking down like a bird.
Antagonist Tries to stop the main character from achieving his/her/its
goal. Adversary/Opponent
Artist’s Alley At many comic book conventions, you can visit awesome
Artist’s Alley. It is the place where “the pros” bring their work to show
their “latest”, talk to fans and work on their pages. You can see how a pro
layouts, sketches, and inks.
Background 1. The part of your character that happened before. 2. In
a panel, the part of the picture that is toward the back. Usually, a less
important position than the foreground.
Bible Everything you need to know about your characters ... and
more. (name, age, siblings, powers, side-kicks, favorite book etc.). A full
description of your characters so that you know your characters as well
as, or better than, you know yourself.
Biz (the Biz) Short for “The Business”.
Breakthrough An exhilarating moment when you have struggled
hard enough and long enough through your creative process and can
suddenly see perfectly clear. A big AHA moment.
Character driven You create the characters before the story. The art
comes first.
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