Artists discuss and analyze Jack Kirbys storytelling techniques

http://hilobrow.com/tag/kirb-enthusiasm/

I see your Alphonse Mucha and raise you Parrish

http://parrish.artpassions.net/

http://parrish.artsycraftsy.com/

Artists references: Bob Peak

http://www.bobpeak.com/

The best discussion of composition I’ve ever heard

http://michaeloeming.com/?p=1558

Origin of atomic radiation as a source for superpowers

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/03/pl_prototype_radiation

Research on comic panels

http://www.comicsbulletin.com/nuclear/99854280011828.htm

Writepop: 1001 story ideas

This website gave me a chuckle.

http://www.writepop.com/science-fiction-story-ideas/

Wally Woods 22 panels that always work!

Comics are all about working smooth, quick, and clearly.

"Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up."

GETTING STARTED: Software for Lettering Comics

So what do you do with that script you crafted in Celtx? I'm not about to speculate on the tools people use to craft their comics in the digital age, so let's say you opted to throw down your life savings on a copy of photoshop.  You discover Photoshop is great for images, but lettering comics is clunky and looks atrocious. (If you don't know, it really does. Take my word for it.) So what do you do? Well in place of Illustrator there is a great open source program called INKSCAPE.  The process for creating word balloons in Inkscape differs a bit from Illustrator, but the end result is the same.  You can find Inkscape here: http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en It's free to download and use.

If you're using Illustrator, a great resource is http://www.ninjalettering.com/

GETTING STARTED: Software for writing comics

This is a fantastic free software that makes it a heck of a lot easier to write compared to the method of trying to find Templates or fighting with MSWord or OPENOFFICE for formatting. There's an add on you can purchase that utilizes virtual post it notes for timelines and such. I suggest it but it's not essential to get started.

http://www.celtx.com/