In Norse mythology, Gungnir was the staff of the god Odin, which always hit its target. The name relates not only to the publisher’s sci-fi/fantasy orientation, the publisher said, but also to its ambition to foster a new creative ecosystem for writers and artists.

The sci-fi story, with artwork by Alex Arizmendi, is rated for readers 13 and up and will be published May, 2024, as a 136-page hardcover with an MSRP of $22.99.

Spring 2024 Preview: Young Adult Comics & Graphic Novels

How astrophysicists, NASA, and a little thing called Youtube played a part in building the universe of Beyond Kuiper!

The ninth wonder of the world is not a pyramid, or a wall, it's not a tower in some desert or an ancient temple palace in the middle of the world. No siree, the ninth wonder of the world is the ability to understand what you mean to say, even if you never say it directly. Ok fine, maybe it’s not the ninth wonder of the world, but it should be.

If the movie reviews are the redheaded stepchild, then the Takes are the 4.0 GPA “Student of the Year,” dream child to have. Today we are going to dive into my creative summary of how I would have written Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Speaking of being different, let's get into our core topic today. The 7 types of stories and how to differentiate yourself from the pack. There is an old adage that there are only 7 stories in the world...

Ba Ba ba bammm Ba ba ba, Ba Ba Ba bamm ba da da…. If you don’t know what theme song I am humming here then, well then I don’t even know how we are friends. Indiana Jones has been the gold standard in adventure movies since Raiders of the Lost Ark basically invented the genre.

Creating a world and writing a script is hard enough, but when you are pioneering a graphic story, that is only half the battle, the other half, finding the artist to express your world on the page. There are two ways to go about this, the first, hire a seasoned comics editor, who can help in the process, this will allow them to do all the heavy lifting, and that’s that, all done.

And then there is Gaiman, He took the idea of states of being and manifested them into characters, into emotional beings, into mirrors, no lenses into our society. And that’s what we are here to discuss today. Now, that my nonsensical preamble has been emotionally fulfilled, let's dive in.

Part of The Writers Take is the deep diving into the plot and writing of fan favorite movies and tv shows. I will preface that these takes are not considering the other aspects of production other than the writing. With that said, let's dive into AVATAR 2: WAY OF THE WATER.

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, Wealth and fame, He's ignored- oh hello there. I bet you're confused to see me? I know, I know I promised to publish my take on Avatar this week, but like many things in life, we lie, and are disappointments to our fathers… I mean mothers… I mean- god damn it, I guess I need to go back to therapy.

I hope this finds you well! I'm thrilled to share some exciting news with you – after months of planning, thinking, deleting, and contemplating my Substack, The Writer's Take, I am finally ready for you all to enjoy it! I wanted to extend a personal invitation to you to be among the first to read the debut edition.