Comics artist Barbara Slate says you, too, can create graphic novels! (Video Interview)

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By Bob Andelman

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You can order Barbara Slate's book 'You Can Do a Graphic Novel' from Amazon.com by clicking the book cover above

No greater authority than Marvel Comics’ own Stan Lee asks that you not read Barbara Slate’s new book, You Can Do a Graphic Novel.

It’s right there on the cover: Stan the Man says, “I shudder at the thought of having to compete with a whole new gaggle of graphic novel creators! I tremble because if anyone can bring out the writer and artist hidden within society’s somnambulant psyche, it’s the titanically talented Barbara Slate. So please don’t read this book. I have a family to support!”

I hate to counter the expresses wishes of the man who put the “excel” in “Excelsior!” but if you’ve ever thought about dabbling in the world of graphic novels and need a little help getting started, Barbara Slate may be the right hot poker for you.

BARBARA SLATE audio excerpt: “A good story needs a beginning, middle and a twist. The twist is the surprise and what makes it interesting. You don’t want a linear story.”

Barbara Slate interview with Mr. Media, Bob Andelman, February 9, 2011

You can LISTEN to this interview with BARBARA SLATE, artist and author of YOU CAN DO A GRAPHIC NOVEL, by clicking the audio player above !

Slate is a veteran of comic books and illustration, having started her career with a line of “Ms. Liz” greeting cards and Cosmopolitan cartoons before graduating to comic books. She has worked for DC and Marvel, having illustrated everything from Barbie for Marvel, Beauty & the Beast for Disney and Betty & Veronica for Archie Comics. She’s also the author of the Yuppies from Hell series of graphic novels.

Speaking of “from hell,” she’s a fellow parent of a teen-age daughter. Poor woman!

Scooby-Doo by Barbara Slate

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BARBARA SLATE Website • Facebook • Twitter • Order You Can Do A Graphic Novel from Amazon.com

Bob Andelman is the author or co-author of 12 books, including Mind Over Business with Ken Baum, The Consulate with Thomas R. Stutler, The Profiler with Pat Brown, Built From Scratch with the founders of The Home Depot, The Profit Zone with Adrian Slywotzky, Mean Business with Albert J. Dunlap, and Will Eisner: A Spirited Life. Click here to see Bob Andelman’s Amazon Central author page. He is a member in good standing of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (member page).