Mera by Danielle Paige5/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hopefully, the “Aquaman” movie has introduced Mera to a lot of people who didn’t know about her and left them wanting to know more. Activism and empowerment seem a part of her DNA, but what was most influential in crafting your version of the character? I was so lucky to work with Stephen Byrne, who also works with Brian Michael Bendis on “Wonder Twins.” DC Ink launches with your tale of a young Mera, whose backstory, even to comics fans, may not be well known. Graphic novels are much more akin to television or film, only you have an artist who is your partner in bringing the story to life. You have to let the dialogue and the actors and set decorators and cinematographers speak for you without all that extra exposition and internal monologues. But when you are writing for television or film, you are supposed to show and not tell. You have to paint every thought and action and setting. ![]() ![]() Do those defining YA story qualities translate easily as graphic novels?Ībsolutely! When you are writing a book, you have to show and tell. Graphic novels are (kind of) prose plus television, both of which you’ve written. ![]()
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