To Script or Not to Script

I have been trying to brainstorm what my comic is going to be about. I want to write something that is going to be interesting to read while being fun to draw. I thought I might just start drawing and let the pictures lead me through the story. I am not sure that is the best idea for this project.

I think I have finally decided that I want to script out the comic. I think the script will help me when  go to draw the images. I won't have to second guess what I am doing. All I will have to do is make the images fit the concept of each page. Page after page will begin to shape a complete book and hopefully I will not have to go back to change anything when I am done.

How do I script the comic? I have done a little scripting in the past. None of which was ever turned into anything. I have looked though books like the one above and have determined a simple way to script my book. The first thing I have to do is determine the arc of the entire issue. Once I know that, then I can focus on each of the pages. Each page should have some sort of point. The page acts almost like a scene, a movement that leads into the next page.  

The easiest way to script the page is to go cell by cell. I usually thing about how I want the page to flow. I will sketch out the layout of the page. Then next to that little thumbnail I will write out "Cell One: Whatever happens in this cell." Then I will go on to Cell Two. Sometimes there is only one cell. Sometimes there are six or eight cells. It depends on what I am trying to do.

I think I am going to spend the next few posts brainstorming my ideas for the Meeting Stephen King Comic. I figure since I will not be trying to make money on this project, It doesn't really matter if the world sees my process. In fact making the process public might help someone else who is trying to create a book of their own.