Super-Powered Storytelling: On Writing Comics

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Join Cinematic Arts and comic book writer Ben Percy to learn more about how crafting a comic book parallels storyboarding a film! Listen in as he discusses the practice and craft of comic book storytelling and how to direct a small "set" of collaborators.

Benjamin Percy's new audio series—Exoplanet, a seven-episode sci-fi thriller executive-produced by Andy Weir—will release on Audible on November 5th and stars Anthony Mackie, John Leguizamo, and Oscar- and Tony-award winner Ariana DeBose. He currently writes The Punisher, Deadpool, and Midnight Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics and is known for his celebrated runs on Wolverine, X-Force, Ghost Rider, Green Arrow, and Teen Titans. He is the author of seven novels, three story collections, and a book of essays, Thrill Me, that is widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He has been a member of the WGA screenwriters guild since 2014 and has sold film and TV projects to Fox, Paramount, Starz, NBC, and Sony. His honors include an NEA Fellowship, a Whiting Award, a McKnight Fellowship, two Pushcart Prizes, the Plimpton Prize, the iHeartRadio Award for Best Scripted podcast, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best Horror of the Year.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 3:30pm
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
E105
104 West Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
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