Brandon Easton is a super-accomplished creator. In addition to having made the must-see documentary Brave New Souls about African-American writers and artists in science fiction and fantasy novels, comics, and movies, he’s also a:
Freelance Writer at Marvel Entertainment Writer of M.A.S.K. at IDW Publishing Freelance Writer at IDW Publishing Volunteer Solar System Ambassador at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Writer at Unified Pictures Writer at Lion Forge Comics Former Program Writer at Disney/ABC Television Group Former Staff Writer at Marvel Entertainment
Easton has received the 2015 Disney-ABC Writing Program, a 2014 nomination for the Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Single Issue or One Shot, and four Glyph Awards. He was also a semi-finalist for the 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival's Project Stargazer, which was a collaboration with NASA to find and develop science-fiction writers of color.
Easton spoke with me on June 27, 2016 by Skype, about:
How the Disney ABC Writing Programme works Pro writing for the market with big money at stake The pressure of writers rooms and how they made him smarter How showrunners choose their writers How to break an episode The art and science of bottle shows The penalties for going over budget
While I mention that we’ll be talking about writing for Marvel, that’ll be coming in a future episode of MF GALAXY, so keep subscribing.
Buy Brandon Easton’s Brave New Souls documentary on African-American science fiction and fantasy film makers, authors, and comic creators. It’s a great doc and it’s only 8 bucks.
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