Now YOU Can Write Like Grant Morrison!

Writer Grant Morrison is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in comics today. Known for an utterly unique brand of wonky, non-linear storytelling, Morrison's positioned himself as some kind of cosmic shaman brimming with avante-garde, metatextual wonders. In some cases, like his 1990's JLA run and the recent All-Star Superman, he can create some truly fresh and transcendent stuff...but other times, his preoccupation with gonzo concepts and deconstruction has lead to some very esoteric storytelling. The best example of this latter category can be seen in DC's Final Crisis event, the supposed "Crisis to End All Crises" that many (including Yours Truly) have found to be a cold, incoherent experience. So much so, that I believe this parody of his own style could be Morrison's way of signaling his imminent departure from mainstream superhero comics to think Great Thoughts, converse with the Universal Harmonic, or whatever such advanced beings do.

To better prepare for Morrison's ascension into the metaphysical mists (or to do his own solo projects), who's going to take the Enlightened One's place in the comic book firmament? Why, ANY of us, of course! That's right, using the Grant Morrison Guide to Writing, you'll be writing your own mindblowing Morrisonisms in no time!

Comments

[Z Ryan]

You have me laughing by butt off.

[KaraokeFanboy]

The singularity rainbow pill! You'd be a fool not to realize that Crazy Quilt has kept it under his pillow at Arkham all along!

[Rick]

Thanks to you Marvel,DC and even Archie are bidding on my story about the Multiversal Dream Bullet.

[ShadowWing Tronix]

The chronoplasmic anti-matter cycle will be the reboot of that Knight Rider clone from the 80's, Street Hawk. (Which I happened to like.)

[googum]

See, I was going to write like Grant, but my dealer refused to take a check...stupid cashless society. Needless to say, I've clipped and saved my copy today!

[greyman24]

Genius!

Strangely, I think the same chart would work with some of Kirby's stuff.

[Chris Mullen]

I think Morrison was on some chronoplasmic anti-matter pills when he was writing Final Crisis. I think you can divide most of his work into "stuff he wrote when he was sober," and "stuff he wrote when he was high."

[Hube]

ROTFLMAO!!!

Yet another gut-bustin' classic, Mark!

[Joe Lewallen]

That was very funny.

[Pat Curley]

If there's a multiversal god in the universe, he'll fire a chronoplasmic anti-matter bullet into Morrison's keyboard. About the only good thing to come out of that series is that the condemnation seems to be universal.

[Mark Engblom]

Well, the wretched Final Crisis limps to an end tomorrow as the seventh and final issue brings absolutely no clarity to this kaleidoscopic mess. Hope you had fun, Grant...because very few of us did.

[Ivan Wolfe]

Have you seen the preview pages for FC #7? If you thought Obama appearing in Spider-Man was interesting, well, DC does Marvel one or two better . . .

(also, I think I actually have a hexagonal god totem in my parent's garage somewhere. . .)

[suedenim]

Hh.

[Tom Richmond]

Wasn't there a similar guide in CBG about 21 years ago about how to draw like Jim Aparo? :)

[Mark Engblom]

LOL! That's right, Tom....I recall that piece you did for CBG all those years ago. Late vintage Aparo used to drive you over the moon!

[De Baisch]

I haven't yet looked at my copies of Final Crisis (just the Requiem tie-in), but apparently there seems to be no in-between feelings on the series. Looks like I'll either love it or hate it.