Are you looking to create the next Spider-Man?
Do you want to start cashing in on your comic writing skills, but don't know how to "get in"?
Or maybe you're just curious about what exactly has to happen to create these larger-than-life characters of ink-world legend.

Enter the world of award-winning comic writer and veteran, Brian Michael Bendis, who, with a grandfatherly candor, peels back the pages of the esoteric "factories of 'gods'" and offers plenty of inside-industry insight, tips, and caveats for aspiring writers.

This tell-all book, "Words for Pictures", almost reads like a graphic novel. The layout engages the creative/artistic mind, with plenty of vibrant comic excerpts and pictorial examples on robust, semi-glossed pages. While a few spots were a little on the dry side for me (I'm not one of the brave souls trying to make it in the comic industry), overall, I found it fascinating to observe how it all ties together behind the scenes.

True to the title, this is not intended to delve into the business or technique of illustration. While it may briefly, and indirectly, reveal some aspects of the illustrators job, it does not make any great effort to go into detail.

This is not a step-by-step how-to book. This is a candid and practical look behind the scenes of the comic story-writing business, chock-full of tasty morsels of wisdom that you'll be chewing on until adamantium gets rust spots.