Read this while listening to the theme music from Terminator.

1. No characters should be pre-rendered in design before the actual comic is drawn.
2. No panel borders, though objects may be used to delineate areas of the page.
3. No sound effects.
4. No thought balloons, though floating words may be associated with the on-screen character talking at another time or in his/her mind.
5. No motion lines, though the effects of movement or action may be depicted physically, ie the splashing of water or the fragmentation of rock etc.
6. No title pages or author creditation in the main body of the work and no narrative information regarding place, time, or any other voice that comes from an invisible narrator. Therefore, transitions of time and space in the narrative may not be made apparent to the reader through words on the page.
7. No penciling, or no inking if pencils are used. Any medium of linemaking is acceptable however: paint; marker pens, etc. and any page size may be used. Colouring may be added.
8. No pointless cartoon violence, though violence may be used if necessary to propel the plot.
9. No overt autobiograhy.
10. Humanity or human issues should be at the core of the story.


This post is in reference to the Danish Dogme 95 film movement.  It`s about the way I make comics these days.