Dirk Hooper Writing | Comic Art | Book Crew Host

Big annoucement! We just launched the official Book Crew website and we're now on EVERY MAJOR PODCAST DIRECTORY! Press Release is below... prlog.org/13095682-book-…

I don’t often ink #Marvel ,but when I do …… 🥳 Thank you for trusting me with this, Jason. Inking @Demonpuppy is always an honor. . #traditionalart #Wildstorm #crew #inkmonkeyhope

#CONAN FOREVER

Hah! Found an old convention sketch I did back in 2011. Oliver doesn’t know how strong he is! Poor Peter!

spent my day nomming cookies and ice cream :3 hbu?

I'll be launching my new novel Moon Over Brendle on May 14, at Foyles, Charing Cross Rd. For the first time I'll be revealing the secret method I use to create ideas, stories, characters, etc. Please come along if you can. Tickets here: foyles.co.uk/events/moon-ov…

Moon Over Brendle: "An unusual, magical faux-autobiography, this is a vividly written delight." Check out this review of my new novel by Lisa Tuttle in The Guardian. theguardian.com/books/2026/may…

Flash Gordon Quarterly #7 has landed! ⚡ Details: bit.ly/4u86Bdq An all-new special featuring a multiverse of stories! Feat. Jim Krieg, Paul Cornell, Lizbeth Myles, Steve Orlando, Matt Horak, Georges Jeanty, Giorgio Pontrelli, cover by Artyom Trakhanov. #flashgordon

May the 4th be with you!

My original art for the exclusive GameStop cover of INVINCIBLE VS game. They wanted a cover based on the story mode.

Writers! What's the hardest type of scene to write?

Writers! Do you start with character, premise, or ending first?

@Mistress_DJ That's a great approach!

@DirkHooperPlus character/premise same time. ie: blue collar guy, rough around the edges w a Alpha wife. They grow/evolve into an FLR. The story tells itself. Horror: opening a 1800's silver platter is found on top of a compost pile with scraps that look like something was eating...

Pencil stage from a splash page of Invincible. Happy non-bloody Mark. Rare but it happens!

All of these look cool! Horror Manga Is Scaring Up Fans publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ne…

Writers! What are your tricks to get ideas rolling? Here are four solid ways in this article. Four Ways to Give Your Creativity a Boost writerunboxed.com/2026/04/22/fou…

Remember that terrible line? It points to bad writing and desperation. Here is how to fix this in your own work! The Writing Lesson in "Somehow, Palpatine Returned" nofilmschool.com/writing-someho… #writingcommunity #bookcrew