Learn how to craft comics with David Hine

By John Freeman on April 10, 2026 • ( 0 )

An online course about writing comics launches later this month run by David Hine, veteran writer and editor for Marvel, DC, Rebellion and more, offering guidance on how to craft comics that hit the page the way readers want to flip it.

The course, offered via elvtr.com, guides you through ideation, dialogue, narrative structure, and script polish, with hands-on practice that turns your story ideas into full, professional scripts.

Lip Hook - written by David Hine, art by Mark Stafford

David Hine is the comic writer behind Spider-Man Noir and acclaimed Marvel/DC titles, with award-nominated works and stories spanning film, games, and global bestsellers. You’ll also have seen his work in 2000AD, on strips such as “Void Runners”, illustrated by Boo Cook, and as writer of graphic novels such as The Man Who Laughs, created with Mark Stafford.

If you’re feeling lost in a sea of freelancers, or Struggling to get noticed by major publishers, or navigating rejection after rejection, this comic book writing course gives you a professional portfolio, direct mentorship from David Hine, and guidance on how to network properly. By the end, you’ll have a 20-page comic script and a pitch package that opens doors rather than closes them.

The 13 live classes over seven weeks comprising nine assignments, including six case studies and four workshops, building to one final project. It includes career guidance.

ELVTR is disrupting education by putting proven industry leaders in a virtual classroom with eager rising stars.

• David Hine’s Live Online Course on Writing a Comic Book runs from 28th April until 9th June 2026 and runs for seven weeks, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.00pn BST | Book here

• Explore some of David’s work on his blog and find links to his work in print at waitingfortrade.com or on davidhine.tumblr

• 2013 downthetubes Comic Creator Interview: David Hine on adapting “The Man Who Laughs”

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.