Self Publishing and Printing Comics – The Basics
Before we begin I would like to thank Gianluca Glazer from Radical Publishing for helping me out with some of the fine details. I also would like to thank Dave Arhar from Penny Dreadful Press who also...
View ArticleWriting Tips for Comic Book Writers
This article I’m told, originated on Kristen Simon’s MySpace. Kristen is one of the key editors at Shadowline Comics, which is an off shoot of Image Comics. Her top ten tips are invaluable for any...
View ArticleDistributing Independant Comic Books with Haven Distributors
If you’re a comic book creator, retailer, or fan, you need know about and use the services offered by Haven Distributors. Haven Distributors, distribute independent comic books. You may not have heard...
View ArticleWrite Comics with Style
Alright, this article is actually called “How to Write with Style”, but I really don’t think it makes a difference what you are writing. This is great advice. I think it’s one of the most enlightening...
View ArticleAdvice To Aspiring Comic Book Creators
Scott McCloud has been in the comic book business for a long time. Recently while on a speaking tour at Drexel University he was asked “If you could give one piece of advice to an aspiring comic artist...
View ArticleEssential Skills to Become a Comic Book Artist
There are a million ways into the comic book industry. You can spend countless hours sending in samples and working on spec scripts. You can attend comic conventions, totting around your portfolio and...
View ArticleFormat a Comic Book Script
This is a very, very simple formatting breakdown, but I think it points you in the right direction. Formatting a comic book script isn’t really all that hard, the key is to be clear in your vision. You...
View ArticleAdvice on Breaking into Comic Book Writing
This is a letter written by Steve Lieber discussing the topic “How to break into Comic Book Writing” Steve Lieber (born May 19, 1967) is a comic-book illustrator. His best known work includes runs on...
View ArticleGrant Money to Self-Publish Your Comic Book
http://xericfoundation.org You’ve just completed your first comic book, and you know that you don’t want to subject your work to the soul-crushing scrutiny of editors and other middle-men as well as...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Have Any of This in Your Comic Book Portfolio
PORTFOLIO HORROR by Jim Zubkavich This bi-weekly column is meant to give advice from me and eventually other people in the industry about how to break in as an artist. This will include tricks for the...
View ArticleHow I Failed to Sell My Comic Book Script
Years ago I wrote a script for what I felt was an interesting and original comic book concept. I took my script down to Kinko’s and had multiple copies printed and spiral bound with a title etched in...
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