iFanboy Mini - Episode #81 - How to Break In to Comic Book Writing
Have you ever wanted to write comics professionally? Josh shares some of the best advice he knows.
Breaking in to comics is no easy feat. Not only do you have to have chops, but you've got to know the right people. And if you can't draw, then you'll have to find an artist. Find out about resources like Digital Webbing, and the Xeric Grant. It also turns out that hanging out on message boards can actually be productive.
iFanboy wishes you luck, because you're gonna need it.
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Comments
I'm in the middle of writing a book now, and I found my artists by talking to a coworker. Turns out he and a friend get a table in artists alley and wanted to have something other then sketches to sell at shows. I pitched them an idea, sat down and worked out some concept sketches with them, and now we have the ball rolling. I'm not paying them, they're not paying me, we're going to pitch in on getting it printed together, we have a good thing going that's mutually beneficial. I think artists alley is full of people who want to do comics, so go to shows and start pitching ideas.
Posted by Animalvader1 on 07/07/08 at 01:25 PM
Is it just me, or is the mini no longer on the home page? I've had to watch the last two minis over at revision3. What's up?
Posted by Animalvader1 on 07/07/08 at 02:49 PM
@Animalvader1 - It plays just fine for me on the homepage.
Posted by conor on 07/07/08 at 03:04 PM
@conor- It's not even on mine I have no idea why. The link to comment is, but the video isn't. Same for this page too, but the weekly works fine. Weird.
Posted by Animalvader1 on 07/07/08 at 03:41 PM
@Animalvader1 - Send us an e-mail with your browser/OS specs, please. We'll try to figure out why.
Posted by conor on 07/07/08 at 03:57 PM
Oh another way to find an artist is on Craigslist, i had alot of good experiences using that site.
Posted by Julian on 07/07/08 at 09:48 PM
I'm using the newest version of Firefox, otherwise, I don't know where to find the info you're asking for. It's not that big of a deal really, but I'll keep looking.
Posted by Animalvader1 on 07/07/08 at 10:49 PM
Ironic that this is the mini for today. I debateed sending this question to you guys: "There seems ti be a bit of talk lately about the ned for new blood in comics If you were in charge of cultivating new talent for a publisher how would you do so?
I agree that publishing is the best way to break in, but I wish that DC for example would have more confidence in allowing some lattitude for new creators(who have some publidhed work) to have a crack at the big guns. Imagine if trinity was a weekly series features twelepage stories by a fresh creative team. Continuity be damned, just write a twelve pager featuring our stable of characters. Go nuts! I'd buy that in a heartbeat on a weekly basis.
One could make the same case for a weekly comic @ Marvel, though I do think they have the right mindset looking at T.V. and other mediums for inspiration.) I've said yoo much. Disscuss!
Posted by DaveCarr on 07/07/08 at 10:17 AM