Creator Resource will be at Fan Expo Toronto (Aug 30-Sept 2) to talk to you all about the comic book industry. We aren’t boothed this year but CR team members Stephanie Cooke and Eric Kim will be circulating the show throughout the weekend. Additionally, they will be moderating two panels that are being presented by…
Author: Stephanie Cooke
Stephanie is a Toronto-based comic book writer and editor. She's the founder of Creator Resource and Creator Advisor, and works with the comic book community as much as possible to help foster safer and more inclusive spaces for all. You can find her work at stephaniecooke.ca.
Kriota Willberg’s “Get A Grip” Series on The Beat
Kriota Willberg is a cartoonist that has been working in the comics industry for quite some time. Kriota uses her knowledge and experience from working as a massage therapist and health science educator to help people learn more about their bodies and how to take care of them. She uses her platform and experience to…
Monday Motivation: Soundtracks to Work To
Marketing Your Comic Book and Getting Press
We’ve written about getting press for your comic book and Kickstarter project before, but in addition to the tips found in that post, we wanted to share some links from other creators and comic book pros. The links below help outline more information to help you with marketing your comic book and talk about other…
Hosting and Launching Your Own Webcomic
How to Lock Down Your Social Media
We love the comic book industry, but it has its flaws. One of those flaws lies within the fandom itself which can cause some less than stellar interactions on social media. If you’re being targeted and harassed online, Zoë Quinn put together some resources via Crash Override Network to help lock down your social media….
The Freelancer’s Recipe: Grandma DeConnick’s “Bread Salad”
From Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Bitch Planet) comes her grandma’s recipe for “Bread Salad”. BREAD SALAD INGREDIENTS: 1 large loaf ciabatta bread, cut into 2-inch cubes 1 pint mozzarella pearls 2 cups kalamata olives, pitted 3-4 cups grape tomatoes, halved 1 generous bunch fresh basil, cut in ribbons 1/4 chicken, roasted, meat torn from…
The Freelancer’s Cookbook: An Introduction
A while back, I had the idea to launch a cookbook called The Freelancers Cookbook. Unfortunately, while there was lots of interest in it at the time, it didn’t come to fruition. However, I did the legwork and gathered a lot of recipes from freelancers before the project eventually lost steam. For this column, I’m…
How to Get Press For Your Indie Comic or Crowdfunded Project
I’ve been doing freelancing for quite some time at this point. I founded the entertainment website, Rogues Portal (now Geek-d Out), and I was previously the Managing Editor of Talking Comics for over four years. I’ve also run and/or been a part of several successful Kickstarter campaigns such as Toronto Comics Anthology (Vol. 4 & 5), The Secret Loves…
Breaking Into Comics: Anthology Projects
If you’re wanting to break into comics, it can be extremely hard to get your foot in the door. Publishers and editors want to see published work (as opposed to self-published) which can be really hard to put together. A lot of artists break in by creating their own web comics and publishing them on…