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Links for Writers

Posted on March 13, 2019April 9, 2020 by Stephanie Cooke

With the idea of continuing to promote, encourage, and support the writing community. Here are some excellent links to help writers learn. To discover more about the industry, scripting, and what to expect when writing and making comic books. This list is updated regularly, so check back periodically. FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR CHUCK WENDIG’S BLOG: On…

Comic Book Creative Teams: Who’s Who And What Do They Do?

Posted on February 27, 2019December 27, 2018 by Stephanie Cooke

This week’s piece is all about understanding who does what in a comic book. There are numerouspeople involved in making a comic book happen so we’ll going to list out some of the major ones for you. Typically in the credits of a book, especially superhero comics, you’ll see a number of creators listed. You may…

The Comic Creator Finance Workbook

Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 by Paul Carroll

The one thing no-one talks about when someone wants to make comics is the cost behind their creation. Part of the mystery is that solo creators don’t need to pay someone else to work on their books, and part of it is that some people team up with undisclosed profit shares at the start of…

Creator Interviews: Lettering with Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

We had a chance to chat with creator extraordinaire, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou to ask him some questions about lettering and what his process is like.  Hassan is a comic book letterer on such works as Shanghai Red,  Red Sonja, Lone Ranger, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt, Black Mage, and more. He is also the Eisner-nominated editor of PanelxPanel, is a…

#NewCreatorAdvice Part One

Posted on January 24, 2019January 23, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

Jimmy Palmiotti recently started a hashtag in an effort to help creators get advice from other comic creators based on their experiences in the industry. So maybe we can give back a little. This hashtag #newcreatoradvice would be a good thing to use if you are an established creator and have advice for the new…

How does an anthology choose its stories?

Posted on January 22, 2019February 13, 2020 by Steven Andrews

How do editors choose which stories to include in a book? I can’t answer for any large companies, but I can share a little about we decided it for our Toronto Comics anthology! I imagine that some of our filters are similar, and I hope it will be helpful to folks. So, for Toronto Comics:…

Making Money from Webcomics – An Illustrated Guide

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 by H-P Lehkonen

Making Money from Webcomics – An Illustrated Guide is a product of the joint effort of an international group of webcomics artists, Finnish comics makers and the funding from Kone Foundation. I started the project two years ago and in August 2018 a bunch of webcomics artists traveled to Finland for a joint two-week artist residency….

Anatomy of a Comic Script

Posted on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 by Fred Van Lente

Stephanie asked me to expand a bit on the article on my web site, fredvanlente.com, which talks about how (I find) to best format a comics script. While there’s no standard method of comics script format, this is what I, a 20-year veteran of the industry (give or take), find works best. I’ve been pleased…

Letter of Agreement for Freelance Editors

Posted on January 15, 2019January 7, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

We’ve had many requests to expand our content for comic book editors (freelance and otherwise). Editing in comics can be pretty extensive, especially for those who oversee the artwork and the scheduling as well (we’ll touch on this in another post later). As an editor in comics, it’s equally important to have a contract established…

Designing a Comic Cover (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on January 11, 2019January 4, 2019 by Plaid Klaus

The first part of this two part series focused on my philosophy in regards to comic covers and their importance to a comic. To reiterate I made three main points: A cover should set the tone and mood for a series and reflect the story being told. A cover should act as a ‘hook’ that…

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