When meeting new people, I don’t generally advertise the fact that I’ve worked in comics, because when I do, I’m often approach with the following request:
“I have an idea — could you help me turn it into a comic?”
I hate this question, and it’s not because I don’t like helping people…
Articles, Comic Book Publishing | SeanJJordan | 
August 2, 2007 3:24 am | 
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How does comic book publishing work? How are comics created? Does a publisher simply buy up ideas and produce them, or do publishers only work in-house? How do comic books reach the 2,000+ independent stores scattered around the world? And who prints these books?
If you’re never been through the process, some of these questions can be a bit daunting. After all, most people who get into comic book publishing have never published anything. I’m not going to get into a lot of technical details this time around; we’ll save those for another article. Instead, I’m going to focus on an overview of the process…
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Articles, Comic Book Publishing | SeanJJordan | August 1, 2007 3:21 am | Comments (0)
Thinking about trying to produce and publish a comic book? Think again! Unless your goal is to spend a bunch of money and never see a return, comic book publishing is a terrible investment.
That is… unless you’ve got a fresh idea that can meet the changing needs of the 21st century readers.
Today’s all about the reality check… prepare to be challenged!
Articles, Comic Book Publishing | SeanJJordan | July 31, 2007 3:21 am | Comments (0)
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