A face-to-face meeting with an editor precludes the possibility of your submission getting "lost" in the pile of mail that currently swamps her office and guarantees that your work is seen. In this way, editors can also provide immediate turnaround in terms of feedback and criticism. Given the hectic day-to-day activities of a typical comic book editor, setting up a personal interview is a fairly difficult proposition. Your best bet is a chance encounter. Comic book conventions are large annual events that attract comic book dealers, publishers and thousands of fans from all over the world. More importantly, they attract editors from all the major companies. This makes conventions the perfect place for artists to peddle their work to editors. Editors often hold portfolio review sessions during the course of the convention, giving humble up-and-comers the chance to receive constructive criticism directly from their idols. A few points to keep in mind once you're in convention land: Conventions are certainly the best way to meet editors in person, but you'll have to fight to make yourself stand out. If you've followed our portfolio tips, you should be well on your way to making a good first impression. Be polite when introducing yourself and your work, and be attentive during your editor's review. When you're done, be sure to give her your contact information. If the meeting went smoothly, send the editor a follow-up letter after a week or so, along with copies of your samples and another copy of your contact information. This serves as a reminder of your existence.
on 11/4/2009
Lancescomicworld.com is launching the first “Create a Character Contest”.
The winner will have their character featured on the main page of the site and will receive a personalized autograph from the site’s founder, Chicago Bears’s Lance Briggs. The submission date for the top five characters has been extended to December 1st. T he winner will be announced on January 1st.
on 8/10/2009
If you're on the West Coast, an option is the San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Art Academy in El Monte, California. It's run by a number of pro comic creators in the area and offers a pretty extensive education on comic book art. Check it out at http://www.comicbookartacademy.com
on 5/15/2009
Self-publishing is a whole topic unto itself, but of the advice here, I'd be careful what you trust. Printing 10,000 copies of an indy book is likely to make you go broke, especially if you're trying to sell them on your own. Standard comic books are 24, 28 or 32 pages, but only 22 pages usually have any content. Black and white books tend to sell about half of what comparable color books sell in the direct market, which in 2009 means about 500-1000 copies, total. An indy color book that is not supported with a popular license or powerful marketing campaign will probably only sell 1000-2000 of its first issue and 500-1500 of its second (depending on sales of its first). If that sounds like a lot of sales to you, consider that the break-even-point for a book that costs $10,000 to print and produce, with a cover price of $3.99, is somewhere around 5,000 copies. In today's comic book i...
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lcworld said
on 11/4/2009 Lancescomicworld.com is launching the first “Create a Character Contest”.
The winner will have their character featured on the main page of the site and will receive a personalized autograph from the site’s founder, Chicago Bears’s Lance Briggs. The submission date for the top five characters has been extended to December 1st. T he winner will be announced on January 1st.
Take this opportunity to showcase your talent!
eliastowne said
on 8/10/2009 If you're on the West Coast, an option is the San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Art Academy in El Monte, California. It's run by a number of pro comic creators in the area and offers a pretty extensive education on comic book art. Check it out at http://www.comicbookartacademy.com
seanjjordan said
on 5/15/2009 Self-publishing is a whole topic unto itself, but of the advice here, I'd be careful what you trust. Printing 10,000 copies of an indy book is likely to make you go broke, especially if you're trying to sell them on your own. Standard comic books are 24, 28 or 32 pages, but only 22 pages usually have any content. Black and white books tend to sell about half of what comparable color books sell in the direct market, which in 2009 means about 500-1000 copies, total. An indy color book that is not supported with a popular license or powerful marketing campaign will probably only sell 1000-2000 of its first issue and 500-1500 of its second (depending on sales of its first). If that sounds like a lot of sales to you, consider that the break-even-point for a book that costs $10,000 to print and produce, with a cover price of $3.99, is somewhere around 5,000 copies. In today's comic book i...