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u/cardboardshark · 5 pointsr/ComicBookCollabs

Hey dude. Graduate high school first, generate a portfolio of scripts, and pay artists up front to illustrate your work, otherwise nothing will ever, ever happen.

I work on an anthology dedicating to helping first-time creators get their first published experience, and we pay artist and writers a small rate. We get 100+ pitches a year, and sift out the best 20 to develop. Think about your pitches in that context - could it stand out against 100 competitors? Is it as concise, unique, and emotionally compelling as it could be? We regularly have artists turn down a paid opportunity because they're not interested in a script, so you need to have something that is really, really good to convince an artist to work for free.

I recommend Save The Cat and Jim Zub's Pitch Tutorials as good places to learn more of the craft. I do wish you the best and hope to you see submit something in a few years.

u/Spuzman · 2 pointsr/ComicBookCollabs

Agreed. As-is, while the drawing is fairly strong, the composition is far too simple.

/u/FatherJTodd, every panel in this page puts the subject in the center of the page in a straight-on shot (one shot is from the 'side' but the camera is still at the same level). While this means the story is understandable, it's also very 'wooden' and somewhat devoid of drama; there's so much more you could be doing with composition to give this page some life.

Compare your page to what Tradd Moore does in Luther Strode. Tradd is a master of dynamic comic composition-- he varies the size and shape of the panels, the "camera" angle, the location of the subjects within the panel, and the amount of black to create a visual feast for the eyes.

That's not to say you have to immediately start going crazy like Tradd does... but you should definitely start thinking about composition more. Check out Wally Wood's 22 Panels that Always Work for ideas of how to change up composition, and buy/read Marcos Mateu-Mestre's fantastic book Framed Ink for a more in-depth explanation of composition for graphic communication.

u/terror-twilight · 1 pointr/ComicBookCollabs

For what you're talking about specifically, you might try looking at the Best American Comics anthologies. Here is the 2017 edition, for example. I'm sure there are great periodicals dedicated only to that, but I don't know—some are probably mentioned in the anthologies. As for short fiction in general (not illustrated), a few literary magazines that are popular these days that are a little varied in flavor include:

Online:

u/MeltedChi · 2 pointsr/ComicBookCollabs

That's great to hear -- I'm really glad it's helping out.

I also find his "How to Draw" and "How to Render" books hugely valuable, as well.

u/JesseKeller · 3 pointsr/ComicBookCollabs

I raised $25,000 on Kickstarter for a film project:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/596784753/thane-of-east-county

I would say that 90% of the funding came from friends/family/acquaintances of mine and of the actors and crew on our film. Part of what helped make it successful was we had our whole team (~40 people) in place before running the project and all of them helped push the campaign to their own social networks.

I went through every Facebook friend and every email address I had, no matter how tenuous the contact was, and sent a personal message to each starting with "hi remember me! [Personalized anecdote], [copy/paste block of text about the project] [request for money and social media shares]". I did that in the first week, the I did AGAIN in the third week.

It is my firm belief that Kickstarter donors are almost always people that already know and like you. Do you have 1 million twitter followers? Or have you already produced something people have liked? Those people already know and like you... If you don't have that, it's gonna be friends & family. And you have to spend the whole campaign WORKING to make contact with them all and get that $$$.

This is true of films - I know a number of people that have done this. I don't know anyone who has done a comic Kickstarter but my guess would be that it's the same deal.

The rules are totally different for products/gadgets that people actually want to buy, rather than artistic products. And occasionally something goes viral like the potato salad guy. But IMO, you really shouldn't plan on that.

Oh, and if you want to see the film we made, it's on Amazon Prime (we changed the name...)
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Will-Have-Carr-Cavender/dp/B07961JG3G/

u/ComicBookNerd · 1 pointr/ComicBookCollabs

Not an artist, but I work with both designers and computers on a daily basis. Computers are a tricky thing to recommend (especially in regards to specs) because it all comes down what they personally do with it and what they enjoy.

That being said, for this sort of thing you would be correct, go with a Mac. More specifically, I would recommend a Macbook Pro. Mac's are, of course, a bit pricey but if you do some savvy shopping you can get a refurbished or used one for cheaper.

Software, you really can't beat the Adobe collection. Photoshop and Illustrator being the main ones. I believe Adobe offers a subscription based model for people that don't want to buy the full version outright.

Beyond that, you could look into a drawing tablet, like a Wacom Bamboo Pad. I have an old one myself, but I haven't done much with it/don't know much about that area in general.

u/MattmanBegins · 1 pointr/ComicBookCollabs

Hey, all! I'm Matthew Summo, former writer for Double Take on the bestselling comic entitled "Dedication" (For sale [here] (https://www.amazon.com/Dedication-Checked-out-Fire-I/dp/0997289937/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485377797&sr=8-1&keywords=Dedication+matt+summo) )

I'm always open and available to collaborating with artists! Looking to start a kickstarter soon as well!

Please feel free to reach out to me here or on Twitter


Thanks!

u/chasexclamationpoint · 1 pointr/ComicBookCollabs

Check out "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0074QGGK6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#navbar

It's a short read, but it's ridiculously motivational, informational, and inspiring. If/when any friend says they're interested in tackling a creative endeavor, I always buy 'em a copy.

u/1984x1984 · 1 pointr/ComicBookCollabs

I was curious to see your script, but the two links you provided are the same. They both pointed to your prose

If you're learning how to script, I recommend checking out this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Panel-One-Scripts-Writers-Comics/dp/0971633800

I found it really helpful!

u/RunningYolk · 6 pointsr/ComicBookCollabs

Awesome web resource is Jim Zub's blog. He covers tons of topics. Very honest and helpful.


There are a lot of great book resources you should check out too, but they tend to go more into the process of making a story. More about the craft and less about the process.
Scott McCloud's Books, "Understanding Comics" and "Making Comics".
Bendis's book, Words for Pictures

u/bernardobri · 4 pointsr/ComicBookCollabs

I'm not a pro, but I have been learning the past months how to letter.

Rather than correct the page, this is how I'd do it in a quick fashion. Probably there's a few mistakes in mine's but it gets the ideas across. (Mostly my balloon tails are very basic but hey, this is a two minute mock-up...)

http://i.imgur.com/rrzamz5.png

Now, my corrections would be: Your text alignment needs to be more rounded in order to make the balloon shapes almost like circles.The balloons also shouldn't cover important art on each panel as much as possible. The text inside every balloon needs space to "breathe".

My recommendations would be:

Illustrator is pretty much the de-facto tool for lettering, so get used to learn it. Try Lynda or online tutorials and learn all the basics & intermediate lessons about Illustrator.

Check out Nate Piekos (Blambot) tips on the most basic lettering mistakes and the "rules" of comic book grammar.

http://chrissamnee.tumblr.com/post/87175204420/mylittledoxy-yopatrick-some-good-tips-about

https://twitter.com/blambot/status/517362038503669760/photo/1

http://www.blambot.com/grammar.shtml

Check out Scott McCloud's intro tutorials to Lettering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhsqRjBehmw

Also, Jim Campbell has a whole PDF text on the basics of lettering.

http://www.jimcampbell-lettering.co.uk/

And get this book by Comicraft to get more info on the subject

http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Book-Lettering-The-Comicraft/dp/0974056731

Hope it helps you.

u/aimiller · 1 pointr/ComicBookCollabs

I highly recommend picking up Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice by Ivan Brunetti amazon link. It will ease you into making comic pages, while giving you some great tips on techniques and tools.

That being said, just start making comics. You will learn naturally as you go. Just make sure that when you run into a wall, or problem, you spend the time it takes to find the solution. You will have more problems than comics at the beginning. Slowly you will have fewer and fewer problems, and more comics.

u/lordsenneian · 2 pointsr/ComicBookCollabs

First and foremost; write a script. Without a script you've got nothing. Let people read the script. Listen to what they have to say. If they can't visualize or understand any parts of it, then neither will the artist who will eventually draw it hopefully and neither will your audience, the readers. If you get defensive about criticism then just stop now, because you're going to hear it at some point unless you only let your mother read it.

Next rewrite it. I think it was Hemingway that said the first draft of everything is shit.

Find an artist. Listen to the artist's points. If your artist says you need more action. Put more action. If your artist comes up with a cool way to reduce 4 pages into one cool layout, let them. Don't let your script be your baby. Comics are a collaborative art.

Maybe before you start writing you should learn about comics. Read some. Definitely read Scott Adams Understanding Comics and Making Comics

Also read some really great comics like;
Frank Miller's the Dark Knight Returns,
Alan Moore's Watchmen,
Kurt Busiek's Kingdom Come,
Garth Ennis's Preacher,
Jeph Loeb's the Long Halloween,
These will let you know what come before, but also what's possible to do with the format.