The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics
Author(s): Comfort Love
For the first time in history, those looking to break into comics have an enormous number of realistic, proven options for doing so all by themselves, without having to rely on big comics publishers. It's an exciting time, but a confusing one for neophytes overwhelmed by numerous options. The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics is the first book of its kind to help readers make sense of it all and take control of their comics-making destinies. It provides would-be creators with a definitive guide to the tools needed for breaking into modern comics via self-publishing. Comic book self-publishers and instructors Comfort Love and Adam Withers cover every step of the creative enterprise from idea development to pencilling and inking to marketing and branding. For those looking to create comics on their own terms, this book provides a road map to success.
General Information
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- : Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
- : Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
- : 0.368
- : 01 July 2015
- : 266mm X 216mm
- : 01 June 2015
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Comfort Love
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 808.02
- : 240
- : 500 full colour illustrations
- : 500 full colour illustrations
More About The Product
A definitive guide to the tools needed for breaking into modern comics via self-publishing. Covers every step of the creative enterprise. For those looking to create comics on their own terms.
Husband-and-wife comics creators and self-publishers, Comfort Love and Adam Withers spent nearly a decade as professional freelance illustrators and graphic designers while also teaching at Kendall College of Art and Design. In 2008, they took the leap into self-publishing with their comic The Uniques. For their efforts in the trenches of self-publishing, Love and Withers have received many accolades, including three Harvey Award nominations and a Shel Dorf Award nomination. Their comics have appeared on multiple 'Best of the Year' lists, and they are frequent guests on comic podcasts such as Comic Geek Speak, TGT Webcomics, and the comic creator's how-to podcast Paper Wings.