What is the process for submitting a comic for publication?
1.) What kind of comic?
2.) Where will it be published?
3.) How will the comic be made?
4.) What materials are necessary to make a comic?
5.) What skills are needed to make a comic?
6.) What publishers will review comics by amateurs?
7.) How will the publishers receive the comic.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Comic Publishing Facts
Did you know...?
1. Self publishing is a widely used process used by amateur comic artists around the world.
2. Comic artists know how many comics they've sold before the comics are actually printed.
3. Most comic artists average at a single complete page of artwork a day.
4. The first comic book appeared in America in 1934.
5. Many publishing companies will consider submissions done by amateurs.
6. Some call today the Modern Age of comics while others argue that it is the continuing Bronze Age.
7. The Comics Code Authority established in 1954 greatly limited the content that could go in a comic.
8. Some of the most productive comic artists could average at 10 pages a day.
9. In the 1970s an underground form of publishing comics rose and circumvented the Comics Code.
10. Graphic novel is a term given to a bound comic book or a bound comic anthology.
1. Self publishing is a widely used process used by amateur comic artists around the world.
2. Comic artists know how many comics they've sold before the comics are actually printed.
3. Most comic artists average at a single complete page of artwork a day.
4. The first comic book appeared in America in 1934.
5. Many publishing companies will consider submissions done by amateurs.
6. Some call today the Modern Age of comics while others argue that it is the continuing Bronze Age.
7. The Comics Code Authority established in 1954 greatly limited the content that could go in a comic.
8. Some of the most productive comic artists could average at 10 pages a day.
9. In the 1970s an underground form of publishing comics rose and circumvented the Comics Code.
10. Graphic novel is a term given to a bound comic book or a bound comic anthology.
Monday, September 28, 2009
New Material and Essential Question
Today I found two new sites for web sources:
http://www.slgcomic.com/Submissions-Guidelines_ep_40-1.html
http://www.antarctic-press.com/html/version_01/submissions.php
I also found a site that is a good reference source:
http://www.slgcomic.com/Submissions-Guidelines_ep_40-1.html
http://www.antarctic-press.com/html/version_01/submissions.php
I also found a site that is a good reference source:
http://beanclam.livejournal.com/21560.html#cutid1
As for my essential question I have come up with "What is the process for submitting a comic for publication?"
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
today
Today I looked up the criteria for the wirepop online manga publishers to make sure I know what quality they are looking for.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Research
I have been pursuing a project involving art, specifically comics, and have been doing extensive research on the subject. For my project I want to publish a comic of my very own. I have come to the conclusion that it is possible to fulfill this goal but it will be difficult so I am awaiting Mr. Hamilton to check over my goals and I have lined up a list of various companies who will take unsolicited submissions.
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