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APE IN A CAPE: Brutal Tips On Breaking Into Comics (Warning: LONG!)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:28:46 -0500

APE IN A CAPE: Brutal Tips On Breaking Into Comics (Warning: LONG!):

Brutal Tips On Breaking In To Comics

All right, recently, I lost two very dear friends of mine, writers who were intelligent, inspiring and endlessly supportive to me. One was Perry Moore, author of the lgbtq YA superhero novel HERO, and the other was Dwayne McDuffie, one of the…

Too true

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Too true

Demographic of One: Advice for Young Artists

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:46:58 -0500

Demographic of One: Advice for Young Artists:

mollycrabapple:

I wrote this a year ago. But people still ask me for advice, so here it is again

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Work hard, make friends, don’t give up.

A bit more: be incredibly opportunistic and on the hunt for places that can use your art. Be hard on yourself. Shun all the woo woo vagueness that people tell artists:…

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This Nonsense: Further Adventures of Life in Comics

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:51:15 -0400

This Nonsense: Further Adventures of Life in Comics :

faitherinhicks:

Okay, so I’m getting a bunch of questions thrown my way in response to my last post, so here is one more attempt to be helpful to those who are interested in making a living in comics. I’m sure it will infuriate at least seven internet folk who will then write impassioned blog posts about how I’m…

This Nonsense: Why I will not draw your comic for free

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:28:07 -0400

This Nonsense: Why I will not draw your comic for free:

faitherinhicks:

Sorry tumblrs, I didn’t know you couldn’t reblog questions, and also it’s probably mean of me, exposing that girl’s question like that. So here’s the whole blog post in reblogging format.

Long story short, someone (politely) inquired if I would do character design for them, and then draw their…

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Sketchy: Hope Solo (Taken with Instagram)

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Sketchy: Hope Solo (Taken with Instagram)

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Sketchy: MCA aka Adam Yauch (Taken with Instagram)

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:09:01 -0400

Sketchy: MCA aka Adam Yauch (Taken with Instagram)

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faitherinhicks: blackjackaught: An 8-page comic from Amazing...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:46:01 -0400

faitherinhicks:

blackjackaught:

An 8-page comic from Amazing Heroes #187 from January 1991. Stan Sakai explains his process for creating an issue, with a further interview here. He’s by far one of my favorite comic-book artists and writers, and having met him in person a few times, an incredibly nice guy. :)

A wonderful how-to by Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo, one of the greatest Samurai Rabbit comics ever! This comic was done back in 1991, apparently, but the advice is fantastic. I also thought it was kind of adorable he starts his instruction by saying “this is how *I* work, but others might work differently.” That’s what I say too when I talk about comics! But I usually say it because I’m pretty sure I’m doing everything wrong. ;)

Anyway, Usagi Yojimbo is an amazing comic, and if you’re interested in storytelling, you need to pick it up. It’s hugely underrated; Sakai has a masterful grasp of the comics medium.

Also, he writes some pretty amazing girl characters! <3 Tomoe. ^_^

PS. I would like a Usagi Yojimbo animated series, please. Seriously, what’s stopping people? There’re 20+ years of storylines to animate.

Krishna's Art Blog: 50 Things I’ve Learned About Publishing a Webcomic

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:52:54 -0400

Krishna's Art Blog: 50 Things I’ve Learned About Publishing a Webcomic:

krishnas:

Inspired by Shawn Blanc’s 50 Things I’ve Learned About Publishing a Weblog here are 50 things that I’ve learned from making and publishing comics online for nearly 14 years. (Your mileage may vary.)

Be consistent with your comic updates.

Write for yourself first.

Build relationships and…