The great part about this is that you have total creative control provided your artwork is appropriately formatted for your platform of choice, you can create and share it instantly. Comic artist Thomas Wellman shares his work to his Instagram account. Even published comic book artists use their socials to share small comics, like Thomas Wellman’s Carmilla comics which he shares to Instagram. One example of an author doing this is The Eyes by Javi de Castro, a comic hosted entirely on the author’s blog. Some artists choose to cut out the middleman and share their artwork directly with their social media followers. Currently, these platforms mostly cater to fans of manhwa (an originally Korean style of comic which is aesthetically similar to manga) - but you can expect these outlets to diversify as time goes by. All the reader has to do is swipe up to see the next panel. Services like Webtoon and Tapas host comics that are designed to be read on the phone, where the images are sequenced vertically. Webcomics Cheeky Bites, illustrated by Manuel Figueiredo So when writing a traditionally-formatted comic for the digital market, consider keeping things simple - if only for the sake of your readers’ eyesight. However, with ‘guided view’ - a slideshow-style mode you can set up on Comixology using Amazon’s comic creator - you can make it a fairly reasonable experience on many digital devices. When it comes to handling short wide panels and double-page spreads, they can be even worse. Most digital devices like phones, tablets, and computers aren’t ideal for reading comics in the traditional 9-panel grid. If you’re planning to write an ebook comic, then you’ll obviously have a lot more freedom with how you format your artwork 一 which is why ever more artists are going down this route. Unless you have a truly revolutionary reason for printing a 9” x 9” title, you can save yourself a lot of hassle by sticking with a standard size. Most of the shelves in a comic store are for books this size, as are the clear plastic comic protectors that collectors use. The trim size of modern comic books is 6.625 inches x 10.25 inches (or thereabouts). Black and white work illustrated by Rory Walkerĭon’t go too wild with your trim sizes. ![]() (PS - You can always come back and add color later, like Fantasy Sports author Sam Bosma, whose indie B&W comic was picked up by a publisher and reimagined in color). This is why you’ll often see first-time comic creators working on books that lend themselves to the monochrome aesthetic, as going black and white can be both easier and cheaper to produce. If you’re going in the indie route, then you can be a lot more flexible, though keep in mind that printers will charge you by the page!īlack and white isn’t all bad. ![]() Comic issues are usually 32-pages long, but the stories tend to be around 22 page, to allow for ads and ‘letters from the editor’. Whether you’re hoping to sell your comic to a publisher or go the indie route and publish it on your own, there are a few formatting issues to bear in mind. (We’ll talk more about how to publish your comic book in the next post of this guide). How you choose to publish your book will affect how you write and illustrate it, so make sure you pick the right format. Choose the format your story needs (or the one it deserves) The Private Eye by Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martín - A near-future world where the Cloud “bursting” has led to normal people becoming intensely guarded over their personal lives - even wearing masks day-do-day and assuming false identities to keep their secrets safe.īy establishing your “hook” before you delve into writing and inking your comic, you will remain laser-focused on what gives your story an edge. Hill - A rupture in reality sees every fictional comic book character dropped directly onto real-world Denver, throwing the world into disarray. Maniac of New York by Elliott Kalan and Andrea Mutti - Jaws, but with a serial killer instead of a shark.Ĭrossover by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe and John J. Here are some examples of fantastic hooks:Įx Machina by Brian K Vaughan and Tony Harris - Iron Man meets The West Wing: The world’s only superhero becomes the mayor of New York City. A hook is a line that you use to describe your concept to help people immediately understand what’s special about your story. ![]() Unless you already have a reputation that can draw in a boatload of readers (“The new series from the creator of Ultimate Spider-Man” ), you’ll want to have a great ‘hook’ that fans will find irresistible. ![]() While you may already have loads of compelling ideas, characters, and settings, it’s wise to look ahead and see how you can capture interest with your comic book. Draft a punchy script, not a novel with picturesġ.
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