The money thing part 1: there is none in writing about comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8P80A8vy9I
Time to get meta again! The article The Awl by Noah Davis about rising pay rates for online writing gave hope to millions:
Many newer...
Interview: Ben Hatke meditates on friendship in newest graphic novel, Little Robot
Renowned for his wonderful children's series, Zita the Space Girl and last year's Julia's House for Lost Creatures, Ben Hatke is one of the...
Interview: Paul Johnson on “Mercy,” “Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight,” and “The Invisibles”
by Alex Dueben
Paul Johnson worked in comics for a relatively short time, but during those years, the British artist and painter worked with some...
Job watch: courtroom sketch artist takes another crack at Tom Brady today
As we all know, paying jobs for artists can be in short supply. One of the more obscure but potentially full-time gigs is courtroom...
Interview: Descender’s Mail-Bot Speaks About Plutona and All Things Jeff-Bot
Descender's Mail-bot reveals comic creators who are in fact actually robots and speaks about all things Plutona. The answers may shock you.
MATT CHATS: Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman Building Their ‘Invisible Republic’
Though it's called Invisible Republic, the Image series from Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko has quickly made its presence felt. In five issues the husband...
Help wanted: Steve Rude seeks colorist
Legendary artist Steve Rude has an open submission form on his website for a colorist to color new Nexus and Moth stories.
The economic reality of indie comics page rates
Over the last year or so, there’s been an increasing amount of talk in creator circles about the low page rates being given out...
Self promotion the non-annoying way
We've quoted Blerdgurl (formerly Derpygurl) before on promoting at cons, and she has a new post out called 10 Ways to Promote Your Project...
MATT CHATS: Wolves of Summer Creators on Kickstarter, Collaboration and the Hitler Youth
It truly is a new Golden Age of comics, not just because of the fantastic output from such publishers as Image, Fantagraphics, Oni, etc.,...
Making comics: Do you need to go to cons and live in NYC or...
Short answer: no.
Faith Erin Hicks has a far more informative and entertaining longer version, which includes anecdotes and concrete evidence of how she...
Doctor Who Comics Day is tomorrow!
We've been writing about it for months now, and can hardly believe it's almost here: the second annual Doctor Who Comics Day is tomorrow!
