Know your exploiters in comics: a brief guide
This is an old link, but Robort Boyd has posted a slideshow he delivered on Comixploitation! that rounds up some of the more egregious...
HeroesCon Interview with Michel Fiffe Part 2: The Possibility of Digital, Comparisons to Cerebus,...
Continuing on from our first entry this past Friday, here is the second part of my HeroesCon interview with Michel Fiffe, creator of the...
HeroesCon Interview with Michel Fiffe Part 1: The Challenges/Merits of Self-Publishing and the Appeal...
For me, COPRA is the one of the few superhero comics that really matter.
A few years ago, I was at a point where I had basically...
Interview: Comics Extraordinare Dirk Manning on Tales of Mr. Rhee and Nightmare World
Dirk Manning is a constant feature of the Comic Con scene. This comic creator and writer extraordinaire might be one of the hardest working men...
HeroesCon Interview: Kevin Wada Talks Style, Process, and the Future
by Harper W. Harris
Kevin Wada has been one of my favorite cover artists since he started on She-Hulk; it was one of those rare...
Interview: Jeff Lemire on the Past, Present, and Future of his Comics Career
Jeff Lemire is one of the most prolific comics creators currently working in the industry. Following his breakout graphic novel Essex County, Lemire has explored...
Interview: Bryan Hill in Conversation with Former Batman Editor Joseph Illidge
By Bryan Hill
I met Joseph Illidge in 2002, before I wrote my first comic book. That year was a lot of me listening to...
OMG these Yotsuba&! figures are so cuuuuuuuute!
Not only are these tiny Yotsuba&! figures from Kotobukiya adorable as the dickens, they got me thinking about the place of merchandising in a creator's business plan.
Hold on, some people are actually making money at comics!
After yesterday's gloom parade over the economics of comics, and the small number of people who seem to be making a good wage from...
Being a cartoonist by the numbers…and the numbers are ugly
Being in comics is great, it's a golden era, new readers, yadda yadda. But this golden era is mostly the product of people slaving...
Interview: Trees Artist Jason Howard on How Warren Ellis “Breaks His Heart”
Jason Howard is a prolific illustrator whose work has been featured in a number of hugely popular titles such as Superior Spider-Man and Invincible. He's currently the series...
Some notes on making money, exhibiting, and throwing Comic Cons
With all the comic cons and comic arts festivals going on, creators and exhibitors are becoming increasingly picky about what shows they go to. A lot of it is scheduling, but more and more what makes a good show is whether it's profitable or not. You may recall the the Devastator and The Beat did a survey to get an idea of how and how much money people are making at shows. And of course there have been various arguments over whether cosplay, celebrities or hot dogs on a stick have more effect on poor sales at shows.
