Comic book creator page rates, tools, and resources
This week’s piece is all about understanding who does what in a comic book. There are numerouspeople involved in making a comic book happen so we’ll going to list out some of the major ones for you. Typically in the credits of a book, especially superhero comics, you’ll see a number of creators listed. You may…
For this week’s How To Get Into Comics, I wanted to cover something that can confuse a lot of people: terminology. Below you’ll find a list of a number of different terms that are broken up into different categories to help things make more sense. COMIC BOOK ROLES AND CREATIVE TEAMS This list of terms breaks…
We had a chance to chat with creator extraordinaire, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou to ask him some questions about lettering and what his process is like. Hassan is a comic book letterer on such works as Shanghai Red, Red Sonja, Lone Ranger, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt, Black Mage, and more. He is also the Eisner-nominated editor of PanelxPanel, is a…
As mentioned in my introduction post, How To Get Into Comics is an ongoing column that’s dedicated to helping new readers come to the medium. There’s a lot of stuff to go through so I’ll do my best to be thorough and as comprehensive as possible (without treading into overwhelming territory). Before I dive in, just know that…
We’ve had many requests to expand our content for comic book editors (freelance and otherwise). Editing in comics can be pretty extensive, especially for those who oversee the artwork and the scheduling as well (we’ll touch on this in another post later). As an editor in comics, it’s equally important to have a contract established…
Anthologies are a great way to break into comic books as a creator. It’s a great way to showcase range and different voices as they tell their version or interpretation of theme or concept that unites the book. Lots more anthologies have popped up over the years and that is absolutely wonderful to see. On…
This recipe for “Super Easy Chicken Chili” comes from Andrew Hess. He writes: “I forget where I first learned of this, but it’s incredibly easy and very satisfying. Plus since all you are adding is salsa, it becomes very easy to control the spice level in case you have picky eaters. Served straight from a bowl…
From Mark Sweeney comes a cold soup recipe for Tomato Vichyssoice. TOMATO VICHYSSOICE Soup Prep Time: 25 min Cook Time: 20 min Total Time: 30 min Difficulty: Easy Servings: 4-6 DESCRIPTION: A cold tomato perfect for those hot summer days INGREDIENTS: 2.75 oz / 77 g Package Knorr Cream of Leek soup 28 oz / 796 ml can whole tomatoes 2 cups / 570 ml buttermilk Water 2 tablespoons fresh chopped dill…