Each month we’ll be doing a profile on one of the creators from the Creator Advisor database, giving you an introduction to who they are and what they do. We have a fantastic collection of talent in the Creator Advisor database and want to be able to share these talents as widely as possible! If…
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Creator Spotlight: Zack Carroll (VAMPBYTE)
Audio: Making Short Stories & Zines
The Art of Storytelling: Rising Action
We’ve covered conflict and exposition. Now it’s time for the rising action. Rising action is the majority of the story. Everything that happens between the inciting incident (introduction of the problem) and the climax (solution to the problem) should be rising action. What does rising action mean? It means that the events are moving toward…
Comic Book Printing: On Bleeds and Clearance
Comic Book Printing Templates
We made some templates! It’s so obvious, when you think about it. Which says something about how little we think, I guess… Saddle Stitched Comic templates, plus bonus poster, postcard, and business card templates. Most of these have instructions for use on them, but in some cases those haven’t made it onto the template for…
Audio: Comics 201 – Getting Started in Comics (Once You’ve Already Gotten Started)
All About Exposition
Last time, we discussed what a story is. A story is the life of a problem. It starts when the problem is first encountered and ends when the problem is solved. When the problem is first encountered, it’s called the inciting incident. When the problem is resolved, it’s called the climax. However, the telling of…
How much does it cost to print a comic?
Today in our ongoing series “Questions which should have a simple answer, but do not have a simple answer and actually could do with a blog post of tips and hints” I’ll be looking at the cost of printing comics, factors to consider, and ways to reduce your costs. Tomorrow, of course, I’ll be working…