Guest Blogs
We welcome Creators that contribute tips, techniques, and ideas about creating sequential stories.
Pyramid of Comic Book Publishing by Barry Gregory
Those of us who make creator-owned comics may harbor dreams of seeing our creations alongside The Walking Dead, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Men In Black, The Crow, or other independent comics that...
Lettering Terrors
LETTERING TERRORS Found this on the net from Comicraft.com
Lettering Mistakes
10 LETTERING MISTAKES Found this on the net from blambot.com
Comic Books Need An Upgrade – Jimmy Palmiotti
I think comics are treated the way they are, mainly because of the way they look and feel. Walk into any bookstore and you will see that presentation demands respect. If comics stay the way they...
18 Tips for Comic Book Artists – Jean “Moebius” Giraud
A Brief Manual for the Cartoonist 1) When you draw, you must first cleanse yourself of deep feelings, like hate, happiness, ambition, etc. 2) It’s very important to educate your hand. Make it...
SOME OBVIOUS ADVICE To Comic Book People-Jimmy Palmiotti
This from Jimmy Palmiotti popped up in my FB feed from where I shared it a year ago and I thought it might bear repeating. Bill Nichols *** SOME OBVIOUS ADVICE to comic book people: When you get a...
What “Writing” Really Means in the Context of Comic Books By Howard Chaykin
For the sake of clarity, let's separate the world of "graphic novels" from "comics." Graphic novels, such as Persepolis, Maus, Fun Home, and the work of ideologically-driven talent such as Joe...
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