Comics Connection Make Comics Podcast

Paul wants to fit a lot of comic into a small space, while also introducing a new world. Is there a good way to do this? Can you do a completely story in 3, 5, or 8 pages? Sure you can. But the writer is going to make choices. Josh and Andy get into this, but also end up talking about the editing feat that is the New 52 from DC among other things, because of the introduction of many, many first acts, and what has to happen to make those issues work.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make comics like the pros do? Comics Experience's Andy Schmidt gives you the inside information and tips that can help to make you a better comics creator. Andy, the founder of the online comic book school Comics Experience, is a former editor at Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, as well as a comic book writer and the author of the Eagle Award-winning book, The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels, published by Impact Books.

Barry is a graphic designer and wants to know if theres a place for him in the comics industry. Good news, Barry, there is! But just like all of comics, the route in, and what youre doing, and making a career are unique indeed, and not the same for everyone. But there is design, and a need for design in all of comics, and Andy and Josh are going to talk about it.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make comics like the pros do? Comics Experience's Andy Schmidt gives you the inside information and tips that can help to make you a better comics creator. Andy, the founder of the online comic book school Comics Experience, is a former editor at Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, as well as a comic book writer and the author of the Eagle Award-winning book, The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels, published by Impact Books.

Rob is a young writer who is worried about finding his voice as a comic book scripter; that je ne sais quois that instantly identifies a write to his or her fans. How can you get there? Is it important? Do we all need to just be a little more patient? All this and more as Josh and Andy, finally back from a little break, help find the voice.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make comics like the pros do? Comics Experience's Andy Schmidt gives you the inside information and tips that can help to make you a better comics creator. Andy, the founder of the online comic book school Comics Experience, is a former editor at Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, as well as a comic book writer and the author of the Eagle Award-winning book, The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels, published by Impact Books.

Stephen wants to know about self review, and analyzing ones own work. Its something all creators need to do, but theres a way that its helpful, and theres a way that its not. We discuss all the aspects of this and more, before retreating to our private rooms to think about how we did.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make comics like the pros do? Comics Experience's Andy Schmidt gives you the inside information and tips that can help to make you a better comics creator. Andy, the founder of the online comic book school Comics Experience, is a former editor at Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, as well as a comic book writer and the author of the Eagle Award-winning book, The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels, published by Impact Books.

Josh (different Josh) writes in and wants to know about act structure. In films, the standard is to use three acts, but does that work for comics? The answer, and many variations on that answer lies herein!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make comics like the pros do? Comics Experience's Andy Schmidt gives you the inside information and tips that can help to make you a better comics creator. Andy, the founder of the online comic book school Comics Experience, is a former editor at Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, as well as a comic book writer and the author of the Eagle Award-winning book, The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels, published by Impact Books.

Nicholas makes comics, but theyre not regular comics. No, Nicholas makes comics with photos. He wonders how he can use the work to get more work, and what that can do format to make the best of it. Josh and Andy talk about using photos for comics, and whats important and what you can do. Some of this applies to other kinds of unorthodox styles in comics as well. But the important thing is that hes making comics, and theres something to learn from it.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make comics like the pros do? Comics Experience's Andy Schmidt gives you the inside information and tips that can help to make you a better comics creator. Andy, the founder of the online comic book school Comics Experience, is a former editor at Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, as well as a comic book writer and the author of the Eagle Award-winning book, The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels, published by Impact Books.

A listener writes in to ask about running a table for his self-published book at a convention this season, and wants to know if weve got any advice for him. We invited Mike Dawson, creator of Troop 142, and host of the Ink Panthers podcast to talk about plying your wares at a comic book convention. Mike has lots of experience traveling to different shows and dealing with potential customers and trying to push his work out into the world. We talk about everything from how to attract people to your table, how much product you need, and what sort of an image you want to project at conventions. Its a big load of useful information for potential creators going out there to make a name for themselves on the convention circuit.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make comics like the pros do? Comics Experience's Andy Schmidt gives you the inside information and tips that can help to make you a better comics creator. Andy, the founder of the online comic book school Comics Experience, is a former editor at Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, as well as a comic book writer and the author of the Eagle Award-winning book, The Insider's Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels, published by Impact Books.

Digital comics arent just a boon for the consumer, but for the creator as well. Frankly, its a big conversation, but Josh and Andy touch on the basic idea of creators using digital to break in to the industry, but it depends a lot on what your goals are as a creator though. Then Andy turns the tables on Josh, and starts asking him questions about digital (as iFanboy is owned by Graphicly), and how prospective creators can take advantage of the services out there and available. If youve been wondering where to start with making your comics available digitally, this is where you can start.