Hiring A Team
How Do I Find An Artist (article) - Jim Zub
10 Rules For Hiring Indie Comics Artists (article) - Rich Johnston
Unless you’re doing everything yourself, you’re going to have to put together a team to bring your comic to life. (If you are doing everything yourself, you’re awesome! You can just jump ahead to the next chapter.)
An important thing to note is that you don’t have to be done with your script before you start looking for collaborators. It could take a month or longer to find the right team and once you do, there will still be lots of preliminary work to get done before you start work on the actual comic.
At the same time, make sure you’ve got your schedule well organized. You don’t want to have your team waiting for pages to draw while you’re still scrambling to get the script done. You don’t need to put that kind of pressure on yourself. Like everything, it’s a balancing act, but as long as you have a plan you’re comfortable with, you’ll be just fine.
Table of Contents
Intro
Before You Start
Writing
- Overview
- It All Starts With An Idea
- Thought Dumping
- Outlining
- World Building
- Characters
- Writing Scenes
- Breaking Scenes Down
- Scripts
- Dialogue
- Revision
- Choosing A Title
- Writer's Block
Hiring A Team
- Overview
- Sorting Out Your Budget
- Writing A Solicitation
- Where To Find Your Team
- What Makes A Good Partner
- Contracts
Drawing
Colouring
Lettering
- Overview
- General Tips
- Standard Black vs Rich Black
- Choosing A Font
- Font Types
- When To Bold Text
- Sound Effects
Marketing
Publishing
Printing
- Overview
- Getting Print Ready Files
- Offset vs Digital Printers
- Why Page Count Matters
- Book Formats And Binding Types
- How Many Copies To Print
- Aesthetics
- Tips For Saving Money
- Printer Comparison Table