One thing I’ve learned from interviewing a lot of comics creators is that there’s no single path to breaking into the comics business. Art school experiences are a great example. Here are some quotes from our book Tales from the Titans: Top Comics Pros Reveal How to Create a Career in Comic Books. (The book …
When I interviewed my friend Kerry Callen for Comics Career, he said something important. Kerry once worked in the licensing division of Hallmark Cards illustrating cards of Snoopy, Garfield, and other characters. Here’s what Kerry said: I’ve had the chance to meet Charles Schulz, Jim Davis, and people like that. Part of what makes it …
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Buddy Scalera is an accomplished comics writer, journalist, and compiler/publisher of photo reference for comics artists. In addition to writing comics including Deadpool, Agent X, Weapon X, X-Men Millennial Visions, Marvel Knights Millennial Visions, Necrotic, 7 Days to Fame, and Decoy, he has contributed to magazines including Wizard, Spin Online, Comics Buyer’s Guide, and Comics …
Andrew Wales is the creator of T.A.I.L.S. (Traveling Adventurers in Laboratory Science) for Boy’s Quest magazine, and a similar comic for their sister publication Hopscotch. In addition he’s also creates comics and illustrations for Fun for Kids magazine. He’s currently working on his self-published comic book, Eclectic Comics. He lives in Athens, Pennsylvania, and teaches …
Photo by Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Link Marvel Comics talent liaison C.B. Cebulski tweeted up a storm of advice to new creators. Cebulski, who scouts for new artistic talent for the publisher, has had a lot of practical things to say. Keep track of his latest by following him on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/CBCebulski. We’ve …
It’s “Ten Questions Team-Up” as we put the entire creative team of Sky Pirates of Valendor through the interview obstacle course. Question 1: When did you first decide that you wanted to create your own comics for a living? Everett Soares: When I was in high school. I daydreamed of becoming as big as Jim …
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