The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics

A step-by-step guide for novice comics creators covering the tools, techniques, and resources for writing, drawing, publishing, and marketing creator-owned sequential art, for traditional comics, webcomics, or manga. For the first time in history, those looking to break into comics have an enormous number of realistic, proven options for doing so all by themselves, without having to rely on big comics publishers. It's an exciting time, but a confusing one for neophytes overwhelmed by numerous options. "The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics "is the first book of its kind to help readers make sense of it all and take control of their comics-making destinies. It provides would-be creators with a definitive guide to the tools needed for breaking into modern comics via self-publishing. Comic book self-publishers and instructors Comfort Love and Adam Withers cover every step of the creative enterprise from idea development to pencilling and inking to marketing and branding. For those looking to create comics on their own terms, this book provides a road map to success.