HOW TO BREAK INTO COMICS AS AN ARTIST (MF GALAXY 049)

Top Cow President, Tumble Creek Publisher, Midnight Tiger creator, and the MadTwiins Davis Brothers talk breaking in and staying in comics <![endif]-->
While comic books pay creators nowhere near what most professionals get in movies, television, or video games, countless comic books fans yearn to be creators and spend years honing their skills, creating characters and stories, and sometimes even publishing entire works online or in print.

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For a determined, highly-skilled, and lucky few, the result is getting hired by the major publishers or long-term success as an independent backed by crowdfunding, great sales, or both.To stay determined and rack up skills, one needs a strategy, and that’s where our guests come in, who comment on how to do the job, and how to get the job.
Matt Hawkins, president and chief operating officer at Top Cow productions, discusses:The must-own books on how to create comics artHow to take feedbackThe need to go to conventionsWhy you need to have an online portfolioHow not to talk about colleaguesHow to improve your art skillsThe personal demands of the jobThe etiquette for contacting editors, andThe art of the pitchDani Dixon, a creator and publisher at Tumble Creek Press, discusses:The importance of listening to editorial restrictions when submitting your workThe risk of keeping not-safe-for-work content in your online portfolio, andThe need to pick a social media platform that represents your professional interests the bestRay Anthony Height, creator of Midnight Tiger, discusses:What it takes to stay in the businessThe need to continue learningThe paramount significance of deadlines, andThe three things you need to know to succeed in comicsMark and Mike Davis, also known as the MadTwiinz, are the creators of Blokhedz, a four-issue indie comic limited series from 2004 and its 2009 companion webisode series that includes voicing by Talib Kweli and Dorian Harewood. They’ve gone on to freelance for Sony, Fox, and Disney, and have worked on The Boondocks, Black Dynamite, and GI Joe. They discuss how they co-created Blokhedz. 

All of this episode’s guests spoke on a panel at Eagle Con in May, 2015 at California State University at Los Angeles, except for the Davis Brothers, who spoke with me at San Diego Comic Con in July 2004. 

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Dani Dixon, publisher at Tumble Creek Press
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