COMIC RESOURCES
Links to classes, templates, tutorials, FAQS, & other resources to help you on your quest to create and publish comics!
More to come!
General Resources
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Comics Experience
Comics Experience is an online comic school that takes you through the whole process of creating a comic, and beyond!
What is offered
-Courses on: writing, line art, coloring, lettering
-Workshops
-Mentoring
-Professional advice on: publishing, contracts, finding collaborators
-Sample scripts from comic pros (free)Paid & Free resources
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Creator Resource
Creator Resource is a site dedicated to providing comic book freelancers with as much information about the industry as possible.
On Creator Resource, you’ll find information on the latest rates that creators are being paid, and resources to help you navigate comic book contracts, copyrights, trademarks, and more.
Our team is dedicated to trying to provide creators at any level with information that can help with managing and sustaining a career in the comic book industry.
You’ll find information about
Page rates; Contracts; Copyright; Marketing; Social media; Webcomics; as well as creator database and creator specific (writer, artist, letterer, etc) resources!
Free resources
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WinC International Collective
Women in Comics Collective International, serves to highlight the merit and craftwork of marginalized voices, especially that of women and Queer folx of color, who work in various industries, such as comics, publishing, gaming, media, education, and multimedia. We host educational and professional events across the country.
collective has an ever-growing membership! With traveling art exhibitions, workshops, and a long-running panel series, WinC has been hosted by institutions and conventions such as: New York City College of Technology, the Schomburg Center for Black Culture & Research, the Bronx Museum, the New York Public Library System, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Comic Con (NYCC), San Diego Comic Con International (SDCC), and More!
Membership (paid) & Free Resources!
WRITING RESOURCES
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Comics School
#ComicsSchool was started by Professor Gail Simone to help anybody who wanted to write a comic. In her own words:
“There are a bunch of fantastic books on the techniques of making comics. You should get them.
But I wanted to present something that was a little more like the EXPERIENCE we get as freelancers.”
What is offered
-Archives/PDFs of all five days of Professor Gail’s class
-Realistic exercises to get some of the feeling of working in a team
-Access to the Discord, where you can talk to other Comics School grads about making comics!Free!
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Scott Snyder: Comic Writing 101
When you subscribe to Comic Writing 101, you’ll get a monthly LIVE, INTERACTIVE CLASS with Scott, done through video, filmed at Scott’s awesome local comic shop, 4th WORLD COMICS (after hours).
Each session will run about 90 minutes and be like a masterclass on a particular subject. During the session, you’ll look at several classic and current comics together to illustrate applicable techniques. Some sessions will feature guests for discussions and Q&A, from super star artists to major editors.
Then, after the class is done, Scott will archive the full audio along with all the reading materials for subscribers who missed the live session and make it available in this newsletter.
Scott will also provide weekly WRITING TIPS for subscribers, tips about everything from fighting writer’s block to crafting good cliffhangers.
Paid classes!
ART RESOURCES
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Elsa Charretier Youtube
Elsa Charretier is a French comic book writer, illustrator and comic book artist who has worked on a number of Star Wars projects so far, mainly Star Wars Adventures from IDW Publishing and its spin-off miniseries Star Wars: Forces of Destiny.
Her Youtube: Studying comics on a bi-weekly basis. Subscribe to the channel for her latest videos on sequential storytelling!
Free resource!
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VZA Youtube
Promoting the visual arts in order to motivate aspiring artists.
Goals for the channel:
- Help aspiring artists stay motivated and follow through with their dreams
- Provide instructional videos to help aspiring artists improve their skills
- Promote up-and-coming artists to a wider audience
- Entertain anyone with an appreciation for art on a regular basis
Free resource!
PODCASTS
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Graphic Novel TK
Graphic Novel TK is a podcast about the process of making graphic novels -- aimed at authors, artists, and people who are interested in the behind-the-scenes of the publishing business. It's hosted by Alison Wilgus and Gina Gagliano.
Alison Wilgus is a writer, editor and cartoonist; her comics have been published by Tor, First Second, Dark Horse, DC, Del Rey and Nickelodeon Magazine.
Gina Gagliano is the Publishing Director of Random House Graphic, Random House’s dedicated imprint for comics for kids and teens, and has worked with organizations like the Brooklyn Book Festival, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and the Toronto Comics Art Festival to coordinate programming and media.
Free resource!
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Writing and Breathing
A podcast about why, how, and what we write.
It’s an interview style podcast featuring writers from many different mediums, including comic pros like Kelly Sue DeConnick, Kieron Gillen, Ram V, Jody Houser, and more!
Free resource!
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Draftsmen
Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors.
If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions.
We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you!
Free resource!
Safety & Mental Health
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C.O.A.C.H.
CRASH OVERRIDE'S AUTOMATED CYBERSECURITY HELPER
COACH will help walk you through locking down your online identity step-by-step, and give you direct links to tools and websites that will help you secure yourself. While this process is by no means comprehensive, it can serve as a good starting point for a basic digital security and self-defense.
It's hard to digest entire security guides that go into a variety of details - this program is meant to portion out some basics into a bite-sized, interactive, easy-to-follow that will walk you through the process of tidying up your online security, step by step.
This procedure will take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the difference between your current level of security and where you'd like to be. If you're an average internet user that has not thought much about security in the past and uses the same password for all of your accounts, please budget at least an hour for the lockdown process.
Free resource
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Guide to the Challenges in Comics
A Brief Guide to the Comics Industry for Mental Health Professionals
Jay Edidin created an introduction to industry culture and common issues, intended for mental health practitioners whose clients include comics professionals.
A pdf to send to your mental health provider, or to read over to have talking points to help you give context to your industry as you pursue good mental health.
Free / pay what/if you want for personal use.
**Do not sell or republish without author permission.**
COMING SOON
Looking for collaborators? I’ll find some data bases to make it easier to link up with folks to work with!