Writing for Comics: Finding an Artist and Comic Distribution
Recently nominated by the Chicago Reader as the best comic book writer in Chicago, comic writer and founder of Avina Comics John Aviña will demonstrate how to find an artist, spot common scams, how to be a good collaborator with an illustrator, and also share best ways to distribute your work once your project is complete, whether that be in traditional publishing or as an independent comic creator.
The following topics will be discussed:
- Finding an Artist
- Social Media
- Test Pages
- Contracts
- Scams
- Design out reach
- Manga vs Comics
- Distribution
- Traditional
- Indie
- Diamond Publishing
This session is a wonderful compliment to John's first "Writing for Comics" Symposium available on-demand.
In this session with comic writer and founder of Avina Comics, John Aviña, you will learn how to tell stories in a sequential manner, and write for not only your audience but also for an artist.
John will cover panel layouts, budgeting space for dialogue and telling a character arc across one issue. The goal is to get you on your keyboard and ready to take your idea from a thought to a completed comic.
- Introduction to sequential storytelling:
- Taking a look at Familiar Dungeons
- Pacing a page
- Design
- Scripting:
- Looking at Familiar Dungeons Script
- Laying out a page
- Description
- Dialogue
- Completing a narrative:
- Looking at Familiar Dungeons arc
- How many pages should your comic be?
- Does it tell a full story?
What attendees have said ...
"John gave me an idea of how the business end of the Comics industry works. His information and examples are appreciated."
"I learned so much and feel more confident in what I am doing after coming here today."
"Unique solid content from someone genuinely willing to share a lot practical, high-value information."
"Señor Aviña presented the ideas clearly and with good examples."