Dave White
blog.7415comics.com
@mrdestructicity
BEFORE YOU START
BEFORE YOU START
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“Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga” by koji Aihara
and Kentaro takekuma
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“how to be a graphic designer without
losing your soul” by adrian shaugnessy
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“Understanding comics” by scott McCloud
“Reinventing Comics” by Scott McCloud
BEFORE YOU START
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badwebcomics.blogspot.com
comixpedia.org
Comixtalk.com
digitalstrips.com
fleen.com
webcomics.com
webcomicsoverlook.com
websnark.com
PVP
www.pvponline.com
PVP
www.pvponline.com
SISTER CLAIRE
www.sisterclaire.com
CAT AND GIRL
www.catandgirl.com
NOBODY SCORES!
nobodyscores.loosenutstudio.com
Choose your own carl
scottmccloud.com/1-webcomics/carl/3b/cyoc.html
Pictures for sad Children
www.picturesforsadchildren.com
format
• black & white vs. color
• potential reuse
• update frequency
• buffer
CRAFT
CRAFT
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“Comics and sequential art” by Will EiSNER
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“how to draw comics the Marvel Way” by
stan lee and John Buscema
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“understanding comics” by Scott McCloud
“Drawing on the right side of the brain” by
betty edwards
“Making Comics” by Scott McCloud
CRAFT
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comictool.blogspot.com
comicrazys.com
consequentialart.wordpress.com
thetoolsartistsuse.com
webcomics.com
BLAMBOT
www.blambot.com
Comicraft
www.comicbookfonts.com
Hosting
• dedicated comic Hosting sites
• Other social media sites
• do iT YOURSELF
Comic geneSis
muertitos
muertitos.comicgeneis.com
WEBCOMiCS NATion
Supernatural law
www.webcomicsnation.com/supernaturallaw
Drunk DUck
I was kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space
www.drunkduck.com/I_Was_Kidnapped_By_Lesbian_Pirates_From_Outer_Space/
LiveJournal
kate beaton
beatonna.livejournal.com
LiveJournal
lucy knisley
lucyknisley.livejournal.com
Flickr
the laugh-out-loud cats
www.flickr.com/photos/apelad/sets/72157600296941365/
MySpace
dark horse comics presents
www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents
DO IT YOURSELF
intragalactic
intragalacticcomic.com
HOSTING
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comiccms - comiccms.com
comicpress - www.comicpress.org
iStrip - istrip.thiscanhappen.com
SITE DESIGN
put your strip Right on the home page
fey winds
kitsune.rydia.net
clear, unambiguous navigation
octopus pie
octopuspie.com
SEO Optimization
ohnorobot
Ohnorobot.com
SITE DESIGN
• rSS FEEd
• FORUM vs. comments
Promotion
TWITTER
Questionable Content
www.questionablecontent.net/twitter.php
USTREAM
PVP
www.pvponline.com/pvptv/
MAKiNG MONEY
MAKiNG MONEY
SLIPSHINE
www.orgymania.net
MS Paint ADVENTURES
www.mspaintadventures.com
Dinosaur comics
www.quantz.com
Making Money
• selling advertising
• begging
• Bonus content/strips
• T-shirts
• collections