This is the first post in a series that focuses on studying different comic book lettering styles.
#01 features the work by Richard Starkings on the series Sam and Twitch, produced by Image comics in the late 1990s.
Read MoreComic Book Influences
This is my list of the top 10 comic book series that have inspired me to get into creating comic books.
Read MoreComic Book Lettering Techniques - The Basics
To start the new year off, I'm going to show you some basic lettering techniques for your comic book. For this initial tutorial I'll be using Adobe InDesign (I'll be showing it on version CS6 - I know this is out of date at this point, but the technique carries over to the latest CC version).
Read MoreCreating Comic Books - Part 6 - Submitting a Pitch to Publishers
When the artwork and layout of your comic are complete, then it's time to make the rounds and send out your series pitch to the publishers.
Read MoreCreating Comic Books - Part 5 - Artwork
Now that you have an artist attached to your series, you can begin working with them to bring the script to life.
Read MoreCreating Comic Books - Part 4 - Finding an Artist
If you're not gifted with the ability to draw, which I unfortunately am not, then you need to find an artist to bring your script to life. This can be a challenging endeavor for someone new trying to break into the field.
Read MoreCreating Comic Books - Part 3 - The Script and Formatting
Now that the outline and synopsis are in a good spot, you can begin the best part; writing the scripts. Here I'll show you some formatting options as well as some general tips for how the script will translate to the finished page.
Read MoreCreating Comic Books - Part 2 - The Synopsis
Once your general idea and outline are complete you can move on to the synopsis. Depending on how much detail you put into your outline, you might already have a good chunk of the synopsis developed.
Read MoreCreating Comic Books - Part 1 - The Idea
The first part of creating any comic book is coming up with the idea. Ideas can come from anywhere. The more experiences you go through in life will give you a greater background for creating a range of characters and story lines. I recommend coming up with ideas that you like and are interested in that you can write about for a while.
Read MoreCreating Comic Books - Intro
The following series of posts document the process I took to create the first complete issue of the comic book I wrote called RELIVE.
I'll preface all of this by saying this isn't the be all end all way to create comics. The following information is what I learned by doing. These posts are meant to really help people with no prior comic book experience bring their ideas to life and have a finalized comic book to submit to publishers.
So I hope you find this information helpful and if you have any questions or want more specifics on any one topic, leave a reply for me.
Let the odyssey begin.