Self-Portrait of a Comics Self-Publisher
Kevin LaPorteMaking comics on your own ain't easy. Join me inside the world of comics self-publishing and share the joy of creation, the frustration of funding, and the occasional smell of success.
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A couple of years ago, I decided to rebuild my line of self-published comics from the ground up. I spent more than a decade working across the same handful of titles —projects I began with friends and local co...
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The How-To Guide for Comics Collected Editions (For Self-Publishers Who Are Sick of Their Own Back Issues)
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What It Costs to Keep a 16-Year Story Alive - The Week in Solo Self-Publishing
Making Comics the Hard Way — On Purpose
Self-publishing asks more of you than most readers ever see. It asks you to be a financial officer before you’re allowed to be an artist — to look at a campaign that came agonizingly close t...
The Comics Self-Publishing Perpetual Motion Machine is Officially On
Can’t stop.
Won’t stop.
Before we get into this week's news, take a second to look at what actually goes into publishing comics independently. In the last seven days alone: campaign promotion, fulfillment logistics, production planni...
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