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Learn how to publish comics, from the publishers of the new Quantum anthology

By John Freeman on June 29, 2023

Hot on the heels of the front cover art giveaway and the limited collectable Q-Card that’s being offered through Quantum, the news stand anthology title from Time Bomb Comics, the publisher recently launched another great initiative.

This latest extension of the project is designed to encourage new comic creators – and provide readers with more added value for their support of the new bi-monthly title.

The Quantum Comic Patreon page aims to provide a step-by-step guide to indie comics publishing as a free resource for anyone that wants to use it.

From initial comic ideas through to the printing, selling and marketing of a comic, each aspect of the process will feature which the publisher hopes will inspire others to publish comics themselves.

As well as the free guide to publishing content, the Quantum Comic Patreon will also offer a traditional paid tier for a nominal monthly fee to those that want to receive behind-the-scenes extras regarding Quantum itself, including artwork never seen anywhere else.

“Collectively, there’s more than 50 years of comics publishing experience between the creators that make up the Time Bomb Comics management team,” explains Quantum’s editor and Time Bomb publisher Steve Tanner, “and we thought it would be a great idea to share what we’ve learnt along the way.

Quantum #2 cover by cover art by David Morris and Ben Lopez

“This is very much about the publishing nuts and bolts rather than how to write a script or draw a comic page,” he continues. “There’s already some excellent free online ‘how-to’ guides for the creative side of producing comics, but not so much regarding some other key elements to comics production that can be really helpful to know.”

Quantum No. 2 is on sale at newsagents across the country now. As we previously reported, the issue features further episodes of “Major Rakhana: Pax Galactica” “WesterNoir: Moon Cursed”, “Memphis”, and “Whatever Happened to the World’s Fastest Man?”.

• Check out the Quantum Comic Patreon here at patreon.com/QuantumComic503

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John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.