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• Bristol Comic Expo 2013: A Creator’s View

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  Peter Rogers offers his ‘creators view’ of last weekend’s Bristol Comic Expo, which we’re hearing many good things about, marking a return to form for Britain’s longest-running comics event… They say you always remember your first love, and when it… Read More ›

• New Venue and More Tickets for Jaime Hernandez Comica Conversation

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  We knew Jaime Hernandez was popular, the celebrated co-creator of Love & Rockets and author of some of the greatest graphic novels ever, but the response to his exclusive speaking engagement in London at the end of this month has… Read More ›

• Creating Comics – Pitching at Conventions

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  

  What is the best way to pitch scripts at conventions? This short guide is based on discussions on the Comics 2000 Yahoo group. Special thanks to those who threw in ideas for this and gave permission for their comments to… Read More ›

• Portfolio Advice: A View from the Editor’s Chair for Comics Artists

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  

  Here’s my guide on what a comics editor might like to see in your comic portfolio when you present it at a convention. You might also like to take a look at this guidance on what you should – and shouldn’t – include in… Read More ›

• Quote Me: Portfolio Advice from Pete Ashton – Don’t be Nervous

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  

  “One thing I’ve noticed over the last couple of years is that the creators doing portfolio reviews at the 2000AD table [at the Bristol Comics festival] at least are very encouraging to new people probably because a lot of them… Read More ›

• Quote Me: Pencils Provide when it comes to portfolios – Marcia Allass

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  

  “I’m not an editor, but based on friends’ experiences – I would try to have some pencils in your portfolio, just so you can show the quality of the art before and after inking – I know artists who have… Read More ›

• Quote Me On Portfolio Presentation: Matt Brooker

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  

  Small in Beautiful “Back when I was breaking into comics, I always used to present my work in an A4 ringbinder, and never had any problems as a result – in fact, at a crowded portfolio session, A4 binders are… Read More ›

• What’s in that Portfolio? Do’s and Don’ts For Comic Artists

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  

  Here’s some guidance on what you should – and shouldn’t – include in your art portfolio when you’re showing it around at comic conventions. You might also like to take a look at my Editor’s View on what we like to see… Read More ›

• Robert McKee’s Ten Commandments

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  Robert McKee’s Story Structure Seminar is an intensive three-day course that concentrates on screen writing. Most of the course is very applicable to comics writing. The course is well worth the cost and comes recommended by many people I know… Read More ›

• Ceating Comics: Submitting Strips to Syndication Companies

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  Crumb by David Fletcher, one of many comics on GoComics US newspapers run many syndicated three – four frame strips, from Doonesbury and Garfield to Beatle Bailey and The Wizard of Id. Despite the huge amount of material out there,… Read More ›

• What Comic Editors look for in a submission: Submitting Artwork

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2013

  Although my comic creating guide is in the main primarily aimed at writers rather than artists, be aware of these principles…1) Have you submitted strip work to the title of your choice, as well as illustrations? In general, when you… Read More ›

• Dez Skinn reveals the origins of Vulcan (the comic, not the Star Trek planet)

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Longtime British comics fan and indie publisher David McDonald, whose projects under his Hibernia Comics imprint include One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant and a fab Doomlord strip collection, writes to tell us he is busy working on… Read More ›

• What Comic Editors Look for in a Submission: Writing

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2013

  1) Before submitting your work, check for spelling and grammar. Also, revise and polish your submission. Is it a story you’d want to read featuring your chosen hero? Have you written a story using characters you’re familiar with? Could you… Read More ›

• Quote Me on Writing Comics: Mike Collins

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2013

  

  “On writing, I always put pen to lined paper first and always. The computer always comes last. “I find when I write straight into the machine it results in ridiculous levels of verbosity, but if it’s all written long hand… Read More ›

• Quote Me on Writing Comics: Dave Gibbons

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2013

  Dave Gibbons Artist on The Watchmen, writer and artist on The Originals “I got involved because I loved comics ever since I could read; in fact, they may have been the reason that I wanted to read! I started by… Read More ›

• Writing Comics: First Points

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2013

  

  Comics is a very versatile medium that’s got possibilities that people have not even begun to touch… Alan Moore, interviewed in the fanzine Zarjaz #3 I take the same approach to writing a comic as writing a script; I flesh… Read More ›

• Brighton Festival offers graphic novel events with Woodrow Phoenix, Laydeez Do Comics

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2013

  Yes, yes, we know it’s short notice. (We probably did get an email. Have you seen my inbox?) There are two comic-related two Brighton Festival graphic events this week on Wednesday evening, at the Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, put on… Read More ›

• Duncan Long’s Lesser Gods novel available in print

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2013

  

  The paperback version of artist Duncan Long‘s science fiction novel Lesser Gods is now available, printed via Amazon’s Print On Demand service CreateSpace, with additional artwork not found in the ebook version. In Lesser Gods, wisecracking hacker Ralph Crocker finds… Read More ›

• Prisoners of Time: An Interview with artist Gary Erskine

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2013

  IDW’s yearlong celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary Prisoners of Time features the work of many British creators, with Phillip Bond providing art on Issue 5, on sale soon. Issue 4, the Fourth Doctor issue, was drawn by Gary Erskine,… Read More ›

• Image Duplicator exhibition opens this week at Orbital Comics

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein currently has a show on at the Tate Modern. While the public is intimately familiar with his work, what they may be unaware of is that many of his images were directly “appropriated” from comic artists… Read More ›

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