Are you Running Late for the Comic Bus?

Are you running late for the comic bus? As kids all around the world start back to school, I wonder who is going to be late this year. Who is going to sleep in and miss their bus. Who is going to sleep in all year and miss their education? Are you going to be […]

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Why I Ate a Purple Cow for Breakfast

Tyler James over at ComixTribe turned me onto to Seth Godin–a great influential marketeer. So I ordered a couple of his books. While I’m waiting for them to get here I picked up a copy of Purple Cow from the library. Fantastic read. I’ve just started and have already gotten a lot out of it. […]

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An Illustrative Study to Turn Your Comic Book Dreams to Reality

Comic book reality starts with dreams. Just like the how technology now exists based on concepts that dreamers put into their Star Trek episodes. I want to open up some dream space for you today. Because if you don’t have big dreams, there’s no reason to move you forward in reality. You want to strive […]

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How to Increase Your Comic Book Creator Value

Whether you are looking for to get a comic book fan, a comic book job, or to sell your own comic books, you have to keep increasing your value so you will have more value to give to others. You can increase your comic book creator value by increasing your comic book creation and marketing skills, comic book […]

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How to Create Unique Graphic Novels

I am greatly encouraged by the number of webcomics and the comic creators now circling the globe on the world wide web–each one a product of a unique artist who has a unique story to share, and a unique way of sharing it. This grassroots movement of artists sharing their goals and visions will usher […]

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How To Overcome The Obstacles of A Comic Book Creator

I’ve been wondering why people make excuses for not living their life to the fullest. I don’t know if they run into obstacles and just quit, or if they are scared, or there is self-doubt. What is it that causes some people to push ahead and other people to sit in their almost non-existant life […]

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The Shoes of a Comic Book Artist

I just recently rewatched Forrest Gump because I needed some motivation to keep running. It’s a pretty inspiring classic movie. I can’t say I can remember my first pair of shoes, but I am sure I’ll remember the shoes I have on right now. They are becoming a part of my journey as much as […]

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To Make Comics You Don’t Have To Grab The Bull By The Horns

Many times when we make comics, we are scared too. We have really big hopes of doing great things and then some big bully will come along and drive us off. Tell us we are no good. Tell us that we should do something else, or that we’ll never amount to anything. We can’t let […]

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Going UpHill On Your Comic Adventure

Ever had the time when it took every ounce of your being to get you up out of bed, sit at the drawing table or writing board, you plug away all day, and can’t seem to get anything to come out right? The ideas aren’t flowing, the artwork isn’t coming together, the language isn’t working, […]

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