r/ComicWriting

I’ve created my story Those the Gods Left Behind and built it around a pantheon inspired by Sumerian mythology. It uses names, but doesn’t copy their history. Even the houses in my world are named after the gods they follow. So I’m curious: what are some ways to be careful not to misuse or misrepresent the real mythology? Also, would marketing and merchandise be possible if I’m using the names of gods that existed in history? I figured Norse mythology has been used and inspired hundreds of stories in the past, but I’m not sure how the marketing side of that works. Any help would be appreciated!

Hey guys , I've made up own superhero kind of story , and thinking by collecting some random people making a movie by animation and try make some money

But should I release first movie or comics, like i wasy thinking reverse psychology of people, first made craze and fanbase by movie, and then make comics .

Need your guys opinions 😅

I have the idea of the prime timeline and the multiverse as well. How can I be seen by big studios or companies that would like to adapt or be interested in my work?but the thing is(that I'm concerned about even more)is that I'm worried my ideas could get stolen and rebranded at any given moment or intellectual property/copyright infringement.... Many starting writers I've seen get f***d over by such things. Could comic book writers that tried such a thing share their experiences? And if you've made it, what did you do to avoid your artwork being snatched?

I took heed of some advice and reworked my graphic novel. I had to swallow my pride and hired a great, affordable editor. He was recommended by somebody on this subreddit. A great editor is a godsend for the story. Not only did it improve my story, but it rejuvenated me. He is a no-nonsense editor and he was intimidating at first. When I first went to him, he told me there were a lot of glaring issues and I would need to scrap part 2 of my project and restart. I was angry that I had to restart and rejected working with him. I sat on it for a week or two. I realized didn't want to do the hard work of rewriting. I succumbed and now my script is about 96% complete. This is a resource. I highly recommend his services.

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He is very harsh. If you can get over that, he is worth it. All he cares about is the story.

Ok, I know this question is probably asked everyday but I didn’t find anything suiting my case, I wanna start with some episodic short comics (like space dandy episodes, or any watanabe anime really) to be able to see an evolution and keep everything short, so I started trying to find ideas, characters and everything, but realized I just suck, which is normal, but I got no idea of where to start, I think my art isn’t that bad so if I knew what I wanted to draw I probably could, but the thing is I don’t. So if anyone has strong advices/sources, I’d be grateful for it!
(Sorry if my English might be bad, it’s not my main language)

I have done this from childhood. Wanna know if anyone else does this too.

I never wrote down a comic. Just drew panel after panel and then later filled in the captions and dialogues.

I have 4 chapters already finished, but they were made for Webtoon. I have had MANY frustrating issues with the platform, so I'm asking where I can post a digital comic about grief, acceptance, and understanding, that has a similar format to Webtoon so I don't have to remake everything. Thank you.

I'm sure there are cases of artists looking for writers but it seems rarer than writers looking for artists.

How does one even try to become a "freelance comic book writer" so to speak in the indie and creator owned space (outside of the big two)

Many writers want to bring their ideas to life and hire artists but I don't see alot of writers going "Hey, I want to bring other people's ideas to life, let me try and work FOR an artist". I'm sure they exist and I'm probably ignorant and ofc many writers strive to work for the big two?

How does one though become a freelance comic book writer?

What if you don't want to hire an artist but you want an artist to hire YOU!!! With that being your aim from the beginning?

Do you just build a script portfolio for artist's to look at....a portfolio of well tuned not drawn scripts?

What do artists look for in a script??

Heyy! So, I've been working on a comic book for over a year now and I think im ready for the next step! Getting it animated! Problem is, I suck at drawing 😅 I'm surely not the first! But as a broke guy with no art talent and trying to stay away from ai to keep it authentic. What options do I realistically have to get it drawn?

Almost a Moriarty type character, he'll orgastrate events behind the scenes, until he fights my main character.

Can I use the last name Dracula?

Also can I use him as a vampire or just make him immortal?

Hey everyone! How’s it going?

Lately I’ve gotten this idea pop up in my head that Incan write a comic series. Funny thing is, I know nothing about comics, how to structure an arc, a narrative, how to think in panels.
Not to mention I know nothing about building a character, developing it, and (I say it again), how to even draw.

I already have his civil name, his hero name, I got in mind even the suit and the color scheme. I also have in mind his motives and the catalyst scene in which he decides he wants to be a hero.

It’s got a Vigilante-ish vibe.

So if anyone could lend me a hand on where should I start or if there are any resources I can learn from, I would be more than grateful.

Have yourselves an amazing week!

I’m specifically referring to one shots for the purposes of testing a story to see if it is fit for further serialization, not 1 off short stories that end in that chapter. I know a lot of manga tend to have one shots, but im not sure about the comic industry. If they are common, do you have any examples of some?

Admittedly, I feel like I might have been overambitious. I'm a writer working with a freelancer (As I have 0 drawing talent) and have 4 chapters of my comic out but I'm struggling to find motivation to complete it (I have 8 chapters kind of fully planned) at the time I assumed I'd get loads of views. Right now, the bulk of my views are from chapter 1 (560) and then the rest of the chapters have tailed off - barely hitting double figures, I'm talking 10 views at most.

Now personally I'm grateful for these views but at the moment it feels as though I'm just sharing my comics into the ether and not getting feedback?

Any advice? I feel like writing something new - a one shot and writing short stories to build up my audience instead?