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Regular postings about tips, insights, news, resources and opportunities in making comics.

In 2017, after surviving a stroke brought on by work stress, I decided to return to my first love and career - making comics.

The year was 1983 and I was a 15-year-old George Perez fan who drew two posters in his honor. One full of Marvel heroes going...

If you google search “supply and demand,” this is what you’ll get. “the amount of a commodity, product, or service available...

A great chat with workshop guest speaker and Lion Forge editor-in-chief Andrea Colvin.

Some of the things I've learned on creating a more compelling pitch packet to send to publishers.

A 20-year personal lesson to me from Marvel Comics editor-in-chief, Tom DeFalco. Keep at it!

One of the first guest speakers for the workshop was Heather Antos who was an editor at Marvel comics.

There has been a lot of talk recently (again) about the lack of income in having a career in comics...

To con, or not to con? That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler on the ego to suffer the slings and arrows of Marvel and DC fans...

“If you can remove money from the equation or desire for fame, it gets a lot easier.” - Brian Michael Bendis

They say we are in a golden age for comic books. And with all the movies and strides in technology and diversity...

In as many years I’ve been trying to “break-into” the comic industry, I’ve heard as many stories of how creators actually did it...