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Category Archives: business of comics
My First Startup & Its Kickstarter
I got wind of this via Twitter and thought I’d share it here. Produced by YourComicStory.com, this project is called My First Startup and is a comic book/graphic novel designed to teach kids about entrepreneurship. Yes, you read that right. This … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneur, graphic novel, kickstarter, my first startup
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Selling Out?
The Los Angeles Review of Books put out an article called “Selling Out the Newspaper Comic Strip” recently. Most of the article deals with Bill Watterson of Calvin & Hobbes fame and his fiery criticism of merchandising one’s art. The … Continue reading
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Tagged bill watterson, business of comics, charles schulz, dave sim, merchandising
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Reality Check
First, I want to wish a happy birthday to Kevin Eastman today – he’s one of the two creators of the pop culture smash hit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Moving on, I have something serious to discuss today. It’s about … Continue reading
The Importance of Marketing Comics
As this blog post goes live, the first copies of Free Sunnyville have been sent out. The first copies has been sent out to Forbidden Planet as well as to the libraries in West Fargo, Fargo and Moorhead. Copies have … Continue reading
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Tagged free sunnyville, guerrilla marketing, marketing comics
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Convention Schedule and Free Sunnyville
Two brief announcements need to be shared today. The first is my preliminary convention schedule. After attending Fargo-Moorhead Comic Con, I need to really work the convention circuit to network with other local talent and do what I can to … Continue reading
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Tagged conventions, free sunnyville, marketing comics
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Book Review: Words That Sell
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a book review. So I have one here that should be a boon to anyone who makes comics. Promotion is necessary and you must market your work, even if your work is handled by … Continue reading
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Tagged comics marketing, copywriting, marketing, promotion, words that sell, writing
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Getting Into the Library Market
It’s been awhile since I’ve done an updated map here regarding areas that have Sunnyville Stories (and Von Herling) in their libraries. I had to change this map a bit since the District of Columbia is too small to show … Continue reading
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Tagged libraries, massachusetts, public libraries
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