| If you're trying to break into the comic book | | | | requirements for submissions. That's just the |
| printing industry, you probably already know that | | | | pre-submission process. |
| the process of making comic books can be quite | | | | But if your book does get submitted, there's a lot |
| complicated. In fact, comic book printing is not | | | | more that goes on, and these type of writers |
| only more complicated than standard book | | | | and artists generally have to be closely involved in |
| printing, but also longer, more difficult, and more | | | | the process. In fact, if you're primarily the writer, |
| expensive. So if you're a writer trying to get your | | | | you may have to turn your story over to a new |
| first book published, you have your work cut out | | | | artist who will refine the art according to the |
| for you. | | | | publishing company's wishes. And if you're primarily |
| But of course, it's not impossible. While this type | | | | the artist, they might bring in a writer to spruce |
| of printing is an involved process, the industry also | | | | up the story and the text. Of course, this mainly |
| has many devoted fans who also work in the | | | | applies to the large companies. With the smaller |
| business. In general, people who run comic book | | | | companies, anything goes. It varies from place to |
| printing companies do so because they love comic | | | | place. |
| books, and many of these people are very | | | | However, all of that being said, if you don't want |
| interested in bringing out new books from | | | | to go through the laborious process of finding a |
| up-and-coming writers. | | | | publisher, or if publishers don't seem to be feeling |
| In other words, people who write standard books | | | | your work as they should, you can always look |
| have to compete with thousands upon thousands | | | | into means of independent comic book printing. |
| of other writers for the attention of | | | | For example, you can look online or in the phone |
| dispassionate, unsympathetic publishing company | | | | book for comic book printers that produce books |
| employers. You, in contrast, are part of a pretty | | | | on demand. There are more of them than you |
| small and exclusive group of passionate artists | | | | may think. It goes without saying that printing the |
| who are competing for the attention of people | | | | books can be pricey-more pricey than for regular |
| who love comics. Thus, even though this type of | | | | books-but you're probably not going to want to |
| printing is hard, you're in good shape. | | | | print as many as a writer of regular books would. |
| Before you find a publisher, it's pretty obvious | | | | In fact, you can just get a limited batch of your |
| what you have to do. Of course, you have to | | | | books, see how it goes, and if the selling goes |
| write your book, present the pictures and the | | | | well, you can order more. And of course, since |
| text in a professional way, and if you're going to | | | | you will own the copyright, you can continue to |
| submit it to publishers, you'll want to know their | | | | shop your book around to bigger publishers. |