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Indie Comics in St. Louis

Why Indie?

➔ Mainstream comics limited in scope

◆ diversity ◆ limitation on new ideas

➔ Creators want to tell own stories ➔ Gain experience creating your own stuff to add to your portfolio

Print

➔ Great for short stories with finite ending ➔ Physical book to sell at conventions and comic shops

Webcomics

➔ Don’t worry about print ➔ No overhead cost ➔ Instant gratification

How to Indie

➔ Write a thing ➔ Draw the thing ➔ Print/publish the thing ➔ ??? ➔ Profit (?)

Solo or collaboration?

??? = Marketing

D I Y ➔ Posting online ➔ Online sales ➔ Consignment ➔ Conventions

Marketing: Online

➔ Social Media - Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter ➔ Art Websites - DeviantArt, imgur ➔ For Webcomics: Hosting sites - SmackJeeves, ComicFury

Marketing: Consignment

AKA, Where to Sell Locally

AM Trading The Fantasy Shop Star Clipper RIP :’( also: ASK at your local shop

Wizard World St. Louis PROJECT:Comic Con Gateway Geek Fest

• St. Louis Small Press Expo

Kawakon Anime STL Archon

Marketing: Conventions

Local Comics

C4 Anthologies Sky Faraday Ink and Drink Tiny Pink Robots Pictures of You Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley Unforgiven Shitty River Comics Dollhouse Digital Originals Lackadaisy Lionforge

Local Comic Groups

C4! Madames des Comiques' Ladies Drink & Draw Ink and Drink Graphite Knights ...where are the writing groups?

Questions?