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 Webcomics Great for short stories with finite Don’t worry about print ➔ ➔ ending No overhead cost ➔ Physical book to sell at ➔ conventions and comic shops Instant gratification ➔
How to Indie Write a thing ➔ Solo or collaboration? Draw the thing ➔ Print/publish the thing ➔ ??? ➔ Profit (?) ➔
??? = 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
Marketing: Conventions Wizard World St. Louis PROJECT:Comic Con Gateway Geek Fest St. Louis Small Press Expo Kawakon Anime STL Archon
Local Comics C4 Anthologies Unforgiven Sky Faraday Shitty River Comics Ink and Drink Dollhouse Tiny Pink Robots Digital Originals Pictures of You Lackadaisy Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley Lionforge
Local Comic Groups C4! Madames des Comiques' Ladies Drink & Draw Ink and Drink Graphite Knights ...where are the writing groups?
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