Business of Comics: Everything a Comic Book Artist Needs to Make It in the Business...Plus Interview s with 40 Comic Book Professionals - Softcover

Haines, Lurene

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9780823005475: Business of Comics: Everything a Comic Book Artist Needs to Make It in the Business...Plus Interview s with 40 Comic Book Professionals

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ISBN 10: 082300547X ISBN 13: 9780823005475

Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 1998

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Here is the only book available devoted to the specific business practices of comic professionals. This informative guide was written to help comic artists get their stuff published and find work in the industry. It includes interviews with over 40 comic professionals as well as samples of their artwork. These interviews, as well as pithy quotes peppered throughout the book, provide first-hand advice about how to make it in the comic industry. The book includes chapters on:
� An Overview of the Industry

� Preparing a Professional Portfolio

� Making Introduction at Conventions

� The Successful Interview

� How to Get Valuable Critiques

� The Legal Side of the Business

� Copyrights and Trademarks

� Taxes and Bookkeeping

� How to Get Your Second Job

� Alternative Job Opportunities in Comics and Related Fields
Plus extensive appendixes with lists of comic conventions, art schools, publishers and distributors as well as sample contracts, submissions guidelines and a guide to self publishing.

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About the Author:

Renowned comic professional Lurene Haines moved to the U.S. from Victoria, British Columbia, in 1986. Some of her credits include Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters for DC Comics; Hellraiser for Epic Comics; Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis for Dark Horse Comics; Ms. Fury and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for Malibu Entertainment; Star Wars Galaxy trading cards for Topps; Thumbscrew, Femina, and Femina Two for Caliber Comics; and she wrote and edited Star Wars: The Art of Dave Dorman for FPG/Random House. Eisner Award nominee Haines is currently working as a children's book writer and illustrator, and has a Web Page design business.

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