Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Decide how you will publish your comic
• Method 2 of 3: Publishing Online
• Method 3 of 3: Print publication
• Tips

For many years comics have excited the imagination of people of all ages, who, with bated breath, follow the adventures of a wide variety of characters. If you yourself want to have a hand in the world of comics as an author, it will be useful for you to know the intricacies of the comic publishing process. Actually, this article will tell you about this.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Decide how you will publish your comic

1. 1 Consider your goals. Do you just want to find fans who will read your other projects as well? Do you want to sell hard copies of your comic?
   • Online publication is suitable if you are interested in the feedback from readers at the stage of work on the comic.
   • If you want to donate printed versions to friends and family, and also no, no, but are thinking about how your comic will look on store bookshelves, then consider the option of a regular publication.
   • Generally, online publishing is the cheapest option. You can start selling printed copies later, when readers appear.
2. 2 Decide on the page size. Even if you plan to publish a comic online, it will not be superfluous to make it large enough to fit both on the screen and not on the page.
3. 3 Think about the advertising aspects of the job. How will you advertise your comic, how will you reach the target audience? There is no need to go into samizdat as long as there is even the slightest ambiguity in these issues.

Method 2 of 3: Publishing Online

1. 1 Think about what kind of site you need. Maybe something like a blog? Maybe a regular site with a bunch of pages? A blog, if anything, is better - it's easier for readers to follow the updates.
2. 2 Find hosting. At the beginning of the work, the services offered by free hosting will be more than enough.
3. 3 Buy a domain name and open a website.
4. 4 Decide how often you will post updates. If you post them twice a week or even more often, it will help you find your readers ... however, the most important thing in this matter is that you yourself are comfortable working on such a schedule.
5. 5 When the site is ready, and the comic is already drawn, get started! You can get started even when you have only one page of the comic drawn. However, it will be better if you have some kind of reserve - useful in the event that for some reason you cannot draw.

Method 3 of 3: Print publication

1. 1 Compare your budget to the options available. There will most likely be two of them: print on demand and offset printing. In the first case, you can start selling the printed version of your comics with minimal spending, and in the second case, you can get more income per book sold (and there are more print options). Note that some print-on-demand printers specialize in comics.
2. 2 Consider opening your own publishing house. Consider self-publishing as well. Some people like the formality of the first version, others don't mind working with publishers.
3. 3 Get an ISBN number for your artwork. For each format (including file format) that you use in your work, you must have a corresponding number. Some publishers offer free or low-cost ISBNs, but even the absence of the need to spend money does not relieve you of the obligation to read all contracts carefully.
4. 4 Get a barcode for your comics. This will open the doors of many bookstores for them. Barcodes are available for free or for a small fee.
5. 5 Follow the publisher's guidelines for preparing the comic for publication. recommendations, most likely, will be individual, specially developed for you.

Tips

• A good quality image can be obtained by initially drawing everything in high resolution, and then converting it to an image with a lower resolution.
• Keep in mind that screen color and paper color are two big differences, sometimes literally. Calibrate your monitor regularly!
• Typical settings for web images are RGB, 72x72 ppi.
• The default settings for printed images are CMYK, 300x300 pixels per square inch.