Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book

Producing Your Own Comic Book and Publishing it Yourself Can Be Creative and Rewarding

Ok, I admit it: after I tuck in my daughter and kiss my wife goodnight, I retreat back into the small studio in the back of my house and…start drawing comic books! I’ve been illustrating “The Adventures of Jasmin” for about 11 years now. These Indiana Jones-type tales of a young girl (who may or may not be patterned after my own daughter) and her parents may never garner the attention of Marvel Comics or any other comic book publishers, but it doesn’t really matter. I’m not trying to sell them. I make them for my daughter and her friends to read (and anyone else who happens to wander over).

I draw, ink and self-publish these swash-buckling yarns in my spare time and in the process I’ve pleased the heck out of my daughter and also have met a whole lot of other independent comic book artists and publishers like myself, both in person and on-line. Most are a lot more dedicated than me - and no doubt hoping to come up with the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Superman or any other concept that will translate easily into comics and film and generate millions of dollars! My motives aren’t quite so lofty. I do what I do because I enjoy doing it. And you can to!

I’m not about to teach you how to draw, nor tell you whether what you’re drawing is any good. Whether it’s a stick man or a well-chiseled super-hero that would make Batman jealous is entirely up to you! And whether the story you decide to tell is no more literate than "Hulk SMASH..!" or something that Hemingway would admire is also in your hands.  What I can do is point out some resources that have helped me get more enjoyment out of what I’m doing, without going broke in the process!  And really that’s the most important thing!