I am Hayley, a senior year cartooning major at SVA, and I have a serious Zayn Malik problem.
I dearly love it, I look forward to this day all year. It’s this Saturday!
Just one quick thought.
I know I say this every year, but a lot of people believe that the comics the comic shops give away are given free to retailers.
They are not. Retailers have to pay for the books. They pay a reduced fee, but they still pay for them. They also have to pay shipping. They have to pay for ads and they have to usually pay for extra employees, and many shops pay to have guests or other special events. It can end up being a huge expense, and even though a lot of new readers might come by, part of it is also a celebration of comics, and a lovely little bonus for the shop’s loyal customers.
It’s a great deal of effort, as well, in most cases.
What I would ask everyone to do is, when you go to get your free comics, please take a little bit of extra time, even if it’s crowded, to shop in the store. Try a couple new comics off the rack or a new trade collection you have been thinking about. Maybe if you buy Magic cards or game supplies somewhere else, usually, think about buying some at the hosting store while you are there. It will add up and make their Free Comic Book Day much more successful and everyone will be happy, and it’s a nice way to say thank you.
Just a thought, but when picking up your free comics, please send a little bit of shopping love to the store that is putting on the event for you. Do it ON Free Comic Book Day so that they know the day is a success and that all their expense and effort is appreciated.
Your comic store will love you and I will love you!
hi guys! this is a comic i made for a final in my comics in literature class. we had to do a research paper on a topic we’d discussed in class and then accompany it with a comic with a relevant subject. my paper was about hyper-sexualization of women in comic books, but i decided to broaden it out here as well as personalize it and make myself the subject and discuss something i’ve been subjected to in the convention circuit and on the internet as well as thousands of other women, as well as give a cue to thought about how the comic book industry as well as the video game industry and even just media in general (all of which are male dominated) push such ridiculous pressures onto girls and women.
also, it feels kind of silly to have to add this since i hope it’s obvious, but i am very aware that there are men that don’t subscribe to this attitude, and am incredibly grateful that these issues are brought to light to people other than the ones that are subjected to it.
anyway haha i have literally been staring at this for 9 hours i don’t even know which direction is up anymore. thanks for reading!!!
man I am so in love with comics lately.
like not just specific ones, but the medium in general. it’s so… democratic. I guess I’ve been realising more and more that actually, skill isn’t as important as I’d built it up to be all these years. just giving life to your own style, ideas, characters, storytelling - just actually sitting down and DRAWING - trumps needing to be the super best artist ever.
and I love that you don’t need qualifications or to commit to it as a full time job or anything. tbh when it comes to illustration and design I’ll always feel like an outsider due to lack of technical knowledge/formal training, but comics? idk, they make me feel invincible as an artist. like nothing can stop me from making my ideas exist and sharing them with/inflicting them on the world. I have everything necessary to make them happen already.
I know a lot of people who are “waiting to start”… you don’t need to. you can do it already and if you love it then so will other people!
New page of Home By Now! Follow the continuing adventures of aspiring musician Michie and her scientist girlfriend Olivia as they attempt to solve writer’s block through time travel. After a bit of turbulence, the girls run into another bit of trouble…
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