If you're publishing a graphic novel aimed at kids, going to ALA is arguably much more important than attending a comics event like San Diego Comic-con. All the most influential librarians in the country attend ALA, and they are the "S-tier" of book buyers …Read More
Hi, everyone! As our Kickstarter campaign enters its final stretch, only one Stretch Goal remains: OK! So, why a panel presentation? What would reaching this goal actually mean – not only for us and our project, but for our backers? Let’s start with a story. Because, you …Read More
Hi, Eli here Creating art is a process of problem solving. With every new piece we make, we create problems for ourselves. Problems like, “I need to convey this character’s personality by design alone”. And we use our skills to find the best solution. Evaluating your …Read More
Hi Folks, I'm Edna, one of the comic creators involved with the LET'S GO! A Kids Comics Studio Anthology currently on Kickstarter... I'd like to share a little bit about our Create-A-Critter Reward because making art with and for kids is my happy place. I guess that's …Read More
By Jeff Larkin As we countdown one week until the April 22nd launch of the Kickstarter campaign for the Kids Comics Unite LET'S GO Anthology, we've got an article from contributor Jeff Larkin. He walks us through some of the differences in storytelling choices when …Read More
How KC Studio Anthology’s Cover Team Gets It Done By Anne-Marie Perks A book cover is the first thing you see but it’s often one of the last things a publisher works on when creating a book. This is our approach to producing typographic design …Read More
A while ago, in one of our last team meetings of the year, I was telling the KCU team how much fun we had doing the “Year in Review” exercise in Kids Comics Studio. “Oh!” said Jade. “That makes me think of the vision boards …Read More
By Maritza Ruiz-Kim WE'RE BACK WITH THE INTERVIEW, PART TWO In this installment of the interview, Janna Morishima has a frank discussion with newsletter/blog co-editor and anthology comic creator, Maritza Ruiz-Kim, sharing the highs and lows of creative collaboration in LET'S GO!, KCU's Studio anthology in-progress. …Read More
Why Does KCU Charge for Some Activities? Recently I got an email asking me, “Why do you charge a submission fee for KCU Pitchfest?” That is an important question! I realized it might be helpful for me to explain exactly why we charge money for some of …Read More
Bill Gates famously said, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” I’d say that we usually overestimate what we can do in a week but underestimate what we can do in a year. …Read More