If so, maybe we could help each other and those who are thinking about publishing their comics digitally by posting questions, nuggets of information, and such here.
To start things off, I self-published a horror graphic novel called Before Dawn years ago. It had some success in that it was distributed by Diamond and we even got a review / blurb from Sam Raimi whose Evil Dead inspired it.
Fast forward to about a year ago when I decided to dust the graphic novel off with the intention of breathing new digital life into it. So I serialized it online as a web comic then I made it available as a digital download by converting it to PDF, CBZ, and CBR formats and selling those through the web comic site. I also have it available through Amazon but I've read where reading comics on the Kindle is pretty bleh.
Most recently, I submitted it to Comixology with the hope they will distribute it digitally. I know they have a long line of comics waiting to be reviewed so I imagine it'll be a while before I hear anything.
My opinion (for what it is worth) in regards to creating digital comics is that it is still too early in regards to how they should be formatted. With the variety of different platforms and screen dimensions, it can be maddening trying to figure out how to size your artwork and such. This is why I'm following Brian K. Vaughn's lead with his digital comic The Private Eye and making my future digital comic work available in PDF format and probably just through my blog(s). He and his artist (I can't remember his name) have complete control over their product and their reaping the rewards without Apple, Comixology, and whoever else getting up to and over half of the profits.
Hopefully this will get the ball rolling and others will chime in with what they're doing and passing along any information or thoughts.
Wesley
To start things off, I self-published a horror graphic novel called Before Dawn years ago. It had some success in that it was distributed by Diamond and we even got a review / blurb from Sam Raimi whose Evil Dead inspired it.
Fast forward to about a year ago when I decided to dust the graphic novel off with the intention of breathing new digital life into it. So I serialized it online as a web comic then I made it available as a digital download by converting it to PDF, CBZ, and CBR formats and selling those through the web comic site. I also have it available through Amazon but I've read where reading comics on the Kindle is pretty bleh.
Most recently, I submitted it to Comixology with the hope they will distribute it digitally. I know they have a long line of comics waiting to be reviewed so I imagine it'll be a while before I hear anything.
My opinion (for what it is worth) in regards to creating digital comics is that it is still too early in regards to how they should be formatted. With the variety of different platforms and screen dimensions, it can be maddening trying to figure out how to size your artwork and such. This is why I'm following Brian K. Vaughn's lead with his digital comic The Private Eye and making my future digital comic work available in PDF format and probably just through my blog(s). He and his artist (I can't remember his name) have complete control over their product and their reaping the rewards without Apple, Comixology, and whoever else getting up to and over half of the profits.
Hopefully this will get the ball rolling and others will chime in with what they're doing and passing along any information or thoughts.
Wesley
