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Our Creator Interviews for Creator Appreciation Month welcomes Nick Edwards and Scott Beecher of Unearthly Comics. With four current action-packed popcorn filled thrills, there's lots to talk about, including some upcoming releases! Let's journey into the Unearthly!

GlobalComix: Thank you for joining us today! Tell us a little bit about your work, yourself, and how you got into making comics! 

Nick Edward: Hey, thanks for having me! I’m Nick, and I’ve lived in New York City for the past two years. 
I’ve been a fan of comics since I was a little kid. I knew I liked comics after reading old issues of Uncanny X-Men,...

Our Creator Interviews for Creator Appreciation Month welcomes Writer, Filmmaker, Actor, and Comics Editor Vaughn Coleman, founder of Rebel Oasis Studios. With two current titles and more coming soon, as well as a currently live Kickstarter Campaign, there's lots to talk about. Let's dig in!

GlobalComix: Thank you for joining us today! Tell us a little bit about your work, yourself, and what inspired you to start Rebel Oasis Studios? 

Vaughn Coleman: Thank you for having me! I always wanted to write stories, though initially I was majoring in filmmaking. When I was in college, I fell deeper in love with comics and took note of the indie...

Our Creator Interviews for Creator Appreciation Month welcomes Opal Lines, an illustrator and shojosei mangaka from New York City. A rising star in the indie manga space, Opal's newest one-shot Frambuesa Soda was recently published with Euromanga Academy's Chronicles Manga Magazine. 

Far from just manga, Opal Lines has worked on numerous western comic titles, such as Monster High: New Scaremester, My Little Pony: Endless Summer, and done webinars and demonstrations for industry powerhouses like Wacom and Graphixly, a distributor for Clip Studio Paint (Celsys).

GlobalComix: Thank you for joining us today! Tell us a little bit about your work, yourself, and...

Welcome to a new kind of article that is designed for creators and publishers this year: Creator Roundtables. We aim to partner with creators in the comics, manga, and webcomics industries to discuss important topics and raise awareness around the successes - and struggles - creators face in their work and everyday life.

We've had the pleasure of working with the team at Catalyst Press in the past, and I'm delighted that they were interested in organizing a roundtable about an incredibly important initiative, which is supporting African creators through #ReadingAfrica Week.

I now hand things over to Ashawnta Jackson, Marketing Manager at...

Today's Tips and Tricks is for anyone looking to become a podcaster, or expanding your knowledge on podcasting! Shaun Sunday of Brain Beast Studios and the No Capes! Show has graciously created an article going over everything you need to know about creating and hosting a podcast centered around comics.

From apps to software to equipment and general advice, everything you'll need is here! With that, I'll let Shaun have the floor! Thank you so much Shaun for your time.

So you want to start a Podcast?

Podcasts are fun, entertaining, educational and also a big labor of love.

Comic podcasts especially are great, but can come with their own sets of challenges!...

Have you ever thought about doing a crowdfunding campaign?

Launching a campaign is a large commitment and can have a lot of pitfalls. I'm here today with a special guest, Cody Fernandez, Founder of Ironverse Comics. You might recognize him from his primary series Jack Irons: Steel Cowboy, a story about an Immortal Jack who has lived many lifetimes; and Kactus Coyote, a different story set up in the same universe. Ironverse has gone through multiple crowdfunding campaigns, and at the time of writing, Issue #4 is nearing completion.

With that intro out of the way, let's sit down with Cody from Ironverse! The following summarized transcript has been taken from an...

Frank Forte is an accomplished designer, storyboard artist and comic book artist whose credits include Lovecraft Country, Heavy Metal Magazine, Bob’s Burgers and more. Influenced by classic cartoons and comic books, Frank’s work is an assemblage of inspiration from what he grew up watching on TV and reading in comic books.

Frank is also the publisher of Asylum Press, which produces premium comic books and graphic novels within the horror, science fiction, and action genres. Featuring original, character-driven stories and cinematic artwork by top creators and new talent, Asylum appeals to an audience that might not normally buy traditional comic books.

Over the last...

Halloween brings with it a slew of supernatural stories of suspense, terror and horror. For over two decades, Joe Harris has been bringing monstrosities to life with his work on films like Darkness Falls for Sony Pictures, Suneater for Heavy Metal with Dylan Sprouse, and X-Files for IDW. Now he’s teaming up with the German heavy metal band Helloween for “Seekers of the Seven Keys” — a new comic from Incendium that promises to deliver plenty of thrills of its own. 
 
GLOBALCOMIX: Judging by the cover art, Helloween’s “Seekers of the Seven Keys” feels like an outrageous celebration of fantasy, humor, and mad science. How did you end up...

Earlier this year, GlobalComix had a chance to sit down with Rylend Grant to discuss crowdfunding. Rylend invites you behind the curtains of his upcoming campaign for THE JUMP 1-2. He walks you through and show you how he built his campaign, and explain in depth why he made the variety of choices that went into it. He follows up the demo with an extended Q&A.

Our recent comic book crowdfunding webinar offered a lot of information, insight, and inspiration. The only downside to the evening was the little time we had to cover all of the insightful questions you asked. I’ve collected ten of the most relevant questions here and answered them as a resource for you. We had 99% of attendees request a follow-up, so we will be announcing one shortly so be on the lookout. In the meantime, happy crowdfunding, and wishing you success. Thanks to all the participants who asked questions.

Before we get into it, next Tuesday, March 23rd @ 8pm, panelist Rylend Grant will be taking you behind the curtain of his newest campaign for THE JUMP 1-2. And...

As a comic book creator, you know that publishing comics is a complex process that involves multiple decisions around various business, creative, legal, marketing, and sales aspects of the book.

Developing an international marketing and publishing platform for digital comics that is easy to use, enjoyable to read, and structured in a way that makes real money for creators creates a unique set of challenges. It requires inspired insight, constant learning, and years of work to make your vision a reality.

@Christopher, the founder and CEO of GlobalComix, sits down with Omar Spahi of The Dreamer Comics Podcast to talk about the origins of GlobalComix, the best way to market independent...

Chris recently hosted a demo and Q&A with a group of folks around the GlobalComix community. He spent the first half going step by step through the platform uploads, features, and overall flow as a creator / publisher. The second half was dedicated to a variety of excellent questions by the attendees.

Watch the full video below on YouTube here: