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BULLET ASSASSIN LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD
#1
-2 on
@Kickstarter
is a 23 day campaign! This story follows Akari, an assassin in the real world who is betrayed, murdered, and wakes up in a fantasy world with an AR-15!
@Morbidful
@Trekk12
The uncle who punched him could get 6-months in prison for THIS!!?
Why are we so lenient on child killers!? Let the dude get smacked! He clearly had no problem doing it to an innocent child. Let him get a couple!
Fantastic artwork by
@xdtopsu
of Eliana, THE GIRL WITH THE MEGA FISTS.
This will be one of the variant covers for Volume 4 , which concludes our first arc of this epic series! 800-pages in total.
Dammmnnn
Hey
@DCComics
how am I supposed to buy my kid comics or stuff from your YA selection when you’re okay with putting the F-word in there…who is this book for? Its not for normal comic fans, clearly not for kids, not for teens, no parent is buying this…who is this for? The writer?
Mags proves once again WHY comic fans are having these very divisive conversations.
Mag's MO is to turn everything they touch trans.
Look at this. They're working on a licensed property and IP that has a "beloved character" and the first thing they did was make them trans
“Rather see the industry burn down…”
Mark Waid proves he is unable to have an actual discussion. Anyone he disagrees with is alt-right, the enemy, and basically not human.
People who can’t have legit discussions without acting like this are the problem (left and right)
The Tomorrow Girl drama makes it apparent that not everyone should consume manga/anime due them unable to accept that not all cultures carry western morality.
We call these people "tourists" in the space who don't understand culture or tropes.
With that being said...
Dear comic creators, instead of whining about Manga and that the sales are killing it, let’s figure out what is working for Manga and take those positive aspects and apply them to our own creations. Clearly something is working. So figure it out.
I Got Canceled.
The last 24 hours have been insane.
These last 24 hours have resulted in me getting harrassed and mobbed, LOSING MY PUBLISHING DEAL, and more.
So. I've come out of retirement of indie comics to do the following TWO THINGS
👇👇👇👇👇👇
A lot of comic creators are now bitching about Jim Lee’s commission prices.
I swear, I don’t know why these people are trying to make a living at art when they have zero business acumen whatsoever.
Jim Lee sets his price based on the value he believes he brings.
We currently live in a world where if you're AGAINST child trafficking, and want to protect your kids, that you are a brainworm.
Disgusting.
Every day we get closer and closer to the laws being made that will make it easier for people to get away with destroying children
Seriously can’t wait to launch this book on Wednesday! Mara and Lucia are professional battle plumbers who take on supernatural monsters and more!
Mara is gives you the smiles and Lucia gives you the fists. It’s going to be a silly goose time!
My Hot Take
- This isn't a good look on his store but he is doing this out of passion & desperation for the love of his biz
- ANYONE who makes fun of his appearance is a piece of shit
- He painted his argument too broadly. I wish he had called out names/books/creators
(cont...)
I don't like EVS. He doesn't like me. But if you can't see the truth in this, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM IN COMICS
"Most (MEN) don't know how to write (ROMANCE) for it's primarily (FEMALE) audience."
Replace the () with anything based on target audience, and this is a fair assessment
Western comics don’t understand what manga is.
Manga isn’t just characters with big eyes and cute faces. It’s not just tinier sized volumes with high page counts, with black and white art.
If that’s the only thing that makes is “manga” then they’ll fail.
Miserably
American Comic Industry 5 years ago-"Our sales are doing better than ever don't listen to those Comicsgate chuds!"
American Comic Industry Now-"Please save us Manga!"
So many indie comic creators are entitled bitches. There. I said it.
Y’all were mad in 2018 when you couldn’t get on EVSs show to get promoted, and now you’re mad that Eric July isn’t “sharing”
Here’s a story for you:
These are the TOLERANT people in comics who accept everyone.
They’re excited to see your reputation ruined, amused at destruction of careers, and will go after publishers for platforming you…
For what?
HAVING A DIFFERENT OPINION THAN YOU.
More below 👇
American Writers Ego
There is actual respect when a manga is adapted into an anime. It’s almost a 1 to 1 adaptation
American writers won’t push aside their egos and want to add, subtract, and make their “own version” of stories that are already proven to be work
Honest question..
Why do you think American (Comic) Media is so scared to directly adapt the source material like the East is having so much success doin??
Honestly this
#ComicsBrokeMe
thread tells me that most creatives are terrible at:
- business
- making financial decisions
- and SELF-EDUCATION
Reading these posts are sad, but don’t act like there was a gun to your head to say yes to a $25 page rate.
Its 2023. Do ur own thing
Yes. Let’s dumb things down for a “modern audience” and Take away the growth of his character.
His respect for the Kioshi Warriors was due to the fact that he was super sexist to them, got schooled, and then humbled himself. That humility led to his training with them
So Gail Simone is allowed to use the
#ComicsBrokeMe
to tell creatives that they need to own their marketing and business and it’s fine…
But when I do I get dogpiled, called a nazi, and spend the last 24 hours getting called all kinds of slurs, profanities, and liess??
#1
- I have officially launched SUPER PLUMBER SISTERS
#1
on Kickstarter! It's a super fun comic. I always had it planned to launch today...I just didn't think it would be under these circumstances...
I’m leaving this app for several days.
I am beyond angry, frustrated, and hurt at the attack on my character and business these last two weeks.
Thanks to everyone who has been kind and supportive. I see you :)
Here’s my book. We just hit $11k.
I’ll see y’all Monday.
Peace.
Dear indie comics creators (this might hurt) but there’s a possibility that no amount of marketing will get sales for your book. 🫢
Here are a couple reasons why:
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Apparently EVERYTHING is considered a grift in comics these days, and because of these idiots, that word is losing meaning.
- art isn’t up to your standards? Grift
- on time books? Grift
- using 3D assets? Grift
- improving on your art? Grift
- keeping business matters private?
Dear Comic Creators:
NEVER BEG FOR A SEAT WHEN YOU CAN BUILD YOUR OWN TABLE
In 10 years you’re going to regret trying to pander to people who were never gonna let you in the “cool kids” club.
Pave your own way.
Protect those who have your back.
Destroy every one who doesn’t
Inio Asano new manga "MUJINA IN TO THE DEEP", used various assets and mannequins with Unreal Engine 5 for certain scenes.
It’s interesting how the Japanese have embraced Photobashing, digital tools, etc for their work for a very long time. I watched a documentary once of a
lol a “cancelable offense”
If saying my 4-year old isn’t responsible enough to choose their gender than yeah CANCEL ME
If
@NyobiComics
wants to bend the knee/kiss the ring so he can “get in the mainstream” than let him do it. But to call me and say a cancelable offense is gay
DEAR CREATORS: remember, if you want to make money in comics, you need to treat it like a business, which means you need to understand at least these THREE things:
Now that I'm not beholden to "playing nice" with fellow creators who were published under this banner, I'm now going to name names, show receipts, and showcase what monsters these people are.
The most tolerable people are the most intolerant.
James Gunn releases a photo of some of the DCU's architects including Jeremy Slater, Christina Hodson, Christal Henry, Tom King, Peter Safran, and more.
No one who opposed this tweet could answer this question. Let’s try again:
From a business POV: If Mags were to turn Batman trans, and the reader base did not like this, whose fault is it that sales are low?
The business and Mags? Or the readers who didn’t buy it?
(1/2)
Mags proves once again WHY comic fans are having these very divisive conversations.
Mag's MO is to turn everything they touch trans.
Look at this. They're working on a licensed property and IP that has a "beloved character" and the first thing they did was make them trans
You’re given ONE chance to do a limited 12-issue series on a Marvel character. You can bring in two crossover characters as well. Which characters are your main and side characters for that year?
Even though I’m blocked I still see these.
I’m utterly shocked that my ONE OPINION that you didn’t like is going to cause this much of a ruckus. And I’ve been incredibly nice and polite the whole time, despite how mean everyone has been.
We just want a silly goose time
#2
- I'll be doing a LIVE STREAM tonight where I make my statement regarding me losing my publishing deal, the events that happened that made this happen, and calling out EVERY CREATOR who tried to play angel in all of this and mobbed the publishers
If we can hit $10k by Wednesday, this will be the BIGGEST launch I’ve ever had in comics! Can we make this happen?
Link in the RT
Also. All backers will receive these two trading cards art done by Erwin.
The
#ComicsBrokeMe
crowd tried to break me. They tried taking the jobs of other creators.
I didn't let them. I was able to save creators jobs in the face of mob attacks...and in doing so...I allowed myself to get canceled.
So. I'll see y'all tonight.
This is going around with no context.
I was told by Ben that I need to basically vet my customers and who buys my books.
I said that I don’t vet my customers and that I don’t know literally anything about them. If they buy my book, that’s cool.
Apparently this makes me a nazi
The comic art discourse on here freaking sucks and has for several months.
Newsflash. Artists have been using stock photos for the last 30-40 years, they’ve been tracing over shit, and they’ve been using 3D models and assets since they’ve been fucking invented.
Your favorite
I went to Target this morning for a diaper run and stopped by the “Manga and Graphic Novels” section which should really just be re-named the MANGA SECTION
Not ONE western book on the shelf.
Right next it is BookTok Sellections.
The world is changing
Adapt or die
I'm not angry at the publisher or the team. I understand the circumstances.
I'm angry at those who made the situation a situation. And I'm going to call each and every one of you out.
This is my biggest problem with a lot of indie comics discussion (and this doesn’t just apply to the Eric July discourse on Isom)…
Stop worrying so much about private matters that don’t concern you. If you’re asking all of these questions, you need to get a life. The only thing
Here are the two tweets that caused all of this.
If THIS is what gets you canceled these days then it goes to show that comics has an industry has more problems then just sales and page rates.
Read BOTH tweets. Is this where the line is drawn in terms of what we CAN/CANT say?
Honestly this
#ComicsBrokeMe
thread tells me that most creatives are terrible at:
- business
- making financial decisions
- and SELF-EDUCATION
Reading these posts are sad, but don’t act like there was a gun to your head to say yes to a $25 page rate.
Its 2023. Do ur own thing
Imagine spending hours of your weekend cutting a dishonest video of a creator that you harassed for weeks…
When you could have spent it working on comics, and fulfilling those books, and having a silly goose time?
I’ve been told to “get out of comics,” “stop making comics,” and “you’re not passionate about comics.”
From 4th to 6th grade I made a comic series called THE QUIET SPY, and altogether it is over 500-pages. I’m grateful to have kept the entire thing.
Bitch. I bleed comics. I
Dear Creators: THIS is AI art…
And it’s here to stay.
We’re seeing companies like Nike and Marvel start utilizing AI. Many of you are scared.
Don’t. Because AI, like everything, is a tool, and like always, humans will always win.
Let me explain 👇👇👇
(Read more)
I am so confused with the amount of flip flopping drama that’s happening in the indie creator scene right now. Lol
It went from:
“Share the wealth and promote!” to “no we don’t need your money” to “okay we want the customers not your money”
The solution? Get back to work!
I've re-written the tweet for y'all
A lot of WOMEN are not writing QUALITY superhero (marvel and DC) comics for their primarily male audience
A lot of MEN are not writing QUALITY superhero (marvel and DC) comics for their primarily male audience
Agree? Disagree?
“I hope that heaven is just as pleasant as the one you envisioned in your manga, sensei.”
- Eiichiro Oda on Toriyama’s death
You can legit feel the sadness and love that Oda and Kishimoto had.
Hey! Get this!
Not every story you make HAS to be super serious, contain a deep message, or be a timeless treasure
Sometimes you just want to make fun silly stories and guess what?
That’s okay :)
It’s good to have a mix of both
Oh snaps. Crazy news on the WEBTOON Original front, and honestly, from a business standpoint point, I understand where
@webtoonofficial
is coming from DESPITE it being a shitty deal for the creator.
A publishing company is only powerful monetarily if they control the IP. With
Did you know?
If you dislike someone, even HATE THEM, you can still have respectful discourse and discussion with them
Even if you have different fundamental beliefs and opinions, you can still be around them in the same room or space, and act kindly toward one another.
Crazy
Culture didn’t kill western comics
Western Comics killed themselves when they didn’t keep up with culture
Comics outside of marvel and dc are seeing massive success. The problem is y’all don’t consider them comics because they’re not formatted or distributed the way you like
"It's not about the MONEY, it's about the ART"
Then why the hell are you complaining all the time about:
- lack of sales
- no audience
- no money
It's ABSOLUTELY, 100-fucking-percent, about the money.
You know how I know? (1/2)
TRUE STORY: When a creator comes into my DMs and tries to insult me by saying “you’re just the titty manga guy who sells $5-10 books”, it tells me a couple things:
- you’ve never actually read my stories because if you did you would know how false of a claim this is at a deeper
Im currently extremely apathetic to the indie creator community in terms of the discourse that's being had. It's so boring, lame, and quite frankly stupid.
All I'm seeing is more entitlement and victimhood. Y'all need to get back to work and start making your comics.
According to some writers it’s “wrong” to put elements of yourself into stories, and that by doing that it’s a straight up self insert.
That’s fine by me. If it’s a book created by ME, we’re gonna self insert all day long. It’s MY character, we’re self inserting my pains and my
Dear Comic Creators,
Many of you don't know about the Marketing Funnel, and if you did, it would make your struggles make more sense.
The majority of you are STUCK in stages 1 and 2, which is why you're unable to build an audience.
Let's talk about this 👇👇 (thread)
@CBDevin95
1) I'm blocked
2) I've tried asking Mags this question (which got me blocked)
and
3) why does a character that is established, with back story and an already built audience need to be changed? Why can't new characters emerge instead of shapeshifting pre-existing ones?
A lot of creators are leaving Twitter (X), and other creators are following.
Good.
You’re leaving an audience of readers behind that the rest of us will happily provide for.
Thank you :)
These are my thoughts on the "drama"
1) Anyone using this moment to call Ben Dunn a pedo is disgusting and out for gain. You're trash.
2) Kickstarter NOT allowing Ben to appeal, make changes, or make his plea is bad for the platform.
And 3 (y'all might not like this opinion)
@ChrisThomasma
Also. Is this any worst than teen titans, sailor moon, spies, bratz, etc?
There’s no nudity. No private parts shown. Not even sexual advances or relationship. Just suggestive clothing that’s typical in the genre and she’s aged 16-18 in the story. We see worse on TV.
@damienbecton
Fair. But answer this:
. From a business POV, if readers don’t buy Trans-Batman whose fault are the low sales?
The business (creator, etc) or the readers for not wanting a trans Batman and ditching the title
From a business POV
The reason I hate the typical MANGA VS COMICS debate is that people talk about aspects that are SUBJECTIVE such as the writing, art, the stories, etc, and don't focus on the OBJECTIVE aspects such as:
- distribution
- marketing
- book design
- availability
- awareness
Marvel has two options:
1) look at current customer data, trends, and buying habits and build a strategy for the new gen
2) can spend money on R&D to find the necessary parts, technology, and science, needed to invent a Time Machine.
Looks like they’re gonna try
#2
Last night someone told me my art was bad and I should get better. Those comments always hurt. But I have to remind myself that I’ve come a long way in 6 years. Here’s a splash page I did in 2015, and one I did last night. I’m still growing. Give me another 6 years 👉👌💦
Right now I'm in this really weird spot in indie comics where I don't know where I fit in.
I'm not Comicsgate, I'm not Anti-Comicsgate, I'm not Pro-EVS or anti-EVS, or Pro-Eric July, or Anti-Eric July.
I'm not pro crowdfunding vs crowdselling. I'm not trying to be with a
Bro what is going on with indie creators!? Y'all need to drink water instead of the constant Hate-orade and Bitch Lemonade you drink daily.
The entitlement of creators that I've had to deal with this week is insane. Here's some lessons:
- don't jump in my DMs annoyed that I
I'm part of a Facebook group for indie creators and every week I see the same complaints over and over again:
- My campaign is struggling
- I'm not getting backers
- there are no live shows to go on
- no one will promote for me
Here's my response...we can discuss if you want
Nothing grinds my gears more than when Indie Creators do these TWO THINGS:
1) engage in the community only when they have a campaign going. You’ll suddenly see them pop on every livestream show for a month then disappear
2) promote their books under other creators posts
Rage
Welcome to indie comics:
A place where you can tell the story the way you want, and in an art style that can have mass to niche appeal.
You can be a starter creator or a seasoned pro. There’s no rules here.
And the best part: through hard work, you can find an audience who
That promise was this:
I would never rely on the help or promotion of OTHERS to make my comics happen
So what did I do?
I started grinding on YouTube and twitter, took a shit ton of marketing courses, and started building
Someone finally answered the question.
Q: if Mags made Batman trans and the fans didn’t like it, who is at fault for the decline in sales? DC/Mags or the readers?
A: the readers because they are bigots and put a dent in sales.
Finally. Someone said it out loud
@tyler_c_world
Obviously there are enough bigots to put a dent in sales for that reason alone. Add to that "fans" so bent on status quo they whine about Spider-Man's marriage for years. But if done well, maybe a net positive in producing quality work, trying something new, and representation.
And to this day all my projects have been funded, I’m doing great, and I’m having a silly goose time
The point I’m trying to make is this;
Stop relying on others. Take the time to learn what you need. Spend less time botching on YouTube and start learning
Make 2024 golden :)
Gonna be off the internet (or at least try) this weekend to celebrate 5 years of marriage with this beautiful human.
Honestly without my wife, there’s no way I’d be where I am in comics.
Creators, find someone who is in your corner and pushing you to level up. It’s worth it
DEAR CREATORS!
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT my “marketing bible” (name pending)
in it will be resources, and how-tos to help you learn marketing.
I utilized these for 5 years working for a publishing company and selling over $4 million in books, and am now doing it for myself
- Pros should be LISTENING to what he is saying and assess where they fall into his claims.
- The reason it's OKAY for him to state this, is that his business is DEPENDENT on the sales of these books, therefore he should be allowed to criticize them
(cont...)
The reason none of them want to answer the question is because they don’t like that it all comes down to
BUSINESS and SALES
“Let me be creative!”
When it’s work for hire for a company and a pre-established IP worth billions with a massive fanbase, EVERYTHING is business
How did Shonen Jump stop piracy? They created an app with their catalogue and it’s $1.99 a month. You can read 100 issues/chapters a day. If Marvel or DC or Image did this I’d subscribe to all of them.
What is everyones thoughts on this?
I never like it when people make it sound like you have an obligation to promote others. There are obviously pros to promoting others but there are also tons of cons that could hurt the creator
Regardless Everyone is entitled to their opinion
@KieroniMacaroni
Whoa
@IGN
these are the people that you hire? Out right racists and bigots? What happened to
#stopthehate
or
#asianhate
that’s happening. Glad you’re okay with hiring these people. How’s your “diversity” going?
Today I’m missing Perry, a manga artist who was so supportive for several years. Finally, We started our journey of friendship, talking about manga and our love of making it.
And then three weeks later he was in a car accident and died. Perry was the man. We connected on so many
A massive problem in our culture is to consider people who have different opinions as the OPPOSITION.
Seeing stuff like this tweet from an indie comics writer is telling is one of the big problems with how the industry treats its customers.
If you’re not with us…ur OPPOSITION
I don’t like commenting on EVS topics but this is straight up lazy and amateur hour. “Didn’t want to waste time bagging and boarding.”
Yeah. It’s a time suck. But it’s the least you do for customers in delivering a FLOPPY COMIC to them in good condition.
"I didn't want to waste time makings these boys bag and board" your books. -Ethan Van Sciver.
His lazy ass couldn't get the books done on time then he decided that your purchase, that y'all have been waiting for was protected from damage.
This photoshopped picture says it all. This is literally what all Star Wars fans wanted. A reunion. A celebration of the history, the story, and these characters relationships with each other.
There are no more gatekeepers in comics.
You can make a comic, build an audience, and sell your comic to anyone around the world.
You can make a pile of money, have big distribution, and be successful without a publisher.
No one can stop you except yourself
#indiecomics
Kids 100% can NOT be responsible for choosing their gender.
How do I know?
My kid has changed his favorite color 5 times today
Decided he like cheeseburgers when he used to hate them
Couldn’t sit still because he was “a dinosaur”
Children are straight chaos.
What can you do to avoid this pin?
Learn marketing. Here are two books to help you.
Learn how to make CONTENT in order to build an audience. Content is NOT your comic. Your comic is a PRODUCT.
Also. If you’re concerned you’re getting screwed my DMs are always open
I'm sick of this culture war bs from BOTH SIDES on why comics aren't doing well. Without talking about the quality of the art or story, here are the reasons why comics aren't selling as well:
- Distribution sucks (but fixable)
- outdated format
- lack of marketing
and...
My art in 2017 vs my art in 2024
Always learning and always growing. Hopefully in 2 years, 5 years, and even 10 years my art will be way above where I’m at now. Still. I’m grateful for the journey.
The best time to start is NOW.
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Comics aren’t dying. Comics will never die. The comics you were used to might die, but the medium is super strong right now.
Comics will always evolve. New formats, new stories, new audience tastes.
Instead of fighting it, embrace it and find some new comics to read :)