Tag: david seidman
Know How: How to be a Star in Artists Alley
Exhibiting at a comic-con, particularly in Artists Alley, can be fun and lucrative -- or it can leave you frustrated, exhausted, and broke.
Know How: How to Get the Best from Your Artist
By David Seidman
Writers and artists are born enemies. “That stupid artist didn’t draw what I wrote!” echoes down the halls of comics history.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
To write comics, you need...
Know How: Four tips for designing a comics costume
By David Seidman
(Mildly NSFW images below.)
A good costume can help to make a comics character a star. In a visual medium like comics, a costume tells a huge amount about a character.
So how can...
Know How: How To Introduce A Character
By David Seidman
Hi. This is the first in a series of articles with practical advice on how to do things in comics.
What gives me the heft to throw around advice? I’ve written comics for...
Ten tips for publicizing convention events
By David Seidman
It’s con season in the comics world, which means that someone has to attract people to attend panels, signings, parties, and other events. I’ve done it, and it’s not easy.
But you can...
Dos and Don’ts for Making Convention Panels Interesting
by David Seidman
A lot of comic-con panels offer only a few gems of real interest surrounded by endless fog of boring chatter.
I’ve been to hundreds of comics convention panel discussions as a comics editor,...
