How to Write for Comics

Jim Zub reveals some important tips on how artists can pitch story ideas to clients, handle their portfolio, and behave around collaborators so you’ll be set up for long term career success. This is professional guidance that could change your life if you’re pursuing a career in the comic book industry.

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Ideation
04:32 - “X Meets Y” Shorthand
08:05 - Working with Editors
09:26 - Advice for Students
12:55 -Outro

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Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching.


CREDITS

Editing - Dzmitry Tsydzik, Charlie Nicholson
Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis

Music Used with Permission
Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

Additional music by ABC Music Library

[RezaKaviani]

I like how proko Is becoming something more than just drawing and painting
I love you guys, you helped me and so many other artists grow. wish you all the best

[JimZub]

We recorded this footage almost exactly one year ago. My voice in these clips is so gravely (just like it is now) because it was right after San Diego Comic-Con and I'd been doing interviews and signings for a week straight. :D

[brendazonneveld]

This course is great!!! I recommend everyone to take this course. It's really great to take lessons from such great artists!

[breadpirateoverhere]

Really great information here that can be applied to any part of the industry people go after. Being a pleasant person that's trying their best will get you through way more doors than being an expert that nobody wants to be around.

[kiwifruitkl]

I like how clean the script looks.
A clean script like that will definitely make the artist's job much easier because it really shows the script writer is thinking what stuff goes into what panel.
If the script writer writes a bad script, then the illustrator will have to pick up on the slack and do the script-writing job. Then the illustrator will complain about it to the comic producer, and the comic producer who is financing everything will just fire the script writer.
Of course, an author-illustrator will be a different case.
I think it would be very helpful for author-illustrators of comics to have some unpaid teamwork experience. Know how to work in a team. Know how to collaborate. The teamwork skills will be helpful for a real paid job at Marvel.

[Mnkybyhndcrmp]

I’m really trying to decide wether to buy the David Finch lesson or the Marvel one, which would yall recommend to do first @anyone lol

[TheArtOfJerry]

Wow. Thankful. I'm always amazed by comic artist works. They are like Legends. I don't know where to start my drawing comics. Fear of failure. Self doubt. Etc. Is it possible to improve faster, I ask because I'm in my 50, can a man of 50 still get to be a comic artist? ❤❤🎉🎉😊😊😊

[samankucher]

this guy did a great job explaining how people get impostor syndrome 😅

[Tetronus]

Proko please make the course free. I don't have money

[papaekowgyedziacquah]

Unrelated question to this vid. How do you achieve darker shades without pressing the pencil too hard? All the time when I draw i see the lines of other drawings on the other sides of pages. It's quite unflattering.

[adambacon]

You have to keep pushing the pencil until it starts pulling you.

[zyrkugilgamesh]

Make a tip on how to get a job in the industry without being someone's friend from 15 years or his/her cousin

[MrStrides]

Hope we get something more mainly directed to anime/manga in the future, I'm quite happy to see Proko grow past painting and drawing into this one big art-place that you can use to get a peek into the inner workings of professional process and stuff.

[McManOnTheMenu]

why didnt you guys went to comic con this year? :( i wouldve loved to see yall doing videos about interviewing different artist, but, i understand you cant go every year..

[oliveryoung]

Came for advice, stayed for the therapy

[Simon-kcml]

No offence but the bar ain't very high for Marvel stories, not talking about the art and all just the stories

[galaxii]

Oh man how I’ll love to work with true writers and artists one day such as yourselves. You guys on this channel are a blessing and inspirations to all true artists looking for mastery. 🩵🙏