Tips for Breaking In To Comics

[TheLetter31]

i didnt know he was a comic book artist!!!

[ShomyRadmilac092]

Thanks for everything! :D You will see my name on the cover someday soon for shure!! :D I've been busting my a@# off... I'm drawing like 8-10 hours a day, I will not give up! :D

It was a bit too much huh? :P

[ProjectBlackInk]

nice

[aselalovesfire]

Very informative, very inspirational and very realistic. This was a beautiful video. Thank you

[Free4it]

Is it just me or has he improved his english!

Your videos are so funny and some are serious but still nice to watch:)

[jbeihl1]

great video. I can relate to the deadline issues you where describing. very uplifting video.

[persona4444]

arent you the guy doing funny face on other videos?

[lu4y4pants]

I draw a lot of comics and I even have a set of characters, but I can only draw people (in primitive cartoon form.) I really want to make it in some kind of a cartoon business, and I wrote a few stories that might be good comic-book material. Your advice is very good, and it proves that I have a long way to go.

[xXNHMXx]

Awsome video! very helpful and I wont give up on my dream of making a graphic novel!

[DroBONILLA1]

I have been denied by a few companies already in my career but I will not give up my childhood dream, thank you mate. your video was brief and was inspiring! cheers!

[123fk]

my name is Tan Fu Kang, u will see my name in the comic books.

[komikero]

@123fk Awesome! Looking forward to it!

[jasonpg193]

Thank You that is quite a tip!!! 

[theitachi2]

your the guy who makes that creepy stare! oh you came out in ray william johnson

[pogimaas]

master!!!! salamat sa video na to na-ibalik ang morale ko bilang artist . isa po akong flash animator . naka relate po ako tungkol sa pressure. bata pa po ako gusto ko talaga maging animator pero dahil sa pressure (tungkol sa deadlines tsaka kita) parang gus2 ko mag quit. buti na lang !! XD salamat sa video na to .

[wiiagent]

you know... its like looking into a mirror... into the future... like thats what I will look like older... does this mean I turn asian????

[wiiagent]

great advice, I will take it to heart!

[tmonte90]

Awesome advice that can be applied to any career field. Thanks

[Robocop1989]

Hey Gerry, I think you've given good tips on breaking in comics. I was also wondering what is the shortest deadline? What is the longest deadline? Cause I would like to see if, at my current speed, I could make a short deadline. Or if I can even make a longer deadline. lol

[komikero]

@Robocop1989 Well, a fellow inker of mine told me today that one time he was given a deadline of one week to finish 22 pages. That's crazy. The shortest one I heard so far. Longest deadline I know of was for Jay Anacleto's Marvels 2. I think it took him 4 years to finish 6 issues. But those are extremes. You usually have 28 days to finish one issue of 22-24 pages.

[heartstun]

"sign their boobies". Hilarious!

[k3vinisthename]

signiture into their boobies :))

[phatmantube]

Great advice Gerry

[Charlesnoel16]

Sir Gerry, si Charles to!

this video really lifted up my spirits... masama loob ko prior to watching.

salamat dito :D

[komikero]

Thanks Charles. :)

[AzsuraMode]

Hey Gerry, great advice! I said hi to Leinil for you while down at Comic Con, I felt a little awkward since I didn't know either of you personally, but he did say he'll let you know I did that. I was at a panel with CB Cebulski, but I was an idiot and didn't get his contact info, he said he could send out sample scripts. I thought I could find his contact info on his Twitter, I guess it's not on there, or I just don't know how to use Twitter.

[SUPERSQUISH]

Thank you.

[Tuba408Bass]

The Tips in the beginning should be Tips for any job you may want to do. If you truly love it, then you will do it.

[circular05]

Thanks for the video, Gerry. Made me want to start drawing comics, so it was worth the watch. :)

I am obsessed with the idea of drawing comics, but honestly working for a comics company has never appealed to me. Too much of an individualist, I guess. I'm grateful that we have options like self-publishing and web comics now, for those of us who want to do comics but sort of want to do it on our own terms.

[Jagamp]

I admire the dedication and love in what you do Gerry and also the good advice you just gave.

I have also helped trained and given advice to people in the past in more or less the same way you did.

A lot of people look at things from the outside wanting to do things, without realizing all the stress dedication and hard work that is involved. And that includes all types of creative professions.

It's not just a case of drawing a pretty picture and hoping someone will like it LOL

5*****

[TheHappyShow]

Thanks for the advice, Gerry!

-- Matt

[komikero]

Aw, you're someone who needs little advice, Matt! You're an awesome artist!

[evancortez2]

Man, I wish I could have known you when I was 20 years old, Gerry. I'm too old to break into the comics artist biz now :(

[komikero]

Who knows, you know? :) Watch out for my next video I might address this.

[Hum0ng0us]

@evancortez2 - As long as you have the drive to keep at it, you're never too old to break in! ^_^

[miserycitytexas]

@evancortez2 never too old.

[leidbag]

Salamat!

[AlarusOne]

I does my heart good to see this very sincere, tender side of you. I always knew you had a deep soul (just from reading your works).

It is true, comics are not for everyone!

Very good advice.

Alarus aka MrMinos

[bratkotenka]

salamat po!

[deepart15]

Great tips! Thank you so much! You made me even more shere of myself that i want to be in the comic book biz. thank you.

[pwnoftheages]

Cheers gerry, very interesting ^_^

[AndrasDaroczi]

I hope that I can be in the "business" one day!XDI'm not trying to do it for the money,but I'm sure that you can make a living out of it.

[atvonz]

verry cool kuya gerry