PRO ADVICE FOR GETTING INTO COMICS

2000 AD’S artists share their thoughts on how to break into the comic industry

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Jake Lynch

“It mostly boils down to attitude, practice, making, showing work to friends and pros, and learning to take knock-backs with good grace. Pick yourself up and do it all over again. We learn more through trying and often failing – they all have a lesson to teach us in one shape or another. Read comics, read Imaginefx: they’re trying to help you and keep your portfolio lean.”

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PJ Holden

“Get your storytelling locked down! Ask someone you trust who maybe doesn’t read comics, to tell you what they think is going on in a piece of your unlettered art. If they can understand the story – with no verbal help and no dialogue – you’ve done a great job! If they don’t know what time of day it is in the story, or where it’s set – that’s a sign something has gone wrong.”

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Anna Morozova “Sequential is essential! Practising storytelling skills is extremely important as comics are all about the right visual narration, pace and world building rather than just a technically good render of a single image. Comics artists pay specific attention to the body language and ‘acting’ of the characters, along with how you block the action in a scene. When approaching editors, showcase your best, most recent sequential art and keep it tailored to the house style of the publisher if possible.”