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I posted my comic in Batman's Shameful Secret but had no idea this thread existed! Please check out my comic Samsara which I spent the last 5-6 years scripting but finally started getting published (after joining forces with two artists) by Markosia Enterprises this year! It's a planned 12 chapter comic with a tone that I like to best describe as "Avatar the Last Airbender meets Kingdom of Heaven". I tried to merge the flash super powered, elemental fight scenes together with the Indian/East Asian spirituality and philosophies of the former with the politics and themes of religious conflict and persecution of the latter. Set in Arya, a fantasy setting inspired by India in the mid-1600s the story follows Lakshman, the host for the World Serpent, setting out to reconnect with his lost faith in the midst of a holy crusade between four religious factions fighting for dominance. BSS Thread is here which has more on the characters and cover art: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=1&threadid=4015200&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post527090470 I will probably continue to post updates in that thread but if people are interested I can keep updating here too. Here are some sample pages:     Series is available on Amazon Kindle with 2 (of 12) chapters out so far and chapter 3 hopefully coming out in December: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3MS1LDV?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn If you don't like Amazon then DriveThruComics is your friend and I believe DRM free: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3MS1LDV?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn https://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/414644/Samsara-2
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Lunatic Sledge posted:that's rad as hell Thanks so much! To be honest I'm not super familiar with the distribution of the comic through DriveThruComics and Amazon as the publisher Markosia has been handling all of those aspects and I basically just do the script, directing the artists as well as the lettering/any other final touch up effects. A quick search though finds this link here: https://www.drivethrucomics.com/join.php Which seems to let you get setup as your own personal publisher and distributor and there's a few info tabs on what to expect with distribution. Incidentally if you like the comic so far, chapter 3 is coming out soon on digital, I believe the preorder date is 23rd November and if I see a link I'll post it but the proper release date will be 14th December! I absolutely love the art of this one here's a teaser:  And this is what the upcoming cover looks like:  When the first 4 chapters are completed it'll come out as a physical book as the first (of 3) volumes.
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What are people’s experiences with sharing their comics on social media? I made an Instagram earlier this week for sharing snippets and posting updates on Samsara and so far it’s just been friends and family following it. How do people find ways to get their stuff shared more publicly and get the word out? I heard that the algorithm favours videos over pictures in Insta so I’ve tried animating the art with simple effects, anyone else have better experience with this stuff?
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Thank you for all the advice on social media everyone! It's been a tricky venture trying to make it with a published comic, spending a lot of savings on art for a project that may not break even let alone make money but I wanted to give it the best shot it can and at the end of the day I'll be proud of the final outcome and following through on the story. Boba Pearl posted:You get viewers by Networking, finding reddits, forums, and discords where it'd be appropriate to share your stuff, and just talk about it constantly. Not just "Oh my comic is good," but your actual interactions with the work, and what parts resonate with you. My Steppe Into The Ring story took off when it started getting shared in "Empty Spaces" twitter, which I was largely unaware of, but happened to hit the right niche. It only took off there, because someone who I was talking too at random loved it and shared it. It started to hit this little community, and that gave it enough of a boost in the algorithm to have it take off in other places. Also find ways to share it that gives you analytics. The radio silence can be deafening, and feel like you're not making a difference, but I just killed off Steppe Into The Ring, and it was a huge mistake, there were dozens of letters, almost immediately today, and probably more to come, that were really sad to see it end. People weren't sayng anything, but there were people reading. Getting a way to measure eyes on the screen is important. This is especially helpful thanks so much! I didn't know these things about the algorithms and I'll at least give it a try and see how things play out in the coming weeks to months. If nothing else it gives me a way to engage with my readers more and I'll at least enjoy talking to people about the story and see what people liked or want to talk about.
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Chapter 3 is finally here! It has a lot of my favourite art so far and some very cool demonic designs that John and Mariam knocked out of the park. You can find it on Amazon at the moment with this link I'm hoping it'll come out soon on DriveThruComics as well for anyone that isn't fond of Amazon/Comixology at the moment. Here are some preview pages from the chapter:     
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