Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #1: #MakeMineIndie (Updated!)

Here are the posts from our first Comic Book School challenge. (Scroll all the way down for the original rules.)

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #1:

Share an independent comic book, webcomic, or other comic-related project that you think we should check out. The idea here is to help people to discover indie comics that you enjoy. Your tweets and posts will help bring attention to interesting indie comics.

Rules:

  • Add both of these hashtags: #MakeMineIndie and #ComicBookSchool
  • Tag us on Twitter and Instagram at @Comicbookschool
  • Tell us why you think we should check this out.
  • Share something that is actually available.
  • Email a link to your post at buddy@comicbookschool.com. (If you have posted multiple, send me a link to your favorite one.)

The Comic Book School “Coalition of the Willing” launched with a video chat last night to discuss how we can extend the spirit and enthusiasm of our panels at comic book conventions, even after the cons are over. A group of us met on Google Meet to discuss ways of nurturing a community of people passionate about the craft and business of making comics.

We decided to start with a 1-week social media challenge, which you are invited to participate in. Yes, you.

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #1:

Share an independent comic book, webcomic, or other comic-related project that you think we should check out. The idea here is to help people to discover indie comics that you enjoy. Your tweets and posts will help bring attention to interesting indie comics.

Rules:

  • Add both of these hashtags: #MakeMineIndie and #ComicBookSchool
  • Tag us on Twitter and Instagram at @Comicbookschool
  • Tell us why you think we should check this out.
  • Share something that is actually available.
  • Email a link to your post at buddy@comicbookschool.com. (If you have posted multiple, send me a link to your favorite one.)

Deadline:

Friday, October 25, 2019 at 9:00 PM

 

Join Our Group Video Chats

Want to participate in future video chats? We would love to have you join us. Just email me at buddy@comicbookschool.com. Include “Sign Me Up” in the subject line and I will include you in the next invitation.

 

Meeting Notes (from Becca Sherman, Intern #2)

Attendance

  • Buddy (host)
  • Arielle (Intern #1) and Becca (Intern#2)
  • Ari, Ashley, Erin, Kevin, Joel, Maryam, Stan, George (phone number) , J Jacob Barker
First Assignment
  • This upcoming week, select a hashtag to expose someone to an independent comic (i.e., Lumberjanes)
    • Post on social feed
    • Find way to inline post on Comic Book School (published)
  • Build audience, encourage people to use hashtag
  • Make way to comic shop (or webcomics)→ highlight independent work
    • If comics are not bought, the system does not work
    • Webcomics—consider demographics, age gap
  • We have to create a market for indie comics
    • Kevin mentions definitely support not just independent publishers, but also content creators…
    • Read from your Local where possible
    • Support Local and self published

 

 
 

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