As 2010 winds to a close and the oh-so-futuristic 2011 begins (albiet without hoverboards…still) I’m looking back at the year and doing a bit of reflecting.
In May Danny and I finished and began posting Vex, followed up by Deputy Witch in October. Art-wise I’ve learned a lot, and get a little better (I hope) with every page. By this point I can physically produce a comic with my hyperbolic eyes closed. It’s been a good year. We’ve done some fun cons, met readers, and got lost in NY at 2am. Good times.
So as I look into 2011, we both have got to do more research and a lot more trial and error in terms of marketing and promotion. To be honest, that’s harder for us than actually making the books: What to do with them when they’re done.
Project Wonderful has been a good thing, no doubt. We’ve handed out cards to our local comic shop and to fans at shows. We tweet. We have a facebook page. But there’s not exactly one sure-fire way to get your work out there. So I’m told. Or is there?
I have no idea.
It’s a tough, tough thing trying to figure out the marketing labyrinth. I’d like to think that if you generate good content, people will come. And I think that’s true, and the amount of you wonderful readers we have so far seems to show that what we’re doing is somewhat interesting.
So for those of you who do your own comics (or anything else that you have to push) what works for you?
As a reader, where do you find out about new things, and what helps make your decision to keep reading?
Happy New Year!
-Brian
