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Chapter 1 What Are Webcomics? 1 The 2.0 Experience ...................................... 1 What This Book Will Teach You ............................2 H ey- It's Business ....................................... 2 Three Popular Types ..................................... 2 Chapter 2 Humor 3 Video Gam es ..........................................4 Science Fiction .......................................... 6 Autobiography ..........................................9 Pop Culture ........................................... 12 The Versus Verses ...................................... 15 A Webcomic-Shaped Hole ................................ 18 Chapter 3 Adventure 19 The Drifter ........................................... 20 The Drifter: Characters ...............................21 Shoot First, Ask Questions Later .......................... 34 Chapter 4 Manga 35 The Character's the Thing ................................36 Edge the Devilhunter ....................................37 Edge............................................37 Princess Tail ........................................40 Zelda the Goth ........................ .............. 41 OEL: Original English Language ..........................46 Chapter 5 Other Types of Webcomics 47 Slice of Life ........................................... 47 Non-Sequitur and Off the Wall ............................ 52 Com bining Types ....................................... 53 Chapter 6 Gathering the Team 55 One Creator, One Destiny........................................... 55 The Creative Team............................................... 57 Finding Talent ......................................... 58 A Fair Exchange....................................58 Sign On the Dotted Line .............................. 58 Stay in Communication ............................... 59 It's a Commitment .................................. 59 Searching the Web for Talent .......................... 60 Chapter 7 The Webcomics 2.0 Examples 61 The Versus Verses ...................................... 61 The Drifter............................................. 61 Edge the Devilhunter .................................... 62 Chapter 8 The Writing 93 The Character Bible .................................... 94 The Comic Script ...................................... 96 W riting Structure ...................................... 104 Two Approaches ................................... 104 The Story Arc ..................................... 105 Three Act Structure ................................. 106 Rising A ction ...................................... 107 Subplots......................................... 108 Flashbacks ........................................109 Transitioning from One Webcomic to Another ............... 110 All Write Now ...................................... 110 Chapter 9 The Art 113 Drawing a Webcomic: Step by Step ........................ 114 Thum bnails ....................................... 117 Study the Script .................................... 117 The Panel Borders ................................. 118 Pencils O ut ....................................... 118 Iced Ink ..........................................121 Scanning It In ..................................... 121 Finished A rt ....................................... 123 C olor ........................................... 123 Lettering .........................................126 Saving the A rt ........................................ 133 The Bleed ................................... 133 Infinite Canvas to Finite Book Page. .................... 134 M iscellaneous Art ..................................... 134 A rt Extras ........................................ 134 Character Profiles .................................. 135 D o the Evolution ...................................... 135 Conclusion ........................................... 138 Chapter 10 Getting Published 139 Webcomics Hosting Services ............................. 142 Com icSpace...................................... 143 Com icG enesis ..................................... 144 D runkD uck ...................................... 144 LiveJournal ....................................... 145 Webcomics Collectives .................................. 146 K eenspot .........................................146 Blank Label Comics ................................. 148 M odern Tales ...................................... 149 ACT-I-VATE ...................................... 149 The Chemistry Set ................................. 150 Self-Publishing ...................................... 154 Choosing a Web Host ......... ............... ...... 154 Hard Coding .............................. ...... 155 A Final Note on Publishing .............................. 156 Chapter 11 Promotion 157 No-Cost Promotion ................................. 158 A Community of Potential Fans ....................... 158 The Power of the Press .............................. 163 Low-Cost Promotion ................................... 168 Store and Convention Signings ....................... . 168 A Book Tour ...................................... 169 The Expense....................................... 170 Buying Ad Space on Another Site ................... . 170 A Final Note on Promotion .............................. 182 Chapter 12 Making Money 183 Revenue-Generating Objects ............................. 183 Advertising .................. ..................... 184 Google AdSense .................................... 184 Project W onderful .................................. 185 M erchandise .............................. ....... 186 B ooks........................................... 189 D ownloadables .................................... 193 Revenue-Generating Locations ........................... 206 Your Website ..................................... 206 Convention Sales ...................................207 Chapter 13 The Future of Comics 209 A Large, Untapped Audience.............................209 Become Financially Self-Sufficient ......................... 210 The Hardest Thing About Webcomics ..................... 210