Tim Bradstreet discusses the challenges of freelancing in the comic industry.
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6. TIM BRADSTREET (approx. 3:45) – DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST Read More »
Lee Bermejo discusses the challenges of creator owned projects.
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5. LEE BERMEJO (approx. 5:15) – DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST Read More »
Neal Adams shares how he appealed to publishers to create a royalties system.
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4. NEAL ADAMS (approx. 3:40) – DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST Read More »
Sergio Aragones discusses the challenges of creator owned projects.
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11. SERGIO ARAGONES (approx. 1:45) – DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST Read More »
Mike Allred discusses getting rejected in the 1990’s by Karen Berger, editor for Neil Gaiman’s Sandman.
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17. MIKE ALLRED (approx. 4:10) – DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST Read More »
This project is a long time in the coming, everybody! We filmed so much footage, we finally had to cap it off, and even THEN we still slipped in one last interview with Kelley Jones!
We interviewed so many great artists (100 hours? 200? A list is HERE), and it’s been so daunting, that after eight years of notating and frustrating stops-and-starts finding an editor, we decided we’ll take it a small step at a time, and Patreon here is the perfect place to do that.
As we compile and edit each one-to-four minute clip of some of our favorite artists, we’ll get it out to you, here at Patreon, and then get to work on the next one. We’re thinking long term, so that in a year, we’ll have enough great clips for a full length documentary, with a lot of the work already done.
Here are the kinds of subjects we’ve been broaching, and you haven’t heard these kinds of answers in many other documentaries:
How I got into the industry
My first portfolio review
Quitting my day job
Constant hunt to find work
Non comics art-related jobs to help pay the bills
Family and friend stresses
Working for the Big Two vs. Creator-Owned
Paycheck vs. ownership
Hollywood deals
We’re so appreciative of your support while we get this put together, and we look forward to sharing all these clips, which we hope you’ll really enjoy! More soon!
1. A little about “DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST” documentary Read More »
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This has been a DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST Mission Statement!
Executive Producer: Chris Wisnia
Post Production: Schantz Studio Productions
Crew: Dan Hart
Todd Hodges
Scott Panco
Gerry Chow
Anthony Desiato
Justin Sane
Chris Brandt
Mark Rodrigues
Music by Weird Harold
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We’re gonna start posting interview clips from this documentary soon, folks! I’m so excited to share all the fantastic interviews and insights and experiences from all your favorite comics creators; the different journeys they’ve taken, and struggles THEY’VE faced, and choices they’ve made in their careers to get where they are!
HERE’S A LIST of all the interviews of all your favorite comics artists that we’ve posted so far, and YOU kind Patreon supporters can gain additional access to early and bonus features! If you enjoyed any posts at this website, then this struggling comics artist is grateful for your kind support!
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I’m truly excited to finally be able to share this, everybody, and I’m hoping Patreon is the perfect place to start offering sneak peeks to you.
Back in 2010 I had this idea to film a comic book documentary, because I watched a few and didn’t see anyone covering a topic that I felt was important and interesting about the comics industry.
So in March 2011, a crew of friends who wanted to help, began joining me at comic cons with their cameras and sound equipment, so that we could go to professionals (and aspiring professionals) and ask them about the struggles they had faced, trying to get into the industry of making comic books, and stay in the industry.
Above is a teaser of that upcoming documentary. Shortly, I’m going to start posting clips of all the amazing artists who were so kind to give us their time and share their struggles. At my website, www.chriswisniaarts.com/Diary_doc_index.html, I’ve posted a list and some photos of some of these artists, and you can look forward to hearing from them soon!
Until then, I hope you enjoy this teaser of what’s to come, for my documentary, “Diary of a Struggling Comics Artist.”
– Chris
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CHARACTERS
BUCK MERCURY: first
CHOKEY: first
DIRK DOOLE: first
DORIS DANGER: first
DR. SOUSEMAN (alias MONDELL KLUTE): first
FELK: first (NOTE: Read the “flashback”!)
LUKE LUGGASH (army): first
MAN FROM SOMEWHERE: first
MR. PETERS: first
MULL (FBI): first
SLEET (FBI): first (NOTE: Read the “flashback”!)
STEVE WONDER: first
TURK RUTHLESS: first
FACTIONS
ACTORS (WORLD’S GREATEST): first
ARMY “G” DIVISION: first
FBI “G” DIVISION: first (NOTE: Read the “flashback”!)
FEZZIES: first
FRENCHIES: first
GIANT MONSTERS (in the stories): first
GIANT MONSTER SPLASH PAGES – see FULL PAGE SPLASH in THEMES
GIGGLING SCIENTISTS: first
GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS: first
HILLBILLIES: first
LITTLE PEOPLE: first
LUGGASH: first (NOTE: Read the “flashback”!)
MONSTER LIBERATION ARMY: first (NOTE: Read the “flashback”!)
REDNECK HILLBILLIES: SEE “HILLBILLIES”
ROBOTS: first
RUSSIAN SPIES: first
SCIENTISTS: SEE “GIGGLING” or “GOVERNMENT”
WORLD’S GREATEST ACTORS: SEE “ACTORS”
LOCATIONS
AFRICA: first
THE ALPS: first
CAYMAN ISLANDS: first
FRANCE: first
INDIA: first
JAIL:
MLA SECRET HEADQUARTERS:
NEW YORK CITY: first
NIAGARA FALLS: first
OUTER SPACE: first
SOUTH AMERICA: first
TABLOIA OFFICES: first
UNDERGROUND: See “TRAPPED…UNDERGROUND” in THEMES
THEMES
ARMY – FOLLOW ORDERS/DON’T ASK QUESTIONS: first
ARMY – “IN THE ARMY, WE… ”
BUCK MERCURY – “WHAT HE SAW”:
CAMERA CATASTROPHE: first
CHRISTIAN VS. HIPPY RIOTS: first
“CONTAINED”:
DENTAL SECRETS:
EYE – “I LOST MY”:
FULL PAGE SPLASH = see SPLASH PAGE
GASAGINA: first
GETTING ALL BUDDY-BUDDY:
HOAX: first
MANNEQUINS: first
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ON FIRE:
ORIGIN: first
RECOGNIZING DISGUISES: first
SPLASH PAGE (FULL PAGE SPLASH) ($4 Patrons): first
“TRAPPED… UNDERGROUND”: first
TEXT FEATURE: first
UFO: first
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