The Minicomic Project, Part 1

Minicomics--no, they're not small comics. They're comics of any shape or size, the "mini" refers to the size of the print run. So a minicomic the size of a house could have a print run of 2, that would still be a minicomic.

Anyway, minicomics. They're the mark of an independent creator, the underground counter-culture of comics, the hipster's graphic novel. I'm making pretty much all that up. I might be the only person who thinks of it that way.

Exhibit A--a minicomic. Sort of, this one had a reprint and a large run.

I'm actually pretty excited. Minicomics, since they're produced from start to finish from one person, are really personal projects, and are a great way to figure out the reproduction process for comics. Well, in the back of a dark and dingy Kinko's anyway. I first read about them (and how to make them) in the back of Drawing Words and Writing Picures by Matt Madden and Jessica Abel. I love instructional books about comics, but that's another post. In the back, there's this step-by-step (albeit a little open-ended) method for producing your own minicomics. And instantly, I thought "Hey! I have like, a million different short stories I never did! I should do those and make a minicomic!"

So, starting with this post, I'm going to be writing, drawing, and executing a minicomic. Also, I'll probably be posting some ways I could make money to FUND said minicomic. I also have to name it so it isn't "minicomic" all the time.

Next post: Story ideas!