How to succeed as an indie cartoonist (and other survival tips) by Brad Pearson by COMiX ADVOCATE Posted on September 15, 2016September 10, 2016 Brad Pearson Scrappy, independent artists have always been drawn to indie comics because of the their solitary nature — the cartoonist will usually be the writer, artist, editor, and sometimes even the publisher of his or her work. But being a cartoonist almost guarantees having a tight belt — you don’t even typically get all that rich working in mainstream comics. How to make it all work? To find out, I interviewed three well-known indie cartoonists based in Brooklyn: • Leslie Stein writes and draws an autobiographical comic called Eye of The Majestic Creature, which was recently compiled into a book by Fantagraphics. • Brendan Leach has worked for clients including The New York Times, Moleskine, xBOX, Sportscenter and The L Magazine. He has also published a book, The Pterodactyl Hunters via French publishers Ca et La, which is distributed by Top Shelf Comics. • Lisa Hanawalt has done work for The New York Times, Vice Magazine, The Believer, Vanity Fair, McSweeny’s and many others. She illustrated the book Farts Around The World, complete with push-button fart sound effects. She also has a series of award-winning mini-comics. Here’s what they have to say about staying afloat while managing your art, freelancing vs. day jobs, and what makes this place so goddamn special anyway.-Click any font to go to the source to finish the article Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Related
