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  • 08-01-2006 6:13pm
    #1
    Centurion Angel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭


    In Ireland how much options do you have when starting out as a comic book writer or artist or are we all unfortunate and have been born in the wrong country


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    CerebralCortex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭CerebralCortex


    There is one Irish comic I am aware of called slainne or something but otherwise I am tumped when it comes to Irish comics. IMHO it seems pretty barren in this country.


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    Centurion Angel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭Centurion Angel


    Is there any easy option (nothing in life be'in easy I know but one can dream) in england at all like are there any small companies and do freakshow have a web site


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    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,045 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    There's a few Irish comics around the place, but generally you have to sort out printing and everything yourself. To my knowledge, only Freakshow has gotten to the stage of being distributed by Diamond (and this may change, given the new rules on how many units you have to sell per issue for them to distribute your comic).

    You can check this page for details on all the irish comics currently being published in Ireland, but if you're serious about starting a career in writing/illustrating comics, your best bet is probably to try for 2000AD in the UK. Alternatively, keep an eye out for a magazine called Red Eye, it's a fairly good guide to the alternative/indepented/underground comics scene in the UK and may have a few leads for you to follow up.

    And no, Freakshow doesn't have a website as far as I know. Both atomicdiner.com and atomic-diner.com have been registered, but neither has any content online.


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    oogieboogie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭oogieboogie


    DIY is the way to go anyway! If you need ideas on how to go about doing it yourself,the website below is amazing! All things considered,there is a lot of oppertunity to printing it yourself, there are a lot of places you can sell it without a publisher and you will get respect deserved aswell. You can sell it on consignment to distros all around ireland.. im working on my first comic at the moment aswell,so if you want to talk more about it,feel free to email me or Pm me.:cool:


    http://www.artbabe.com/comicsandart/diy/diy_make.html


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    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    Garth Ennis.


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    tylerdurden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭tylerdurden


    clamnuts, aka Bob Byrne is worth getting in touch with. He produces Mbleh and the free comic 'the Shiznit'... check out his site and drop him a line.

    He knows what he;s talking about when it comes to the Irish Comics scene. Pity you missed the comics con.

    Or you could consider starting a web comic, rather than going the print route...


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    Uncle Spunk
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭Uncle Spunk


    Yes I must agree with Mr Durden, I know what I'm talking about
    so feel free to ask a few questions. My site: www.clamnuts.com


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