Funding to Self-Publish Your Comic Book
Author: Vernon T Waldrip aka Shawn (editor) In: Comic Book News
You’ve just completed your first comic book, and you know that you don’t want to subject your work to the soul-crushing scrutiny of editors and other middle-men as well as the anonymity of a publisher’s slush pile. But then you also realize that, while the self-publishing route can be highly rewarding, it can also get expensive. This is where the Xeric Foundation could help. I first found out about the Xeric Foundation through Bebe Williams, a webcomics pioneer whose “Bobby Ruckers” comic book was the recipient of a Xeric grant. Founded by “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” co-creator Peter A. Laird, the Xeric Foundation has offered financial assistance to “fully committed, self-publishing comic book creators and nonprofit organizations” since the early nineties. Note that Xeric’s assistance is expressly not intended to fully finance the artist/writer through the entire process of self-publishing. Also note that Xeric grants usually don’t exceed $5,000. Read the rest of this entry »
