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Making and selling comic books? Who do I contact? Is it dropshipping? Digital? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Consistent-Gur6932@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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I am interested in making and selling comic books - advertising them through social media

#1 Is it possible to do this digitally?

#2 Are there companies who I just fill out templates for and they build me physical comic books? And then dropship them for me?

#3 How profitable can comic books be if my audience is engaged in my regular animated story content? (Preteens, teens and early 20s are my main audience)

Thank you

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[–] sketchysermons@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you already have an engaged audience on social media?

[–] Consistent-Gur6932@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes they are VERY engaged, but they never bought my merch, so I am thinking maybe they won't buy my comics

[–] sketchysermons@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/183rvjh/best_way_to_monetize_our_tiktok_brand_based_on/

That's good to hear they're engaged. I wish I had some advice but the vast majority of money I make with my art is through book commissions not product sales. I too would like to get into comics but I'm not expecting to make any money; I just want to make things. It'll be interesting to see if either of us can transfer that short-term engagement you get on social media into the long-term engagement you'd get from a book. Good luck to you!

[–] gasoline_burp@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I noticed when it comes to comics, people are more interested in being cool merch for characters they love, and if they love them enough they’d be willing to buy books of them . Amazon has self publishing as well.

[–] Consistent-Gur6932@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I see, thank you!

For self publishing, do you have to make the physical books?

Any advice based on my latest post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/183rvjh/best_way_to_monetize_our_tiktok_brand_based_on/

[–] franker@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

libraries are big on graphic novels and many have local artist fiction collections. Check it out and see if they have any programs.