The Comics Industry Talks – Breaking Into Comics

The secret of breaking into comics is that you don't. You work hard, you slog and you hopefully recognise opportunities.

— Fraser Campbell (@FraserC69) January 17, 2017

I snuck my way into comics as a dude and then I was like "suckerrrrrss!"

— Sophie Campbell (@mooncalfe1) January 17, 2017

Obvs you have to do the work, but so much of breaking into comics (in the traditional sense) is luck and the biases of editors/publishers.

— Sophie Campbell (@mooncalfe1) January 17, 2017

Same way you break into any industry, I guess. Comics seems impenetrable and insular from the outside but it really isn't.

— Sophie Campbell (@mooncalfe1) January 17, 2017

Not sure why everyone is talking about breaking into comics?
Just go out & make your own comics!
It is so much fun…nothing else matters!😊

— Matt Garvey (@MattGarvey1981) January 17, 2017

There is nothing here to break into. Trust me. If u make comics ur IN comics. You are a comic book creator. Welcome.

— Tess Fowler (currently working on a CO GN) (@TessFowler) January 17, 2017

BREAKING INTO COMICS ADVICE: Find your peers. Share your work. Get better. Lift each other up once you get in.

— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) January 17, 2017

The Nightly News was six issues and I made about $5800 for around eight months of work. Which comes out to around $4.50 an hour.

— Jonathan Hickman (@JHickman) 17 January 2017

I see a lot of Breaking In To Comics advice being tweeted. I posted this just recently, but here it is again: https://t.co/iRu6fhaXXg

— Kurt Busiek Resists (@KurtBusiek) January 17, 2017

STOP worrying about "breaking into comics." Worry about how you're going to finish the project you're working on. ONE FOLLOWS THE OTHER.

— Adam P. Knave (@adampknave) January 17, 2017

Yo. Just make some comics you think are cool. That's it.

— Matthew Rosenberg (@AshcanPress) January 17, 2017

My breaking into comics advice:

Put in the work
Don't be a jerk

— Jody Houser ✒️🗯️🎲 (@Jody_Houser) January 17, 2017

Breaking into comics: team up and tag team! Good collaborations are gold. pic.twitter.com/MqaZvWGuvp

— Caspar Wijngaard (@Casparnova) January 17, 2017

So yeah. It's not a magical thing to break in, and everyone who broke in is exactly as confused as you are. It's just that we did the work

— Magdalene Visaggio 🏳️‍🌈 – DEATH RATTLE (@MagsVisaggs) January 17, 2017

Yes, there are ways to go about getting hired to work at DC and Marvel. But that's not breaking into comics, that's a gig. Nothing more.

— Pia Guerra (@PiaGuerra) January 17, 2017

Want to break into comics? Just make comics. It's expensive at times, but dammit, it's worth it!

— Jean Gay 🏳️‍🌈🔥🦅 (@JosephGlass) January 17, 2017

I know it sounds like I'm being flippant, but that really is all it takes to break into comics. It's hard work. But yeah, make comics is it

— Jean Gay 🏳️‍🌈🔥🦅 (@JosephGlass) January 17, 2017