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News, essays and working notes from The Shooting Star Press on comic books, graphic novels, publishing and adaptation.
Comic Books1984 and the Public Domain
George Orwell's 1984 inspired me to tell stories - including my own 1985.
PublishingWhat to look for in a publisher
Want to get you book, comic book or graphic novel published? Here are 5 tips.
Comic BooksHow do I Publish a Comic Book?
Need help getting your work ready for a wider audience? We can help.
Essays and working notes from an independent publisher — on comic books and graphic novels, on the business of publishing them, and on what happens when they reach a wider audience.
We write here about the things that come up in the work: why graphic novels make unusually good source material for film, what the public domain means for a publisher, and what to look for in a publisher if you are an author deciding where to send a manuscript.
Less frequent than a content calendar would like, and longer when it appears.
Have a story to tell?
Send us the manuscript, the script, or the sketch on a napkin. We will tell you honestly what it needs.