Hi Guys! You probably get this a lot but I have a friend who is a fantastic artist & who loves comics but she’s scared & feels it’s too hard to break into the industry. Any recommendations on how to help encourage her in the right direction?

Hey. Neither of us really get the “too hard” part of this. Of course it’s hard. It’s always been hard. t’s a job for professionals. But here’s the good news: it’s never been easier to get your work in front of the people that need to see it. If she’s hesitant about showing work to companies, then she should start with artists at conventions in artist’s alley. Stuart gave a whole whack of quite in-depth portfolio reviews at FanExpo and people seemed to have felt that they were helped by them. Editors at DC and Marvel are specifically at cons to look at work, all you have to do is drop by the booth at the start and find out how they want you to go about it. I get the ‘scared’ part but really, you just need to steel yourself and get at it. In the meantime, make comics, make more comics, get better, and don’t feel the need to inflict your work on the public until you’re ready. Our best advice? TAKE ADVICE.

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