I'm interested in creating a biblical comic book. What are publisher's criteria in that aspect, and what's the best approach when looking to get a book of that ilk published?
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Another school of thought would be, to create the kind of comic book that YOU like, and then shop it around to different publishing houses.
Most successful , benchmarking, artistic endeavors are usually from out of "left field" somewhere.
NOT doing what EVERYBODY else is doing, can be a very GOOD THING.
Create your book, if it is GOOD, it will find a way. (-and make money for you & the publisher)
You first have to identify the audience you want to write for.
In my case, I come from New England and my wife is from Europe. Christianity is not exactly popular in either region; the majority of my Mom's side of the family is agnostic at best.
So I want our books to be enjoyable for non-Christians as well as Christians. I try and balance the message as best I can so that non-Christians will not feel like they are being "preached at". It is important that the non-Christian reader can identify with the characters and story, and for us that means keeping the story grounded. This isn't easy, but I find that our potential is there to reach a wider audience.
I try and use the parables of Jesus as my example: all of them had deep spirtual meaning, but none of them were over-the-top.
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Most successful , benchmarking, artistic endeavors are usually from out of "left field" somewhere.
NOT doing what EVERYBODY else is doing, can be a very GOOD THING.
Create your book, if it is GOOD, it will find a way. (-and make money for you & the publisher)
In my case, I come from New England and my wife is from Europe. Christianity is not exactly popular in either region; the majority of my Mom's side of the family is agnostic at best.
So I want our books to be enjoyable for non-Christians as well as Christians. I try and balance the message as best I can so that non-Christians will not feel like they are being "preached at". It is important that the non-Christian reader can identify with the characters and story, and for us that means keeping the story grounded. This isn't easy, but I find that our potential is there to reach a wider audience.
I try and use the parables of Jesus as my example: all of them had deep spirtual meaning, but none of them were over-the-top.