How to Sell Your Small-press Book to Retailers Part 3 – 21 Tips from Actual Comic Book Retailers
21 tips on selling your small press books to retailers… from the mouths of retailers themselves!
Steven Forbes
Steven is an editor/writer with such credits as Fallen Justice, the award nominated The Standard, and Bullet Time under his belt, as well as work published by DC Comics. Between he and his wife, there are 10 kids (!), so there is a lot of creativity all around him.
Steven is also the editor in chief and co-creator of ComixTribe, whose mission statement is Creators Helping Creators Make Better Comics.
If you're looking for editing, contact him at stevedforbes@gmail.com for rate inquiries.
Steven Forbes's Latest Posts
TPG Week 238: A Talent Hunt Entry
Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week’s Brave One is no stranger around here: we have Rin Kiyoko stepping in! We also have Liam Hayes in blue, I’m the guy in red, and we’re all going to see how Rin handles The Score Related Posts:TPG Week 225: When Even The Flawless […]
TPG Week 237: Punctuation Is The Key To Clarity
Hello, and welcome back to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Justin Jakimiak. We also have Liam Hayes in blue, and I’m the guy ranting in red, and we’re all going to see how Justin treats Related Posts:TPG Week 273: Missed Opportunities On GeorwellTPG Week 258: When The Rewrite […]
TPG Week 236: Bad Writing Is Not Good
Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, our Brave One is CJ Kral! We’ve also got Liam Hayes in blue, I’m the cranky-pants in red, and we’re all going to see what CJ brings us in Lucy and Brevis Related Posts:TPG Week 258: When The Rewrite Is Still BadTPG Week 256: […]
Flatting, With Herve St-Louis
Flatting and Your Comic Flatting is a virtually unknown but major production step in major comics. Flatting is a colouring step where large sections of the black and white illustration are segmented into parts with blocks of colours. Later, the colourist goes back to the whole page and starts shading, toning, and creating the necessary […]
TPG Week 235: Different Mistakes Made
Welcome back one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week is something of a treat. We get to go over a script that we saw a few weeks ago. Amit Sharma has submitted his script again, so we get to see what was learned. We have Liam Hayes in blue, I’m […]
TPG Week 234: Screenplays Aren’t Comic Scripts
Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in John Long. We also have Liam Hayes in blue, and I’m the jerk in red. We’re all going to see how John does with Fat Chance Related Posts:TPG Week 218: Writing Challenge Entry 3TPG […]
Another “Super” Kickstarter!
We’re back, talking with Joshua Crowther about his current Kickstarter. Let’s dive right in! Related Posts:Kickstarter Page DesignA “Super” KickstarterKickstarter Fulfillment With Amazon: Saving Hundreds of Hours, Thousands of Dollars, and a Million HeadachesComixTribe’s THE RED TEN Kickstarter Campaign Is Live!A $95,000 Tip Jar for Comics? 10 Thoughts on Patreon
TPG Week 233: A Nice Effort, Indeed
Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a Brave One who’s no stranger here: Ronnie Massey! We also have Liam Hayes in blue, and I’m the cranky one in red. Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG Week 277: Second Issues NEED To Start WellTPG […]
TPG Week 232: The Story To Nowhere
Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a returning Brave One in Greg Thayer. We also have Liam Hayes in blue, and I’m the outrageous one in red, and we’ll all see what Greg has done with The EPA Related Posts:TPG Week 281: The End Of An EraTPG Week […]
TPG Week 231: My Blood Pressure, Or A Period?
Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in David Rines! I’m all by my lonesome this week, so it’s all red, all the time. This is David’s entry to a writing challenge I did over at Digital Webbing. Here were the rules: Related Posts:TPG Week […]
TPG Week 230: What Happens When You Don’t Study
Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Brian Sanford. We also have Liam Hayes losing his mind in blue, I’m the guy gibbering in the corner in red, and all get to see what I’m talking about as Brian takes us to Related Posts:TPG […]
TPG Week 229: Jabs & Body Blows
Welcome back to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Shawn Milazzo. We also have Samantha LeBas in purple, and I’m the lazy guy in red. We’re all going to see exactly what Shawn does with Blade Bunny Related Posts:TPG Week 250: Complete Rewrite NeededTPG Week 225: […]
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