06-24-09
I attended my first Meetup and it was a fun and great way to network. This was a meetup that included many Meetup groups for the Vancouver, Canada region and was a full house. Standing room only.
The prizes were better than expected, the pub staff were great and I recommend everyone to attend the next event.
Well done to all the organizers and I look forward to the next one!
Cheers!!!
Sandford
06-24-09
How to develop a brand using Galactic Gladiators as an example:
Stage 10
I called Diamond Comics Distribution while the process of choosing which artist, colorist and graphic designer was ongoing. After this company merged with Capital, it became almost a monopoly distributor of comics and related merchandising to mom and pop, hobby, comic and pop culture stores throughout North America and Europe. One powerful corporation.
What I learned was that if Diamond did not pick up your comic book, you were not going to get sales into the comic retail stores very easily. So negotiations started and the first thing I was told was that management would need to see a full color sample of the first issue and a total of three more issues synopsis laid out and described in writing.
I explained that the Galactic Gladiators story was based on my screenplay and that there were only three issues marking the three acts. They said it was their policy that a minimum of four issues had to be committed to and they needed to know that the story was ready or they would not handle the product.
One of the hardest writing assignments I have ever had to do was turn a three act screenplay into four parts and make it tell the same story. Each comic ending had to be a climax to ensure readers would want to buy the next issue. This was a longer and harder process than I expected.
Next Report will be #7.
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