Darkrift chronicles-genisis

What is this story about anyway? Who is the hero? Well Darkrift chronicles-genisis is a story about a boy named Dani-Jah and a girl named Lisa who met during the final days earth had as planet earth before being completely stripped of all life.....they set out on a quest to find the key holder and protect this key in a new world called paladonia.

Who is setting the trend for our comic book artists in jamaica?

Jamaica has quite a few comic book artists and manga artists, but are they getting their work noticed?

Recently i noticed a few of them creating pages and showing off their marvelous skills and creativity to the world and this is a good step for our small developing industry.

Keep up the good work fellow artists! I'm watching you.

How do i distrubute my comics in Jamaica?

You might be asking this question and many young artists ask this same very question, how do i distribute my comics through bookstores in jamaica?
Well first you are going to need to protect your work by copyright your work then you need to think about the 4 p's in marketing, prroduct place price and promotion.
You must have your final product ready which is your printed comic book, then you locate the stores you think your comic would do great in. For me i work with stores who also sell video games and internet cafes instead of going straight to a book store. A book store will be crowded different genres of books making your books visiblity low unless you plan on doing instore marketing.
After finding the store(s) you can now negotiate the terms of agreement that will make both you and the owners of the store benefit from this venture. (Note a book store may require you having isbn numbers for your comics).

Is Manga studio for the beginner? Or is photoshop better?

I think manga studio ex 4 is all you need as a comic book artist looking to self publish your work....manga studio allows you to use their interface to produce high industry standard work, you have the option of drawing directly into the software with your tablet or importing your sketches or panels or whatever you want to work on into a full storyboard interface with titles and page numbers. You can even customize your tools to match your drawing style and work flow.
Manga studio has to me a better and easier interface than photoshop or illustrator because its geared towards manga and comic book development....you can also import your drawing as a material for future use!
Is manga studio for the beginner in digital illustration?
I say it is....it actually asks you to select an interface when you first start it up and you can also switch between beginner or advance users interface if not comfortable with the current selection.

I give manga studio ex4 (5 out of 5).
You can check out some of my work with manga studio here at www.d-jamacomics.com

Daniel's Quest to make Jamaica's first comic/manga brand

Do Jamaican publishers value Jamaican Comic Book Artists? Maybe....

Do Jamaican Book Stores want to help Jamaican Comic Book Artists? Not sure....

Does Jamaica need a comic book industry? franchise? or brand?...I honestly think so, Jamaican can preserve an entire generation through comic books, and art on a whole. 

I Daniel Johnson have set out on a Journey to create Jamaica's first comic/manga brand name company that produces manga/comic books, and as expected it isn't an easy feat to achieve the first phase of my objective, which is to get my Jamaican made manga into a book store.

but i have found that its easier to get your manga /comic books to you audience by publishing your work as an ebook on Amazon or LuLu which are two great tools for self publishing, but what exactly is an ebook? or rather how do you make an ebook? for something like a Manga or Comic book this will require software for converting your digital images into a format like PDF or CBR file. 

I actually went the way of the PDF with my manga "DarkRift Chronicles-Genisis" and took it the extra step and made it into an interactive PDF so now it not only is formatted to the ebook standard it is also interactive meaning in my case the pages will turn like that of a actual book when skip through.....its even better when reading on an Ipad or kindle. i believe this will enhance the user experience so i do suggest you watch my upcoming tutorial on how to make an interactive PDF, you will find the link to my page at the end of this blog.

So i made my first interactive ebook, what next? i want to sell it right? do i have to sell it or should i give it away?....well i am doing both at the moment because i think its better to create a returning fan than trying to create a customer....do you agree with me on that? ok....so my website has a free download link to my first chapter and a paid version which aren't really different in terms of content but the paid version is interactive while the free version is a normal ebook this way i am pleasing both my supporters and my fans.

When i started out with my first manga was i thinking i would be giving away copies and selling at the same time? no...so what happened? i guess book stores and game stores said that: 1. there wouldn't be enough persons walking in to buy my manga, 2. the cover was not good enough. 3 not interested. 

hmmmmmm ok book stores that wont stop me i said and that's what happened....i believe giving away copies and encouraging others to pass it on will eventually generate more interested comic/manga readers or just regular persons who are interested in your book, do you agree with me?  

Do Jamaicans know where Manga came from and do they know where the first Comic Book was created? 

Do they know about Korean Manga which is called Manhwa? now im thinking if i am having a warm time getting my book in a store when i say its a manga or a comic should i go to the next store telling them its a Manhwa or should i create something new? something that could set it apart in terms of branding something that sounds original to Jamaica.....maybe....but who would call a Jamaican Comic book a Jahmanga? I would....would you?

Stay tuned for more updates and my progress in creating a Brand Name in Jamiacan comics/manga/manhwa. 

Jahmanga is what i plan to called the art itself.

keep up with me on youtube and check out my tutorial when it comes out so subscribe and learn how to make an interactive PDF http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtezUdlWKAx1nbqGGi65IqA

visit my website here www.d-jamacomics.com and also check me out on facebook http://www.facebook.com/DJamaComics 

thank you for reading i hope you Learned something new :D