“The Walking Dead” is off to quite a start in season 3. The storyline having the crew find a prison has resulted in a very fast-paced start to the season, with tons of zombies to clear out in the prison yard and in the cell blocks. I doubt fans will be complaining about too few zombies this year.
The show is blowing away the ratings as it continues to gain fans, and now we’re hearing that the advertising rates for the show are exceeding many network programs. This is great news for fans of graphic comics, and also for artists and authors as well. If you create something cool, whether it’s a graphic novel or a regular novel, there are many ways to monetize that success in the future. Of course, you should be doing these things for the art. If the money motivates you, you’re probably not going to find success, unless you end up on reality TV.
Also, in today’s world, with blogs, e-books, iPads that can feature graphic novels and other cool ways to display your content, it becomes much easier for artists to get their work out there even without convincing a publishing house. Even making hard copies is easier. Things like full color printing are much cheaper these days, and if people can save money with UPrinting brochures they can also save money by self-publishing a graphic novel.
The key is to get out there. If you have something you want to write or create, there are many avenues to get it seen.
