>>8054540
Other open comic publishers:

Dark Horse ( https://www.darkhorse.com )
>Dark Horse still welcomes your submissions, and all submissions will still be reviewed, just as they always have been.
>All unsolicited story/series proposals must have a full creative team on board. Writer-only proposals will not be reviewed.

Image comics ( https://imagecomics.com/ )
>Image Comics only publishes creator-owned material. They do not contract creators; they’re only interested in publishing original content for which you would retain all rights.
>Image Comics publishes creator-owned/creator-generated properties and THEY DON’T PAY PAGE RATES. Image takes a small flat fee off the books published, and it will be the responsibility of the creators to determine the division of the remaining pay between their creative team members.

Drawn and quarterly ( https://drawnandquarterly.com/ )
>Please email a low resolution PDF with at least 20 pages of comics and cover letter to submissions. Do not send dropbox links, scripts, or proposals. Please read our submissions FAQ.

Fantagraphics ( https://www.fantagraphics.com/ )
>submission page: https://www.fantagraphics.com/pages/faq

Top Shelf Productions ( https://www.topshelfcomix.com/ )
>Regarding submissions, we're easy. Just email us a download link of what you'd like us to review. NOTE: We cannot accept cover letters, plot synopses, or scripts unless they are accompanied by a minimum of 10-20 completed pages (i.e., fully inked and lettered comic book pages).

Additional publisher lists:
> https://jasonthibault.com/definitive-list-comic-publisher-submission-guidelines/
> https://writingtipsoasis.com/best-independent-comic-book-publishers/

>>8054541
Some western / indie publishers of Manga:

Saturday AM ( https://www.saturday-am.com/ )
> Digital indie magazine, seems to be on the up-and-up
> Open submissions for long-form series; also distributes series currently being published elsewhere.
> Regularly publishes one-shots, making it a good potential outlet for already-finished work.

Oni Press ( https://onipress.com/ )
> Technically indie, but at this point large enough by comic standards to be mentioned in the same breath as other publishers.

Antarctic Press ( https://antarctic-press.myshopify.com/ )
> Longtime large-indie publisher of OEL / manga-esque books.
> Seemingly taking submissions at present if https://antarctic-press.myshopify.com/pages/submissions is anything to go on.

Yen Press ( https://yenpress.com/ )
> Started out as a small indie publisher of original / Korean material, and has grown reasonably popular since.
> As of 2016, it is also one of the western arms of the Kadokawa Corporation, with Kadokawa owning a 51% stake.
> Editorial inquiries can apparently be sent to yenpress@yenpress.com, however, they apparently are not open to new submissions at this time.

Viz Media / Viz Originals ( https://www.viz.com/originals )
> *The* western manga publisher.
> Currently in the exploratory stages of setting up an English label.
> Submissions are open and several books have been announced. However, progress on the label seems to be moving very slowly.
> Still might be worth a shot anyway.

Shrine Comics ( https://shrinecomics.com/ )
> Small indie manga publisher
> Seemingly attempting to make the transition to physical volumes
> Allows crossposting to other sites

Iconic Comics (https://www.iconiccomics.com/)
>A bit like Oni Press and Antarctic Press
>A small publisher with a focus on indie works with manga inspiration

>>8054542
/mmg/'s very own anon-led anthology: /ic/onography
https://discord.gg/QYnFBves7V
https://forms.gle/d3a2Cwwd44sJYyqv9
(Anthology project is defunct but the discord is alive)

Additional community added Resources:
Mangafonts: https://mangafonts.carrd.co/
Hiro Mashima YT: https://www.youtube.com/@mashimaCh/videos
Ganmo, a job listing board for manga assistant work: https://ganmo.j-comi.co.jp/posts

How (You) can help /mmg/:

> Know about a contest or a publishing opportunity? TAG THE OP and post a link.
> Have a new resource? TAG THE OP and link / mention it for inclusion.
> Don't be a crab
> Have a link / DL for a mentioned resource? TAG THE OP and mention what you're supplying a link for.
> SCREENSHOT / PASTEBIN effort posts that help you for posterity.

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>>8054540
Starting this thread with a drawing cause saw an anon complain about it at the end of the last one. If this thread aint productive you cant blame me Im working

>>8054545
Based anon. Cute girl

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Also since I saw another anon talking about supplies and I was also the faggot who posted Mark Crilley vids in the last thread, I wanted to mention that he also has a art supplies vid thats worth checking out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEBzCr_kNns
Mainly because I see how some anons on here get picky about needing to get some special manga/comic book paper and honest to god you dont need to. You just really need something thats durable and can take a beating, otherwise you dont gotta go out of your way to get some Japanese imports. The worst you gotta deal with is having to measure the dimensions that you need to draw on said paper cause on the shelf Bristol aint gonna have book measurements/ratios but after you do it for one or two pages you can just trace that page on top of the Bristol/Cardstock/whatever and get to work. Like I have a 9X12 inch Bristol pad and I only gotta cut around half an inch of it and I get the standard page size for my comic

Can you drop a little beat beat for me

>>8054582
Why have you've been using the Nipponese language for this btw? I thought this was a personal comic like the Knight one, you got a publisher for this? Or do you got an actual audience of Japs?

>The issues that you are complaining about only ever arise when you DO decide to print out a physical copy, and if you really care the solution for that would be just splitting the image down the middle and you just shift/shimmy the two images to their corresponding side and just take into account the spine.

It's not as simple as just putting things here and there after they are complete. You have to avoid putting valuable things in the spine such as dialogue, or an important panel, which you won't know unless you're sure of the page orientations (this includes planning two page spreads) everything needs to be considered from beginning to end. Which page is on the left, which one is on the right, and so on. Even things like page numbers, otherwise you'll be in big trouble when you do.

>>8054553
This allergy to buying reams of paper once or twice a year is silly to me. Is it really that much trouble?

>>8054610
Let him cook. If he doesn't finish this one, by god that I will make my own take on it. I love those two.

>>8054622
Not trying to hate on him, just wanted to know the business/shop side of things as opposed to the constant art/technique talk we get on these threads

>>8054553
It’s funny how much shit Mark got from IC and other places back in the day and occasionally now, but looking back at his Brody’s Ghost work he has accomplished way more with his art both professionally and technically than all 3 Australians here combined. Kinda based ngl

>>8054642
The guy didn't even do manga inspired stuff to begin with. He was doing indie western stuff, then got yellow fever or something and married a Japanese chick and started drawing manga.

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>>8054642
Crabs are gonna crab, which sucks cause the reason why I still follow him after all these years cause hes one of the few authors who just fucking tells you how doing this comic shit works. I see these fluff pieces from fucking Viz or Kodansha try to spout out philosophy about how "Its okay to be rough as long as the idea is good" or some hack on Youtube try to sell you a course but Mark just fucking tells you throughout the course of his videos what it actually takes to get published and what the standards are and you can look at his published catalogue for reference on that, and while Im sure he has some dedicated fans he aint even a FAMOUS author. Successful sure but not a big name especially compared to the names that get constantly posted on here, so its kind of a realistic point of reference for me to compare with my works. Like I aint reading his Akiko series cause it aint my cup of tea but the art like pic related is still worth analyzing for me cause I can see that this is the expected quality of a childrens comic, and Brody's Ghost for Teen comics/manga etc. and he has some vid breaking down his stories for reference.
Like its so useful to see him in essence create Brody's Ghost in real time cause you see him explaining the thought process for the creation of the series as the story went on through his videos/tutorials. Its easy for even a great author to tell you the grand stories of creating a story after the fact but seeing the shit in real time is really useful and helps me at least understand the struggles as I create my own comic

>>8054553
The problem with paper is that you actually have to know the paper before can be really sure that it's good enough for you. And usually good paper is very expensive here. So you can't just easily test the paper and find the best which fits to you.

IC manga manuscript is relatively cheap and every professional manga artist uses it so it's normal that it's the go to paper most people want to have.

>>8054642
I've been posting on a board with 3 Australians? Who are they?

It's better not to post anythign here. Anything you post will just get taken apart by some retarded smartass who thinks he knows everything better anyway.

When you already get criticized for saying that you ordered paper then I don't even want to know what happens when you post your drawings here

>>8054672
>I don't even want to know what happens when you post your drawings here
I'll tell you. Most of the time, it just gets ignored.
No offense, but you new around here?

>>8054666
Dingle, the knight guy making his porn comic in awkward Japanese, and there's like one other anon I'm forgetitng

>>8054676
forgetting*
Anyways, I agree with the other anon's thoughts on Mark Crilley. He's an oldfag but he's one of the few who actually shows the damn process and explains in plain English, which is very insightful.

>>8054673
I am not new here. I just don't like posting my stuff on imageboards because imageboards are full of retards who only use it as an opportunity to put themselves above you. It doesn't matter how good you are.

>>8054678
The video which got posted here already starts with nonsense
>supplies are 10% at most which matters
Complete bullshit. A shitty paper can easily ruin your whole work. Any decent artist knows this. Supplies DO matter. It just depends on what your standards are. If you have shitty standards then you also can draw on cardboard but if you want to produce professional quality then you also need a good paper.

>>8054676
"awkward Japanese"
>>8054642
"he has accomplished way more with his art both professionally and technically than all 3 Australians here combined."

The nodraw cunts are fucking passive aggressive tonight. if you got a problem out with it, Jesus Christ.


>>8054610
I'm doing it in japanese 'cause im gonna try the dingle route. Whats the harm in having a go.

>>8054664
Fair but I just wanted to give more options especially for those anons who get anal about materials and needing to mimic the pros.

>>8054685
Thanks for the response to the question anon

>>8054686
No you just wanted to act like a smartass and put yourself above other people. That's why you can't post on imageboards. Because of people like you. Anythign you post will just get taken apart by people like you. No matter what you post people will find a way to attack you with it.

>>8054659
I have a feeling this is mark himself.

>>8054685
You could start by redrawing her waist and hips in the top left last panel. The contours look a bit lumpy and weird in my opinion, feels very flat.

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>>8054672
Yes. That is why the OP is always an actual manga and never something created by people from the thread.

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>>8054688
>>8054692
Fucking Christ can we NOT fill this thread with shit flinging that was like 75% of the last thread

>>8054037
>>8054063
>>8054071
>>8054089
>>8054360
Why the hate? I think all the comics posted here could be improved with at least some AI assistance.

>>8054692
Toriyama wa a retarded autist who couldn't even draw. He just got lucky because his autism appealed to manchildren.

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>>8054697
Nice backhanded advice dickbag now FUCK OFF the AI shilling was the other 25%

>>8054699
This is bait but I'll bite. If this were really true, almost every Shonen mangaka alive would not cite Toriyama's manga with such reverence during their artistic journey. Not to mention the fact that even long after his death, his works in Dragon ball and Chronotrigger and Dragon Quest remains as a relevant cultural icon in the anime industry despite being over 4 decades old at this point. While some of his anatomy or designs you are free to critique, saying that he couldn't draw very well seems hyperbolic. What have you accomplished?

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>>8054699
pyw

>>8054676
>>8054666
Theres 2 others but I dont know there names. Theres the one with the beautiful trad art, used to be digital but switched over, follows a young girl. Others the guy who looks like jojo (current not fist of the north star)

>>8054695
>defending yourself is shitflinging

>>8054703
Where is this from and who is this based lad? This is amazing.

Do you actually write whatever the fuck story you feel like just to satisfy your own personal creative itch or are you constantly second guessing every line to pander to your readers?

>>8054708
I almost do the opposite of pandering. When people tell me I shouldn't do something because it doesn't fit into their retarded mainstream taste then I double down on it and do it harder.

>>8054540
https://mgmangaaward.mixgreen-inc.com/
Go help Shihei Lin to overtake the old and busted Jump.

"They've had meetings and discussions with foreign creators so they're open to them being on the platform but language and cultural barriers sre still a problem.

Weekly and biweekly is the way to go for digital platforms. Easier to retain and build up a readership than monthly.

Won't axe a series for a while initially until the #of series grows and they'll decide the fate of a series by tracking number of pages read, number of readers who complete a series, and the positive feedback through thumbs up rating. Comments don't seem to be a factor

Starting with 10 series and having 20 by end of the year. Wants to publish 40-50 oneshots a year.

Mixgreen will handle supervision and production of anime adaptations and merchandise for spyxfamily,dandadan,witchriv and centuria. There's no plans for the authors of those works to publish oneshots on their platform yet.

Mixgreen app will be initially for the japanese and no launch date yet. Finalizing an agreement with a global partner(who isn't a publisher) to sell the works internationally. Will vary country to country if they'll distribute it themselves or leave it to a local publisher.

App will be free initial reading, rental for rereading and volumes available for purchase."

>>8054719
How was the result?

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>>8054719
That's why you'll never make anything equal to relevancy, anon.
Go make a reincarnation villainess story, or exiled revenge, or any other feel-good stories for exhausted wagies to feel better about themselves.

>>8054684
You can literally just buy a brick of printer paper and draw on that just fine. You don't need to buy fancy artist paper. It isn't like you're being challenged to draw on napkins or something.

>>8054697
SAAAARR DO NOT REEEDEEEMMM SAAAAR

>>8054733
>You can literally just buy a brick of printer paper and draw on that just fine.
Maybe with a pencil, but gpens rip up printer paper too easily. I don't know what that anon is using but access only to printer paper is what turned me off drawing in analog a long time ago.

I will never make it because I can't buy Japanese manga paper for 500 yen in a store that'd be a 10 minute walk away.

I can only buy stuff imported from Japan on amazon with a high price!

>>8054720
How much money are we talking about.
Give me hot minute, i install a cracked version of ex and i start my cool manga bout a guy.

>>8054724
I don't care about relevancy retard. Otherwise I would be drawing retarded shonen shit for manchildren. I draw for myself.

>>8054738
>I will never make it
this, it's over, rip

Guy, what is fresh magazin on site from Japan, where i can see the newest trends, right now?
I found this manga, looks pretty modern, not necessary in a good way. But it's obviously optimized for web, grayscale, no screeners.
Would like to find more.
https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006067_S/episodes/KC_0060670000200011_E?episodeType=first

>>8054737
I dunno, I've always used sakura microns, and some people hate those and find them unusable. I've found them to work fine on printer paper. I find most paper has quirks, even among "premium" art or comic paper. Only thing I find is you can't just douse printer paper with ink from a brush pen or something.

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>>8054708
While I dont pander to readers(to be fair I assume I have none) I dont make my work for specifically myself either. I like to think that some kid out there needs to hear this story that Im making and I keep that in mind when writing. If I were writing completely for my own sake Id probably shoot myself cause the last thing I need is to repeat life lessons back at myself. Id say its less "pandering" and more trying to find my own people. Like you know how every book you find on a shelf almost always has a "Dedicated to my wife/my parents/my kid/etc" at the beginning? Im thinking of whoever that person is when making my shit

You should remember that every official manga you like was made with pandering to an audience in mind. Not completely, the author has to somewhat enjoy the work, but still...

>>8054745
What you fucking retard don't understand is that what works for you doesn't necessarily work for everyone else. The paper you can use depends on what you want to do. If you want to use shitty copy machien paper then do it but don#t force it on everyone else.

>>8054749
>I only read retarded mainstream shit manchildren and you should do too
There are many manga artists who simply draw what they like you waste of oxygen. That's the difference between art and entertainment but you obviously have no idea about art.

What's the point?

>>8054733
>>8054745
As the anon who was shilling shit like Bristol earlier I cant use printer paper for my comics, at least not with the micron pens. The ink gets absorbed and spreads easily and causes unintended effects like I could be using an 03 pen and the marks that I make would end up looking like I used an 05 or 08 cause it took too much ink.
Granted thats for basic ass printer paper I know that there are different grades. Like if I had easy access to the paper they use in those fancy artbooks it probably take the ink from the microns better then the ones that are meant for basic office/school use

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>>8054753
You're not going to convince me you only read underground obscure manga nobody cares about and also somehow think its the greatest thing ever.

Frieren, Bleach, Chainsaw Man, One Punch Man, Dandadan, My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, etc etc. You must like at least ONE of these works and we both know its more than one. Also, even if you don't like any of those... how do oyu know these obscure manga you like aren't made with an audience in mind? Just because they're obscure? That's an immature way of thinking.
>I make it for myself
This is also immature. It's like throwing a wedding or birthday party for yourself and then smugly stating you don't care if anyone comes. That defeats the whole purpose of having a party in the first place. Just keep your manga in your head if its "only for myself"

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>>8054744
kek

>>8054756
>You must like at least ONE of these works
No you fucking narcissist. Just because you like to eat shit doesn't mean everyone else does.

>>8054753
>There are many manga artists who simply draw what they like you waste of oxygen
Published authors as a rule must consider their audience. At the very least their editors are and that factors into their feedback for the work.
If you disagree, feel free to name names here.

>>8054756
>This is also immature
It's literally what art is you fucking retard. Art is about self-expression not pandering to an audience.

You are just another retarded normie who looks down on everyone for not liking your goyslop.

>>8054757
I assumed that's an Itchi the Killer reference

>>8054761
Not every published author draws for mainstream magazines.
In Japan you also have undergroudn magazines where you can draw anything you want.
Japan isn't fucking America you dumbfuck. You actually have freedom of speech there.

>>8054764
Mainstream or underground doesn't matter. They're not charities, they need to turn a profit. That means they need to consider their audience. And wtf does america have to do with any of this?

>>8054758
>>8054762
Okay. You DON'T want readers. You DON'T want people to like your work. You'll just spend 5000 hours creating it for "yourself". All those other famous manga suck (though you haven't read them because they're "shit" apparently) You definitely WON'T burn out.