Comic book drawers will compose graphic two-dimensional images like this.
Comic book writers conceptualize stories and tell them through words. Drawers provide suitable and graphic illustrations to match those words, according to the State University website. There are no strict education requirements for the field. Comic book writing and drawing jobs are rarely, if ever advertised on job boards or other public job sites, but once you break into the industry, you'll experience a rewarding, creative career path.
Comic Book Conventions
Practice drawing and writing. Get a good hold of grammar and when drawing, try to form your own personal style that doesn't look like a cookie-cutter superhero style, says comic book artist, Jim McCarthy in an interview with The Independent. Look at popular comic books to see if your drawings and writings are on the same level of professionalism.
Create a portfolio and go to comic book conventions. Show your samples to people working in the industry and ask for business cards. Get a job by contacting the people you met at the convention and asking if they can get you an interview.
Direct Magazine Contact
Collect comic books that you want to work for. Create a database of mailing addresses for the editorial departments using an Excel worksheet. Send out samples to each magazine and check off the magazines in your Excel worksheet as you send your samples out. Doing this will ensure you don't mail a company twice in a short period of time. Contact the company via telephone or email in about a week.
Comic Book Signings
Attend comic book signings. Editors and writers will be around for you to speak with and promote your work to. Get their business cards and ask them for interview.
Internships
Contact a comic book company such as Marvel or DC Comics and ask about internship programs. Many internships are unpaid; however, there's less competition for these jobs because not everyone wants to be in the comic industry bad enough to work for free. Also, unlike comic book writing and drawing jobs, comic book internships are often advertised on the Internet. Use the internship to get your foot in the door and show your portfolio to editors and drawers.
