Now that's ANDIKA is about to finish,I am blank with where and how I'm going to publish it.Of course the thing great with being a winner of comic IPCC grant is you get to publish your work through the most best comic book publishers in Malaysia.The deal is they can't deny all the winners if we want to publish our masterpiece through them and we also can keep our IP and get the royalty as well.For me who has been like forever in this industry,the deal is simply FANTASTICALLISTIC!10-15 years back before, comic artist like me was just like a bug who easily get squashed by the the people who THINKS they know everything about comic.Well...now,we are still a bug,ONLY that we are a bit bigger bugs,knowledgeable bugs and we are increasing numbers(harharhar).
Its great to know that your work is ready to be publish by all of these big publishers together with you can keep your IP and royalty and all BUT my only problem is the printing quality that I have in my mind for my comic are not the same with their printing spec.I was imagine something like DC or IMAGE comic kind of graphic novel(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_novel) because me with my team has put a 100 percent effort on completing this project.Of course I deserve a better looks on my printed comic!Beside I have wait like more than 10 years to released my debut comic.I have spilled blood,tears,sweat and soul to get me to this point.
It seems that the big publishers here in Malaysia,they have a specific budget for the project.The quality of the papers and size didn't suit with my comic style.Not that I'm saying its bad,but I have an initial idea the looks of my comic looks like.I guess if I want to released my comic like I plan for(I believe all the the readers out there want a great quality for things that they want to buy)I need to add up an additional cash for it.Or publish it by myself.
It sounds easy but for me who work as a full time freelancer and have bills to pay,it's not easy but it's not impossible as well.
Now I'm trying to figure out a way to get an extra fund for publish my ANDIKA comic.There are some ideas but still need to be think through.I can't wait to publish it and sell it and start the new volume with a new adventure.