Most Interesting Facts About My Topic

10 Most Interesting Facts About my Topic

Topic: The process of creating and publishing a graphic novel 
  

1. online scanlation websites are considered illegal because they offer free online content of the artists work.

Note* Scanlation is the scanning, translation and editing of comics from a foreign language into a different language. Scanlation is done as an amateur work and is nearly always done without express permission from the copyright holder.
 
     2. manga publishers are losing money due to the popularity of scanlations


     3. "over 9000" genres and sub-genres of manga


     4. Sales of manga in the U.S. reached $210 million in 2007

     5. it takes at least a month to complete a manga(experienced author of manga) and 3 months for an amateur
      
     6. American publishers usually only accept Japanese licensed manga

     7. Japanese comics are read right-to-left while American comics are read left-to-right
     
     8. jobs within a manga company consist of: inkers, toners, script writers, editors, and textors(word fonts)
    
     9. promoting your work as much as possible helps get you noticed by a publisher

    10. selling your graphic novel at conventions is a great way to promote yourself

The image above is from the manga, Death Note. To read it the proper way you must start at the top right corner and then end at the bottom left. Start by reading the very first panel at the top from the far-right speech bubble. From there read right to left. Then move on to the diagonal panel to the right . Read the panel below that one. Repeat those steps for the rest of the panels. Reading a Japanese comics comprises of reading right-to-left and top-to-bottom.

Assignment 1: Grad Project Topic

My graduation project topic is going to be on the process of making a manga and publishing it. For my action plan I will make a 30 to 40 page graphic novel. I know most of the terms associated with manga such as shonen, shoujo, seinen, yuri, yaoi etc. I know the process of making a graphic novel specifically a manga, is a very long processs. It requires time, money, and a deep level of dedication.
The research will consist of different issues within publishing companies, materials need to make a novel, estimated amount of money to make one, and tips on taking your final product in for publishing.

 I realized that it would take me longer than the normal time to complete one, so I started early on my action plan. I am currently working on the story boarding now. Story boarding comprises of making a quick sketch of a panel. I plan on using pen and ink to complete a black and white comic. The kind of graphic novel I want to want write will have to be read right to left and top to bottom. I will have to consider possible names for the graphic novel.