What is A Comic Eye, A New Blog with Insights on Comics and the Industry

What is A Comic Eye, A New Blog with Insights on Comics and the Industry

By Jacob Malewitz

A Comic Eye is celebrating it’s next beginning here, with a new blog to find news, reviews, insights, and articles on the graphic novel industry. X-Men have a new movie. Avengers have a hit graphic novel coming out. Batman is hiding a new story. And even Superman is winning with a bestselling graphic novel being re-released. You need to know the next hit comic coming out, what writers are releasing what, and how to understand the fascinating modern and past states of the graphic novel industry.

Welcome aboard.  A Comic Eye is a new blog showcasing new writing with insights into the industry, reviews of books, interviews with writers, and hot news you may want to know.

What can you do to get started understanding the comic book industry?

Who are the best writers in the comic industry?

What will A Comic Eye show that is different?

How can lowly writers earn money writing comics?

How can you understand the modern comic book industry? From the modern inception of heroes in the modern world, we’ve always had questions, answers, and heroes trying to solve problems. Take your next step. Jump into comics, or read more of the fun issues from your youth or jump into the modern comic book industry as a new reader or writer. Where would your eye go in a comic book shop? Would you pick up the most expensive book, would you buy, would you talk to the clerk for the next fun try to read? These are questions A Comic Eye can show and answer.

What makes A Comic Eye different? Technically, this blog was originally started by me Jacob Malewitz almost ten years ago. I wanted to showcase reviews of new and old comics, interview writers, and show new insights into the comic book industry. I love reading, and since my youth I have had a vast interest in comic books and graphic novels. I’ve even read books on comic book history and how to begin in the comic book industry as a writer. Remember, writers have homes for their talent across the world and across the industry, so maybe study some books on comic book writing or read my blog for ideas and jump into the industry.

The best writers in the industry are found sometimes by luck and sometimes by research. Understand good writing, and you’ll understand how to read books written by genius writers. Try your hand at Warren Ellis, like I did, who did genius writing for Transmetropolitan in the past decades. Understand fascinating writers like Neil Gaiman, who reinvented myth with Sandman. See the next Stephen King jump with The Dark Tower adaptation of his fantasy novel series done in comic book format. Understand the history of the industry with Les Daniels Marvels, where you can see how the publisher Marvel began in the early century (Les Daniels technically did a history on DC Comics too).

A Comic Eye will take a broad and close look at the industry. I want to see where your eye wanders and what you may like. I want to show bestsellers and hidden gems to read in the graphic arts. I will also show the recent industry in comic book writing, like creating your own series in comic book format and how you can make this a career. First of all, reviews, interviews, and commentary, but also remember if you’re an artist, you can try writing pages of comic fiction.

Writers can earn in the comic book world with talent. But for the rest of us, remember A Comic Eye for ideas on the publishing world, what you should read, and where to begin. Thanks. 

Jacob Malewitz, A Comic Eye, January 2024

--A Comic Eye is a new blog for comic readers acrss the world, with news, insightful reviews, and commentary from working blogger Jacob Malewitz. Stay tuned for insights into the reading world. If you want to try your next job, what is the vocation of comic book writing, as will be seen in articles later on. Try our other blog at A Reader's Eye, areaderseyeonline.blogspot.com. We have coaching classes for new and aspiring writers on Graphitti Designs, http://graphittidesignspublishing.blogspot.com, your source for copywriting choices and career winning coaching.