Formatting Process

Today, I managed to put together a PDF of my Comic. On Tuesday, I will visit Dundee Printing service and I will ask them a few questions about the production of a comic issue.

• Are there any templates available for magazine size comics?
• What are the prices for this particular size, specifically in colour?
• How long would it take to produce a single issue consisting of 28 pages?
• Do the back, front and insider covers require their own PDF?
• How should the Indesign document be laid out in order to feature the front, back and inside covers?

I followed a few links and tutorial about how to assemble a .PDF using Adobe Indesign.

http://webcomicalliance.com/business/indesign-101-part-one/

http://fantasycomicportal.com/forum/index.php?topic=258.0

In addition, I created a rough prototype of how the comic should look like. I was successful in creating a PDF However page 5's top half was rendered fine but the lower half was not there. I am still looking into how this technical issue can be resolved.

Printing Oppurtunities

Today, I went to print out art prints for the convention at Dundee University  this Saturday. I decided to check the prices for art prints at the University of Dundee. There, I learned that I can get the opportunity to print off a proper comic from the university. Their printing services are open to the public so I can be able to print out a prototype for University.
Since I know where I can get a comic printed off,  I will use the Dundee University printing service rather than use Blurb to produce the comic. At least I know where my comic will be produced.
If that is the case, I will need to reconsider the size of the final product and if I will be using any colour or no colour at all.

I attended another event on Saturday called Artcore: Out of the Blue Print which was the launch of a quarterly comic series which allowed artists and comic makers aged 13-25 to showcase their talents. A few weeks ago, I submitted a comic I worked on from college and I was successful in getting my work into the final publication. This could be a potential printing service.