Hang the draftsmanship

You drew your comic the way it was meant to be drawn...

I know of a bunch of artists that never got into comic books out of the fear that they're drawing skills aren't up to par as those who have already made comics. I can most certainly understand. I went through it too. I would look at comic books made with the art of Jim Lee, Micheal Bendis, Greg Capullo and just weep at the thought that it would take me eons to match that kind of quality. Even with the cartoon styles that I admired so much especially from Chuck Jones, Sergio Aragones, Bill Waterson and Ozamu Tezuka, I would still curse my hands for not knowing any better.

But then I heard some great advice from Jack Kirby himself:

"It's not in the draftsmanship, it's in the man. Like I say, a tool is dead. A brush is a dead object. It's in the man. If you want to do it, you do it."

To put it simply, don't get hung up on how well you drew you comic. Just do it. If people can understand what your drawing was supposed to be then you've done the job. 

I loved this cuz it lifted a weight off me like you couldn't believe. I could just make stuff and then BOOM! In a span of one year, I've made 8 comic books which I've sold at conventions. Granted some were shorter than others but to look upon your time and know that you've actually created something is just priceless. 

I'm pretty thankful for the elation I get when I know somewhere out there someone was interacting with something I made. So I share this to my fellow artists so they can create! Go forth and Make Comics!!! I want to read them. :D Til Next Time Enjoy your comics...