JLL 004 : The Business of Digital Comics with Mark Thompson

Jason Loves Life Podcast - Helping Your WebComic Live Long and Prosper

A podcast on the business side of WebComics

In this session of The Jason Loves Life Podcast, I’m excited to have a chat with the co-founder of Checker Book Publishing Group and owner of Devil’s Due Digital,

Mark Thompson

Devil Due Digital focuses on the digital end of comic book publishing and has such famous titles as X-Files, Star Trek, Hell Raiser, Dr. Seuss, and more.

In this episode we cover:

-What is the best digital platform/store to sell digital comics.

-Should you print your comic or just sell digitally.

-Does a college degree help in the Comic Industry.

-Why Mark has his Kickstarter campaign set for 60 days instead of the 30 days Kickstarter recommends.

Thank you to the following people:

• Nick at http://www.nickykay.com for recommending Mark Thompson to be a guest and getting me in touch him.
• Kimberly at virtuecomic.com for the review on itunes
  Please keep those itune reviews coming!

Items Mentioned in this Podcast

• Devil’s Due Digital: Mark Thompson’s company that distributes comics digitally in a variety of platforms and digital markets
• My Successful Kickstarter Campaign at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madmanofmagic/madman-of-magic-the-beginning-of-the-end?ref=live
• The Madman of Magic WebComic: A Comic Book by Jason Love
• MONSTRA: ZOMBIE DESTROYER : Mark Thompson’s Current Kickstarter Project.
  If reading after the campaign has ended you can also check out Mark’s Kickstarter profile at http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/1420428366 to see his current kickstarter project.

You might enjoy reading these articles:

• Our quick article on MONSTRA: ZOMBIE DESTROYER
• DC Comics Now Available on Kindle, iTunes, Nook and What it means for Independent Publishers
• Episode 3 of the Podcast on Getting Your Kickstarter Project Funded
• Comixology for WebComic Creators