Century Comic Books

An Indie Comic Book Company

ATTENTION ARTISTS OF THE NEW GENERATION

 

Attention all artists of the new generation! Century Comics, as of Tuesday, February 21st 2017, is looking for artists to help aid us in bringing our comic books into reality!

We are currently looking for comic book artists able to create realistic art, as well as being willing to do art for comics that at times will be dark. You must also be willing to create art that will also be used for merchandise. Experience is not necessary if you are the right person for the job, age is also not a key factor, however a positive attitude, the desire to make a difference in the world, and the desire to break the mold of comic books IS required. Must not have a record of super-villainy.

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If you are interested in applying for the job, use the form below, other details will be discussed later upon review of the application.

Artist Submissions

We have a Kickstarter!

I’m proud to say that Century Comics has opened up a Kickstarter page!

We’re seeking $10,000 to pay an illustrator to help us create multiple comic books, as well as to cover legal expenses and most importantly, the rewards for those who help us bring our comic books to life!

It’s been my dream to create comic books since I was 15. In 2015 I began coming up with various ideas to bring to the pages of comic books ranging from a teenager in a low-income household to a scarred war veteran haunted by images of his past.

Through this Kickstarter, I hope to be able to bring thrilling stories to life through the pages of comic books.

If you’d like to help us bring our comic books to life, click here to donate!

How I Hope San Diego Comic Con Improved for 2017

So as some of you may know, last year the Century Comics team went to Comic Con for the first time! And for those of you who read our first impressions, you saw that we had a few issues with the event, only a few, but that doesn’t mean we can’t hope that the event improved right? So here’s how we hope the event improved.

  • Less Lotteries – Now, we understand that Comic Con is a big event and most booths would be sold out of anything they brought if they didn’t have some form of moderation, but when it gets to the point where you have to enter a lottery to get the chance to reserve a parking spot or a hotel room, that’s when it gets a little bit excessive. All we’re suggesting is that they cut down on the amount of lotteries to enter lotteries to enter lotteries to be able to possibly purchase something.
  • More Room to Walk – Again, we understand that Comic Con is a big event, which means a lot of booths, but when you’re bumping elbows with your fellow con goers while you’re trying to get to say… the Marvel booth, it gets rid of some of the excitement. Plus, it’s not fun to get hit by one of these bags, as useful as they are.

  • Enforcement of Rules – So, before you go to the event, you should read rules on the SDCC website, those rules vary from No Strollers, to No Selfie Sticks. But despite the fact that they have these rules posted for people to see, you will see people with strollers walking around the convention hall, right in front of convention staff or security. Do you see something wrong with this?
  • An Age Limit – Another thing that could keep you from enjoying the event to it’s fullest potential, kids too young to be at the event. Remember when we said there were people with strollers walking through the convention halls? Well they had to be used for something, or someone for that matter. The people who weren’t using those strollers to carry things, were often accompanied by children ranging from 1 to 5 years old, an age that kids typically don’t know better or fully understand what the event is actually for. By the way, this is coming from a currently 17 year old who was 16 at the time of his first Comic Con!
  • More VIP Experiences – Perhaps one of the smaller things on this list, we didn’t think there was enough VIP experiences, don’t think they would sell? How much money would you spend to meet somebody like Stan Lee and get 2-3 minutes to talk to him? What about Chris Evans? Stephen Amell? Exactly. We see no reason to have as few of these experiences as there is, it’s Comic Con.

So, since we’ve pointed out some issues, how do we recommend they fix them? I mean, we’re not the people actually running the convention and we’ve never been in charge of one after all, well, here’s how we recommend you fix these issues.

  • How to fix the Lottery Issue – You can keep some lotteries for some of the booths, like the Funko booth, but for the larger booths or smaller booths, prepare for the amount of anticipated people, and if you either run out of freebies or you still have freebies, so be it.
  • How to handle VIP Experiences – Well, perhaps you should get rid of a couple of the smaller panels and instead, use those now empty rooms for the experiences, put the writer, actor, director, whatever they are, put them in that room with a couple of tables and some security to make sure nobody gets any bright ideas, we are dealing with celebrities and random people here.
  • How to Enforce Rules and an Age Limit – Security, security, security. Most of these people are openly breaking the rules, you have security patrolling through the convention halls and the panels, just make sure that they are aware of the rules you have listed, and make sure they know what to do in case they see anybody breaking these rules.
  • How to fix the Issue with Space – Well, from what we’ve heard there have been plans from the owners of the convention center to expand, this would definitely help, except the plans have been talked about for a couple of years now with no sign of any progress. So what do we suggest? Well, either you actually go through with these plans, or you change locations.

We’re now selling merchandise on Zazzle!

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Well it hasn’t been long since its creation, but Century Comics is now selling merchandise on Zazzle! While the merchandise doesn’t have anything to directly do with any of the characters that will be appearing in future comics, these items still stick to the theme of comic books, magic, myth and video games.

Now if you don’t see anything you like in the picture above or below, or in the shop itself, make sure to still keep an eye on our Zazzle shop because we are actively adding new designs to it!

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Our First Impression on San Diego Comic Con

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So, San Diego Comic Con 2016 has come and gone, everyone has packed up and left, and the dates for next year have already been announced. But, before we get too far off topic what did we think of our first Comic Con?

Well, like many things it could’ve been handled differently which would’ve made things more enjoyable, for example a bigger venue so that you’re not getting pushed the entire time. Also add an age limit, because there are some kids that are way too young to be going to a convention.

Too many lotteries and not enough VIP experiences! Way too many things during SDCC relied on a lottery system, the HOTELS used a lottery system! You had to enter a lottery just to be able to get in line to buy vinyl figures! Now while it does make sense for the smaller booths that are selling things that would sell out in the first 30 minutes, it does not and should not be used for EVERY. SINGLE. THING. Photo ops could be sold under a VIP experience where you get maybe 2 or 3 minutes to meet your favorite celebrity.

So now that we’ve gotten the bad things out of the way let’s move on to the panels, the majority of which were entertaining. For example, the Luke Cage panel was entertaining to be at for multiple reasons including the fan interaction and the reveal of not one, not two, but three teasers for Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders! Another example of an interesting panel would be the Comic Book Law School panel which taught us some very valuable things.

And finally The Exhibit Hall, there really isn’t much to say about it because of how little time we really spent in it. The time we did spend in the Exhibit Hall, we were getting pushed out of the way because of the large crowds in the spaces that were too small to accommodate them, as well as the lines for the bigger booths like AMC, Fox, ABC, DC, and Marvel.

But overall we enjoyed the convention despite the pushing and shoving and the fact that they used a lottery system for everything, but the positive outweighs the negative, and this is our first impression which most likely means that after going to it repeatedly, we will be opened up to understanding it even more.

Preparing for San Diego Comic Con 2016

San Diego Comic Con is around the corner, and most people have already gotten everything they need for it, so is this going to be your first time going to the event? Well, this is our first time going, but we have gotten everything we need; since we want to help make your experience as fun as possible we’ll be listing what we’re planning to bring.

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  • Business cards – Even if you’re not someone that wants to get into the comic book business, business cards are good for giving your information to booths that are doing giveaways, so having them is recommended. This will save you writer’s cramp by the end of Day 1!
  • Business card holders – We’ve also gotten three business card holders for each of us, but why did we get three specifically? Well one is for our business cards, one is for business cards we think we will actually use to get in touch with people we meet, and one is for business cards that we don’t necessarily think we will use to get in touch with people.
  • Food & Water – Since outside food and water are allowed we have gotten some snacks as well as some water bottles so that we can avoid those long convention lines, and so we can save some money. You don’t want to come across something you really want to get, but you can’t because you got that bag of cheese puffs or that bottle of soda. Mints would be good to have on hand as well, so that your breath doesn’t smell like that garlic and anchovy pizza that you may or may not have eaten before you went to that autograph session.
  • A messenger bag – We’ve gotten a messenger bag for all of those free goodies and souvenirs that we may or may not get, as well as snacks and water that we’re bringing with us.
  • Comfortable sneakers – It’s a big convention that will involve a lot walking, so flip-flops or ill-fitting shoes are not recommended what-so-ever.
  • Lanyards – Not only is it fun to have your own lanyard to put your badge on, it’ll also save you time at the entrance, time that you could spend walking around the convention hall.
  • Shirts – While it isn’t exactly a necessity to get new comic book related shirts we HAVE gotten some new comic book related shirts as well as some shirts with our logo on them.
  • Hand Sanitizer – Let’s face it, you’re walking through a large convention hall filled with people that you don’t know, so germs are going to be in the area, germs that could get you sick after the convention, plus you may be shaking some hands and their hands or even your hands may not be clean, so not only is it good for YOUR health it’s also courteous to others when you put on hand sanitizer. Don’t be patient zero!

So that’s all of the things that we actually have for the convention, but what did we have to do to get prepared?

  • Exercise – We’re going to a convention where we will be doing a lot of walking as well as standing, and since we’re not in the best shape we had to prepare our bodies for said walking and waiting in lines. How did we prepare our bodies? Well, we walked on a treadmill, A LOT.
  • Planning – San Diego Comic Con has plenty of panels, autograph sessions, and booths that you may want to visit, plus you may also have things outside of the convention that you’ve either agreed to do or want to do, with that said, you do have to plan ahead so that you’re prepared.

So everything I listed were things that we’ll be taking with us, and things that we have done to prepare. While we may not need all of these things it is better to have too much instead of too little. Your first time going to an event should be used to decide what you needed, or didn’t need to have so you can have even more fun next time.