Official source for news about Arc Ink. Independent comics created by THE couple: @Halikari (Line artist) and @Bloodthirs_T (Colorist) [email protected]
Welcome to Arc Ink comics, introducing our first ever comic: “Until death” The dead refuse to stay buried, a husband and wife carve a path through war-torn kingdoms and haunted battlefields. Bound not just by love, but by bloodshed and impossible choices, pulling them closer to a fate they cannot outrun. More info on our process and the comics to come!
Line art for the main character of Until Death. Heroic Protector, inspiring leader, and above all else a loving husband to his wife.
Amazing line art by @Halikari
@TrentKaniuga Noone would ever pick up a book because it looks cool if they all look the same. It's why I loved Ethan Van Sciver's art as well as Chris Bachalo when I first read New X-Men. If they both looked the same, I wouldn't have wanted to pick up other books drawn by either of them.
@TrentKaniuga Our comics will do the same. I love the size of a comic book sitting on a shelf, but manga is just so much more fun to read. Each panel feels so much more interesting.
@StrangePages@GenuineComics The struggle 😂
Nah the feeling when you hit “Funded” followed by the feeling of waving goodbye to your comics on their way to the readers
T says the best thing about indie comics is the passion! People put so much of their lives into their passion project not just a paycheck. It allows them to take bigger risks, flourish in their creativity, and do things that big companies may not allow.
Cody says the best thing is that anything can happen. The tension is higher, since the main character could die in any issue since they don’t have to have to worry about brand consistency. Non-indies don’t usually allow their characters to grow, change, or die because straying from the status quo hurts the brand.
@TrentKaniuga The white outlined texts draws my eyes a lot more, making it feel like the illustration is more of a background. While the black outlined white text takes less focus away from the illustration. I prefer the second image.
@J0hnADouglas This is so adorable 🫶🏼 please keep ALL her art work. T (one of the two of us on this account) threw so much of her art away from over the last 20+ years and it’s devastating to not be able to see her progress. Thankfully in the digital age we have been saving everything now.
@StrangePages I feel the same way. I never felt my art was great while I was coloring it myself. When I met @bloodthirs_t , she started rendering my art, elevating it to a point where I feel confident to make our own comics. We even just started @ArcInkComics together.
What is the MOST overdone trope in fantasy comics, novels, or any visual media that makes you want to roll your eyes? We want to hear your hot takes!
#fantasy#indiecomics#hottakes#manga
We are trying to find the right strategy now. Sometimes it feels like growing a platform is impossible. From a little research we did, it seems consistency in posting content is the best way. Not just content about your comic, but also things related to it. Ours is a fantasy comic with overlap in manga and D&D, so posting about those can boost engagement and help find your crowd. More than 70% should be about your comic though.