In Japan, there are editors who work with authors and raise them to a level where their work can be sold, but you’ve stumbled on the shortcut to becoming a professional author by getting advice from professional editors, so make sure you make use of it and submit lots of work.Ĭomment: This is the first time that I have served as a judge in this international contest, and I was impressed by the variety of participating countries. To hone your craft and entertain your readers, think about how you can weave in specific details into your stories and characters, tickle your readers’ intellectual curiosity, and get them to spend more of their time in your world. So, there was a lot of room for growth there. Among the shortlisted entries, I felt that there were a few that, due to a lack of experience, didn’t really hit the mark from an expression point of view. Readers have an insatiable desire to consume entertainment, which doesn’t always match up with authors’ desire to express themselves. On top of that, I was interested in the number of authors who put thought into why a reader would buy their comic. I can see a bright future ahead of you all.Ĭomment: Showing your creations to the world is your first step as a professional author. So congratulations everybody that made it to the initial list and to the “winners”.
Manga has indeed brought a worldwide community together. But what was also very apparent was how international it was.
“is this good Manga?” I dunno, I could be judging it by my skewed western standards, but then, hey, perhaps that’s why I was asked, to shed a different perspective on it all. I know it’s a cliché but everyone’s indeed a winner here. These were school kids, I had to keep kicking myself to remind me! So it made it particularly hard to single out the “best” out of an already brilliant, amazing bunch. The first thing that struck me was the sheer volume of talent out there. are all fundamentally the same:it’s all about storytelling. But I saw it as a challenge and, really, comic books whether US Superhero, French cartoons, or Sci-Fi Manga etc. Marvel comics and Bande Dessinée being my two main influences as a youth. I grew up very much on western comic art. You’re a very, very brave bunch of people! My first reaction was literally “why me?”, because Manga really is my blind spot as an artist. Comment: Thank you Celsys for entrusting me to judge these entries.
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