Rod Luper@Rod_Luper
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Creating My IP - Journey Journal #03
Keep rolling.
Rod Luper
jan 23, 2025
Hey Comic Creators and Dreamers!
🚀✍️Continuing production. Sometimes I might be a bit absent here, but I'm still rolling the dice, producing pages for my commercial work, and creating pages for my comic book.
I'm really excited about producing my own story; it's very exciting to create your own universe of characters, environments, having to think about everything, dialogues, where your character will go, connecting everything in a consistent timeline, thinking about printing and shipping costs, international character registration, how much I'll have to charge for the magazine to finance the entire printing and maybe have some money left to start producing the second magazine right after, marketing, which social networks to focus on for promoting the comic book, how many daily posts, creating a landing page to attract potential project supporters.
It's another side of the comic book production that I had done a few years ago here in Brazil, and today I see that everything I went through in the past was just a learning experience for what I'm producing now. I've never felt so comfortable executing so many tasks and so confident in a positive outcome.📷This isn't just another newsletter—it's a behind-the-scenes pass to turning creative passion into reality. Let me take you through my rollercoaster of indie comic production, where every challenge is a stepping stone and every setback is a secret weapon.#
# The Real Cost of Creating Your Universe.
# A Comic isn't just art—it's a strategic business. I've learned that the hard way over 30 years. Here's what most creators won't tell you:
**Budget Isn't a Buzzkill, It's Your Roadmap
**Your first comic doesn't need 200 color pages and 52 cover variants. Start lean, start smart.
**A.I. is Your Silent Partner.
**Tools like ChatGPT or Claude (my favorite ones) can compress years of planning into minutes. I mapped out my entire business strategy in one afternoon!
**Your Pace, Your Power!
**Don't compare your hustle. A young creator without bills to pay has a different rhythm than a parent juggling life and art.#
# My Current Mission: 38 Pages, Black and white, Infinite Potential.
By the end of 2025, I'm launching my comic at CCXP Brazil. Black and white, laser-focused, no excess baggage. My goal? Prove that simplicity sells.
# Brutal Honesty: Failure is Your Best Teacher"Fail fast, learn faster" isn't just a motto—it's my battle cry. Every mistake is market research. Every setback? A plot twist in your success story.
# Want to Follow This Journey?
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JOIN THE CREATIVE REBELLION Remember, the important thing is to keep rolling.
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Best, Rod Luper.
