Come visit us at Booth 2003 in the Independent Press pavilion! … [Read more...]
Fun at the Alternative Press Expo
By D. Lynn Smith Earlier this month Kymera Press and yours truly were in San Jose at the Alternative Press Expo. This is a small convention, but it still has the fun that we've experienced at other conventions. Usually, I wouldn't attempt to write anything while being this busy, but my friend … [Read more...]
Kymera Press is a Gateway to Comics
By D. Lynn Smith Last month, Kymera Press went to Bubonicon in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bubonicon is New Mexico's oldest and best science fiction and fantasy convention, held in Albuquerque every August. This year there were 850 attendees. Yes, it’s a small convention, but it is not small when it … [Read more...]
A Shout Out to Men Supportring Women in Comics
By D. Lynn Smith When I decided to found Kymera Press, I was somewhat hesitant because of all the press about online rape and death threats women in comics were receiving. I was afraid that might happen to me as well. However while some women continue be harassed, I have not been harassed at all. … [Read more...]
Translation of Comics
By D. Lynn Smith Earlier this year, my friend Lorraine Watson started a discussion on Facebook about dialog. Since it was very interesting, I thought I’d give a synopsis of that conversation here. Lorraine asked, “Do you know if word and/or bubble placement changes for comics written in languages … [Read more...]
What Fun Home and Bitch Planet Have in Common
By D. Lynn Smith A while back, Fun Home won the Tony for best musical. And guess what? It’s based on a graphic novel written by Alison Bechdel. Here is what Fun Home is all about... “In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late … [Read more...]
Kymera Press Celebrates a Triumphant Comic-Con San Diego
By Autumn Daughetee The staff at Kymera Press is back from Comic-Con International: San Diego and I’m pleased to report it was a very successful event. We were able to sell lots of copies of both of our series—Gates of Midnight and Pet Noir. We also connected with other professionals in the comic … [Read more...]
Playing with Fashion in “Gates of Midnight”
By D. Lynn Smith All of the art and lettering for Gates of Midnight #5 is complete! Paul, my wonderful husband and production editor, is busy putting it together into a book form and getting it ready to submit to comiXology Submit and the printer. Amelia Woo is working on the cover for Issue … [Read more...]
Why PTSD is an Important Element of Gates of Midnight
By D. Lynn Smith My first show working in television was for the Vietnam era drama, Tour of Duty. I was a writer’s assistant, which basically meant I typed any and all changes to the writer’s scripts, formatted the scripts properly, and made copies to distribute to the cast and crew. The second … [Read more...]
A Glimpse Inside the Comic Book Production Office – Part 2
By Paul Daughetee Last week I went over the hardware a production office needs to put a comic book together. Today we'll be covering the software and processes involved in getting your comic ready to print or to submit to an online publisher. SOFTWARE Here at Kymera Press, we use Adobe products … [Read more...]
A Glimpse Inside the Comic Book Production Office
By Paul Daughetee Simply put, the production office’s role is to take what the creative team has produced and put it into a format suitable for consumption. In the past, that would have involved scissors, knives, light boxes, glue, film, expletives, etc. Now, with the comics industry having … [Read more...]
Comic book editor Valerie D’Orazio opens a window into the industry
By Autumn Daughetee For weeks, we here at Kymera Press have been exploring the different professions necessary to create a comic book—from the writer to the inker. Last week we explored the role of the editor in the creation of a comic book. I’ll continue that exploration with my interview of the … [Read more...]