ABSTRACT

Focal Press' Pocket Lawyer series serves as a legal toolkit for independent producers and artists in the creative industries.

The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators is designed to help emerging artists and veteran professionals in the comic book industry build a solid foundation of business and communication practices that they need to thrive in today's ever-changing, uncertain world of indie comics. Readers will learn to protect their copyrights, negotiate publishing deals, hire artists so everyone wins, and learn the ins and outs of key contracts with this helpful resource. 

part 1|11 pages

Quick Start

part 2|45 pages

Intellectual Property

chapter 1|11 pages

Intellectual Property

chapter 2|31 pages

Copyright Law

part 3|14 pages

Contracts

chapter 3|12 pages

Contracts

60Getting Into Gear

part 4|125 pages

Putting It Together

chapter 4|5 pages

The Solo Creator

chapter 5|14 pages

Setting Up Shop

chapter 6|33 pages

Collaboration

chapter 7|42 pages

Hiring Other Artists

chapter 8|25 pages

Clearances

And Licensing the Rights of Others

part 5|90 pages

Getting It Out There

chapter 9|5 pages

Blog it! Tweet it! Post it!

Promote it!

chapter 10|12 pages

Landing a Publisher

chapter 11|5 pages

Working for a Publishing Company

chapter 12|39 pages

The Comic Book

Publishing Agreement

chapter 13|15 pages

Self-Publishing

chapter 14|10 pages

What Happens

When Something Goes Wrong?

part 6|6 pages

The Law Library