At San Diego Comic-Con 2014, three artists and an professional editor who have lived and worked in Japan share what it's like to be a professional comics creator in the motherland of manga.

1. MAKING A LIVING IN MANGA…
IN JAPAN
San Diego Comic-Con 2014

2. Felipe Smith
Comics Creator
Peepo Choo
(Kodansha/Vertical)
MBQ (TokyoPop)
Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles:
All New Animated
Adventures (IDW)
Freelancers (BOOM! Studios)
All-New Ghost Rider (Marvel)
@felipetweeters

3. Felipe Smith
Peepo Choo
(Kodansha/Vertical)

8. Felipe Smith
Freelancers (BOOM! Studios)

9. Felipe Smith
Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles:
New Animated Adventures
(IDW)

10. Felipe Smith
All New Ghost Rider
(withTradd Moore)
(Marvel, also available on
ComiXology)

12. Jamie Lynn
Lano
Comics creator
Manga Artist Assistant
Prince ofTennis
byTakeshi Konomi
(Shonen Jump)
Author, The Princess ofTennis
@jamieism
www.jamieism.com

13. Jamie Lynn
Lano
Comics creator

14. Jamie Lynn
Lano
Bravoman
(Bandai Namco)

22. Steven
Cummings
Wayward (Image Comics)

26. Steven
Cummings
Macross

28. Steven
Cummings
Pathfinder:City of Secrets
(cover)(Dynamite)

30. Steven
Cummings
Wayward (Image Comics)

32. Lillian
Diaz-Przybyl
Co-founder,Comics Editor
Sparkler Monthly
Chromatic Press

33. Dire Hearts by Christy Ljiewski

34. Tokyo Demons
by Lianne Sentar and REM

35. Dusk in Kalevia
by EmilyCompton, Onorobo

36. OffBeat
By Jenn Lee Quick

37. BeforeYou Go
by Denise Schroeder

38. Dinner Ditz
By Alexis Cooke

39. The Ring of Saturn
By Kaiju

40. DISCUSSION + Q&ATIME

41. Thank you!
Felipe Smith
www.FelipeSmith.com
FelipeSmith.deviantart.com
@FelipeTweeters
FelipeSmithArt.tumblr.com
Steven Cummings
Stekichikun.deviantart.com
@Stekichikun
Jamie Lynn Lano
www.jamieism.com
hinoai.deviantart.com
@jamieism
Jamieism.tumblr.com
Lillian Diaz-Pryzbyl
www.sparklermonthly.com
@SparklerMonthly
sparklermonthly.tumblr.com
www.mangacomicsmanga.com