The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators: A Legal Toolkit for Comic Book Artists and Writers - Paperback

by Thomas A. Crowell Esq (Author)

The Pocket Lawyer series serves as a legal toolkit for independent producers and artists in creative industries.

The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators is the first ever dedicated business and legal guide for comic creators, designed to help emerging artists and veteran professionals in the comic book industry build a solid foundation of business and legal practices for their comic book projects.

Readers will learn to:

• Protect their copyrights and IP
• Negotiate publishing deals
• Hire artists so everyone wins
• Learn the ins and outs of key contracts
• Understand the risks of AI in comic book creation
• Explore innovative new distribution methods, and
• Develop strategies they need to thrive in today's ever-changing, uncertain world of indie comics

Author Biography

Thomas A. Crowell, Esq., is a practicing attorney, law professor, and comic book writer specializing in entertainment law and intellectual property rights issues. He is the editor of the Focal Press Pocket Lawyer series and author of The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers (Focal Press, 3rd ed. 2022). For more information, see www.ThomasCrowell.com