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Christian comic books
A Christian comic book or Comic books focused on religious themes is a good example of a comic book niche. Auto racing, skateboarding, soccer, math or “clothed female superheroes” can also all be considered a comic book niche. I call them a comic book niche because these comic books would be made to appeal to or meet the needs to a certain group of people.
I would be very realistic with you. Everyone would not like what you have produced as a creator that is why it is impossible to create a comic book that everyone likes. People have different taste. With the number of comic book creators or aspiring creators only very few become what you can call successful. My belief is that more creators would be successful if they can create a comic book that relates to certain masses instead of trying to gratify everyone. A solid comic book niche... A Christian comic book is one of the best and easiest examples I could think of at the moment. Believe it or not there is a market for Christian-comic books. Some creators and producers think that in order to make it as a comic book creator you have to come up with something that is sexual. We are all familiar with the common belief that sex sells, so the more barely clothed women and sexual material you put in the comic book the more it would most likely get an audience. The many creators who think this end up with a shock when they realize that there comic is still not getting readers. Honestly speaking, a sexually oriented comic book would most likely get some looks, and that is it. There would be no serious purchaser or reader because sexually oriented materials could be seen everywhere, but a good story is not as easy to come by. As mentioned earlier, there is a good market for Christian-comic books. And people looking for a Christian comic book would most likely not be interested in sexual oriented comics. At least let’s hope not. Increased chance of success and creativity... My point is creators would most likely have a better chance at making it in the comic book world by creating comics that caters to certain people or needs rather than trying to compete with the big boys. For example, a Christian comic book would cater to a real Christian, just like a comic book about evolution would appeal to a devoted evolutionist. And sexual comics appeal to lustful people, since sexual comics is a niche as well. I am not saying since there is a good market for a Christian comic book that creators should try to create a Christian comic book. Not at all, because if a Christian comic is not your interest, then please don’t try it. But do find a comic book niche of interest to you and try to create a good storyline for it. You may end up happy with the returns. Know that to make a comic book for a specific need or people; you would be expanding your creativity because you would be forced to come up with new ideas relating to your comic book focus. And general topics can still apply in your comic book niche. For example, if a Christian comic book wanted to do a series on teenage struggles or defeating personal demons. These are somewhat general topics; the only difference in a Christian genre is you would approach the solutions or battles in a Christian perspective. The perspective is the major difference. I am saying all this to show that you are in no way decreasing your chances of ideas or creativity, but opening new avenues of originality and creativity.
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Create appealing comics
