Darby Pop Publishing has had numerous up-and-coming writers and artists collaborating with us over the years. Each month, we’ll be highlighting the most recent work by one of these industry professionals who passed through our doors on the way to making their sequential storytelling dreams come true. Darby Pop has had the pleasure of introducing… Read more
DARBY POP PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 3rd “BREAKING INTO COMICS” CONTEST – Winning Writers & Artists to be published in expanded Side-Kicked TPB reprint – Los Angeles, CA (March 15, 2017) – Darby Pop Publishing is pleased to announce the winners of its third “Breaking Into Comics” contest. This year’s victorious scribes are Adam Breen,… Read more
It’s not easy to get a foot in the door of the comic book industry — which is why Darby Pop Publishing helps talented creators “break into comics” with an annual competition. After the phenomenal success of both our Indestructible: Stingray and The Women of Darby Pop campaigns, we’re back in 2017 with a new… Read more
What makes a comic book feel like a comic book? Panels, art, word balloons, roughly 22 pages, but are these the only things you have to keep in mind when writing a comic book script? Of course not! I’m proud to introduce our guest writer for today. Austin Bridges is one of the winning writers… Read more
DARBY POP PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2nd “BREAKING INTO COMICS” CONTEST Los Angeles, CA (August 23, 2016) – Darby Pop Publishing is pleased to announce the winners of its second “Breaking Into Comics” contest. After hundreds of submissions were reviewed, and the top writers and artists were selected, Darby Pop created “teams” — with selected… Read more
We here at Darby Pop Publishing know how hard it can be to get a foot in the door of the comic book industry. Which is why, 18 months ago, we launched our first “Breaking Into Comics” campaign – a script-writing contest centered around Indestructible’s amoral aquatic, Stingray. That contest was so successful, and the quality… Read more
Hey guys! Renae Geerlings here introducing our new weekly series, Darby Pops Off, a space where comic creators and retailers can discuss different aspects of the industry or anything else fun that comes to mind. In the coming weeks, you can expect to read opinions from members of the Darby Pop staff and we hope to… Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17th, 2014 Winner Announced for Darby Pop Publishing’s “Breaking Into Comics” Contest After marathon reading sessions and high-spirited debate, IDW-distributed Darby Pop Publishing has announced the winner of its “Breaking Into Comics” writing contest. The company put out a call for complete scripts featuring the character of Stingray — a hero-turned-villain… Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7th, 2014 Darby Pop Publishing’s “Breaking Into Comics” Script Contest Generates Thousands of Pages. And, Very Soon, A Dream Fulfilled. Recently, IDW-distributed Darby Pop Publishing did something rather unusual when it put out an “open call” for finished comic book scripts — one of which will become the basis for a… Read more
We all know how hard it is to get a foothold in the comic book industry, especially for a Writer. Ask any Pro, and they are likely to tell you that the only way “in” is to fund your own book and hope others take notice. It’s like asking an MBA to finance a start-up… Read more