About Matt Garvey

My comics include I Took a Hammer to Hell, Gangsters Versus Nazis, BIG F#@K OFF WORMS, The Skim, White NOIR, Red Rocket Comet, The Devil in Disguise, The Ether, Transfer and The Adventures of Cordelia Swift, among others.

Some are horror stories, some are crime thrillers, some are science fiction, and a few are just completely ridiculous ideas that somehow turned into actual comic books.

Over the years, I've published my work independently, run Kickstarter campaigns and spent plenty of weekends behind tables at comic conventions talking to readers.

The reason I wrote it is simple. When I started making comics, I had to figure an awful lot of things out for myself. How do you write a comic script? How do you find an artist? What does it cost? How do you get a comic printed? And once you've made it, how do you get anyone to read it?

I've learned a lot over the years, often by getting things wrong first, and I wanted to pass that knowledge on.

That's what led to Making Your First Comic, Kickstarting Your First Comic, and the comic-writing guidance and mentorship I now provide.

I genuinely believe anyone can learn to write comics. You don't need to be a professional writer or have industry connections. You just need an idea, a willingness to learn and an understanding of how the process works.