To GN or not to GN - I need your advice!
September 20th, 2005 at 6:56pm
I am in a muddle. I have two options for finishing the last chapter (#3) of “the Trip Beyond” story arc for Beyond the Great Chimney.
A) Finish the story in one more single issue (48 pages).
or
B) compleate the story as a Graphic Novel (GN, 104+ pages). It would be double the material and include extras as well including essays and sketches.
What do you folks on the web think? Don’t feel shy about commenting. HELP.
NOTE: I have recived many responses which are in a later post HERE
My personal preference would be to finish (at least part of) the story in issue 3.
Maybe there could be a continuation of a “major arc” in the graphic novel (which is the equivalent of 6 issues).
How many “issues” should a Graphic Novel contain?
I think you’re best to finish it as a separate issue. For a few reasons, not the least of which is marketing. People love to collect a complete set of something. And conversely, if there’s no third issue comprising just part 3, you force people to re-purchase the first 2 parts even if they already have them. On the plus side, if they don’t have them, it encourages them to buy the first 2 separately.
You can always republish it later in a bundled “Graphic Novel” format… maybe with extra bonus features!
Brian,
I think you should realease #3 by itself first, and then repackage the three issues together in a trade format later. That way people who bought the first two issues can buy the single issue. And if people want the whole stoty in one book they can buy the trade.