What are your favorite comic/art/writing-related YouTube channels?
The videos by these channels keep me focused when I'm working on my comic. They give me ideas, teach me new things, and often tell relatable stories of the trials, tribulations, and fulfillments of being an artist/writer/fan of comics, novels, etc.
These are mine (in no particular order). Check them out, and subscribe if you want to. Leave your favorites if you have any, I'm always looking for more.
Also, if you have a YouTube channel... Freakin post it, duh. Lol
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Mark Crilley. An O.G. perfect channel in my opinion. Great for anyone wanting to improve their art, make comics, write stories... the works.
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My Mangaka Life. Didn't like the channel at first because her flowery, bubbly personality seemed artificial, but, whether it is or isn't, she is a professional Mangaka (I don't know how old she is, but I think she's younger than me), she knows what she's talking about, and she has plenty of tips to improve art, make comics, and tell stories. I actually enjoy her personality now (got used to it, I guess?), and I 100% respect her.
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Comic Tropes. This is specifically for fans of American comic books (with the odd exception here and there). He basically reviews comics but focuses more on the tropes of creator(s) (hence the channel name), .e.g "Rob Liefeld no draw feet", or what was going on with the company or industry as a whole at the time, e.g. "Why was the Spider-Man Clone Saga?". He also does live art streams.
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Get In The Robot. A Channel Frederator spinoff that focuses mainly on Anime, which isn't technically comics, but does often relate to manga, which is.
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Terence Dollard. Basically the Inside the Actor's Studio of comics. He interviews comic creators in a longform discussion apparently for a college class? Not sure about that, but boy do I wish my school had a class about making comics.
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Super Eyepatch Wolf. Apparently, he's pretty popular. He's another channel that focuses more on Anime, but the relationship to manga doesn't go unnoticed; I would argue even more so than Get In the Robot. Also talks about video games and pro wrestling.
Honorable Mentions:
- VZA. I like watching professional artists draw, but I hate listening to generic music. Basically this channel is a series of music videos of artists drawing. But he also edits down Jim Lee's art streams, which is why I always come crawling back... If you don't mind the music, you'll enjoy this one.
- Strip Panel Naked. I love this channel. The only reason I didn't put it on the previous list is because for my comic, I use one of 2 page layouts, which makes this channel mostly useless to me. But if you want fun, creative ways of laying out a page broken down for you, please enjoy.
- SyFy Wire. A SyFy channel spinoff. They interview actors, directors, comic artists, and more. They have an Artist Alley playlist where you can watch pro artists draw without generic music. There's also a documentary about Image Comics. Only downside is that it isn't mainly focused on comics.
- Overly Sarcastic Productions. Not strictly a comic/storytelling page, but I find their summaries of history and mythology enlightening to say the least. Also, Red's "Trope Talk" series has helped me out arguably more than any of these other channels listed.
And while I have your attention:
Kaptain Key's Den. My buddy has a fledgling channel looking to grow. Check him out. Subscribe if you like it. And I'm not saying you should tell him Blue World Comics sent you, but you'd get no objection from me.
