What Your Art Portfolio Must Include - Editor Mike Marts on What Artists Must Include

What Your Art Portfolio MUST Include to Get Hired! (w/ Editor Mike Marts) Want to break into comics as a professional artist? Then you NEED to watch this! In this episode of Comic Book School Live, award-winning comic writer Buddy Scalera sits down with Mad Cave Studios Editor-in-Chief Mike Marts (Marvel, DC, Aftershock, Valiant) to get the inside scoop on what makes a KILLER art portfolio. Mike reveals the essential "dos and don'ts" of portfolio building, including: The IDEAL number of pages to include (hint: it's not as many as you think!) Why sequential pages are KEY (and why pinups and covers won't cut it) How to showcase your versatility and storytelling skills The BIGGEST mistakes artists make in their portfolios (and how to avoid them) Tips for digital artists How to get your portfolio seen by editors (even if you can't make it to a convention) Plus, Mike answers YOUR questions about portfolio building, including: Should you write your own scripts for your portfolio? How important is speed? What to do if you only work digitally? Does social media following matter? This is a MUST-WATCH episode for any aspiring comic book artist! Part 1: What Comic Book Editors REALLY Do https://youtube.com/live/6mNczMnThV0 Mad Cave Studios: https://madcavestudios.com/ Mike Marts on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikemarts.bs... Mike Marts on LinkedIn:   / mike-marts-0b35a3b3   #comicbooks #comicart #artportfolio #makecomics #comicbookartist #madcavestudios #comicbookeditor #comicbookschool