Question 1

Join us in making even better interactive comics!

Accepted Answer

MIK is happy to collaborate!

Would you like to make interactive comics? Add sound? Music and maybe even some interactive gameplay? After our first contact by mail we look at the ideas and possibilities.

The best thing would be to make something that works specifically for this medium. There are so many possibilities online and it is difficult to get lost in all the options. Both for the readers and the creators. So it's time to shed some light on that. And MIK sure has some ideas on how to do just that.

We'll look at the possibilities based on a MIKBook template. In order for interactive comics to work properly, we need a standard. Just as it is clear with a comic book that we have to turn a page, this also has to be the case with interactive comics.

But, rules are there to be broken!

Are you as enthusiastic about interactive comics as MIK? Do you work digitally and are you ready for a new challenge? Or maybe you already have a story on the shelf that would lend itself super for an online comic and should certainly be told to the world?

Email MIK!

Together we can figure out how we can best offer your ideas online. With a standard template we can get something online fairly quickly. Applying music and sound effects can also be done relatively easily and possible gameplay can be investigated.

Feel free to forward your portfolio of your work or ideas for it. By means of a small PDF, via WeTransfer for example. (studiomik@gmail.com)

MIK is happy to consult with you and is always curious about new enthusiastic creatives!

Thanks in advance for your email!

Question 2

I want to make interactive comics too! Can you help me?

Accepted Answer

YES! Super cool that you are also enthusiastic!

MIK is toying with the idea of ​​giving a workshop. He is not a teacher and has no experience in giving workshops. But he likes to share his knowledge and experiences. If there is enough interest, it might be interesting to think about it further...

Interested? Please let us know via email.
Add your name and I'll put it on a list.

If there is enough interest, it might be interesting to organize something.

Tip; get a MIKBook PRO membership and visite the Go PRO pages: The Art of Saving Maggie and The Art of Little BIG Crashes!
I'm sure you can get something out of it, have fun!

Question 3

Equal pay for creators!

Accepted Answer

'Love makes the world go round'. Just like art. Passion. Music.

And money. Unfortunately we can't avoid that.

MIKBook is a passion project and only online for a few months.
We are carefully exploring the internet water to slowly build more confidence that things work and communicate clearly.

MIK believes in collaborations.

By working together and using each other's network, enormous growth can be achieved. By distributing the income fairly and evenly, these will not be very large in the beginning, but they will provide an equal drive to grow MIKBook. Which hopefully contributes to an enthusiastic network of makers and readers to ultimately generate income for all makers.

Question 4

Workshops? A good idea?

Accepted Answer

MIK is thinking about giving workshops.

A workshop in making online digital comics.

With the help of a MIKBook template you get to know the program Hype Tumult. Together we go through the interface and possibilities of the program. We learn to place images, add sound and music to your project. And who knows, we may even be playing with some simple Interactive elements. We're going to test the comics and learn how to put them online.

Not sure if you want to make interactive comics yet?
No problem. Knowledge of Hype Tumult is always a nice bonus. In addition to mikbooks, you can also use it to create websites, presentations, animations and even animated GIFS. It kinda works like Adobe Flash, only with the latest techniques of today. Hype Tumult is a MacOs program with a full functioning free trial version that's available with a one-time purchase.

Where:
Any workshop will take place in the NYMA makerspace in Nijmegen. Or perhaps online for foreign interest?

Cost:
If there is enough interest I can let you know more about costs, duration and content.

Software:
We work with Hype Tumult. (Apple)
There is a free 2 week trial version, for recent costs of purchase see Hype Tumult (https://tumult.com/hype/)

Would you like to follow such a workshop? Let MIK know!

Question 5

A collaboration? Sounds fun! But what does it take?

Accepted Answer

Fair question!

MIKBook is a passion project. And MIK is enthusiastic about interactive comics spending as much freetime on it as he can. He likes to work with other enthusiastic creators to show what online comics can do.

Think of it as a hobby project from MIK. All MIK asks of you is your enthusiasm for making comics, cooperation, patience and time.

We divide any income that arises equally among all online comics.

Question 6

Why combine music with comics?

Accepted Answer

Music only needs one tone to let you know what kind of atmosphere there is. In movies, music is 50% of the whole experience. Why couldn't that be the case in comics? :)

Music brings emotion. Melancholy. Cheerfulness. Anger. Love. Things that movies have been using for years to enhance their story. Why couldn't that work in comics?

Question 7

Why soundeffects in comics?

Accepted Answer

Sound effects are a little trickier than music. Sound effects often suggest movement. Something that works less well with still images. Therefor we try to avoid that use of soundeffects.

What works really well? The power of your imagination! THE power of comics!

By using stationary sound effects, or keeping them more out of the picture, we create the illusion of movement. Something that greatly enhances your reading experience.

Example of a still sound effect: an alarm clock going off. Storm. Tension arcs.
Moving sound effects are for example; footsteps on a creaking floor. A driving car. A smiling figure.

Using the techniques of audiobooks, sound effects become a useful tool within these comic.

Question 8

Why interactivity in comics?

Accepted Answer

Interactivity creates ambiance. An experience. An active participation in a story.

MIK believes that should also be the only way to use interactivity within MIKBook. To enhance your experience of a story. Flashy speech bubbles, moving frames, 3D effects... all very cool... But distract from the story.

The power of comics is in the power of your imagination. Online we can enhance this reading experience by means of. music, sound and interactivity. But it's a thin line. Too much and it's distracting. Too little and it stands out.

The trick is to find a nice middle ground. In a way that it doesn't stand out, but enhances your reading experience!

Question 9

To infinity and beyond!

Accepted Answer

To infinity and beyond!

Comics are stories. People are stories. And it's so important to share them.
Where music and film have so many different stages... TV, cinema, festivals, radio etc... longer comic stories can only be read in physical books.

And that in itself is totally fine! ...But an extra podium would be nice, wouldn't it?

And especially if the stage offers opportunities for growth!

That is why MIK likes to work on interactive comics.
They have potential.
Creativity.
Room for growth.

And the future!

Creators! Join us!