appling to context

now i have applied the character to its context - the comic book pages and the covers, its now time to apply those illustrations into context. were would i find my comic how would i buy it?

researching this task was real easy i googled new up coming comic books and there was links to were i can buy them so the information was there for me.
i then applied my covers on to the appropriate location using photoshop.

below - i photoshopped my covers into a store window becuase thats were a lot of new realises are advertised, in the comic book store window. this seems to be in most comic book stores it seems an importent thing to do with new comics, thats why i applied it. not only did i do this for the promostion of it but for the location of were i would find such a comic.

another place were you can find comic books is itunes, itunes is a successful location for selling graphic novels and comics. again i stuck my covers in the picture.



 im going to use the illustrations for promotions of the comic. as im proposing that im inventing a pitch for a comic book then im going to show the promotions for it also. 

i don't want my practice to be the type what you see in the high market card shops. such as one image dumped on everything possible. cards,pencils rubber, ecerything stationary, ipad and phone covers,  i think its low if im honest and i dont want my work to do that, i dont want my practice to go down that road. i want to be smart and actuily think about the audiance im aiming this at and were will my audiance be. i want to go to that place not make them come to my product.

i took a trip to local comic book stores to see how comics was aplied onto different things for promotion. i wasnt aloud to take photos in the stores so i took notes on my phone. here is a list that i made of all the things that i found that was promoting cmic books.

as it was the release of civil war that was the theme of the shop so this was perfect for my project, to be able to witness firtst hand promotions.

 posters promoting the comics.
- in windows
- by the till
lables with the comics title on to show were the comic is.
standee

below is the variants of the title style for different background for the labels. i enjoyed creating this because photoshop isn't my strong point at all but i gave it my best shot to make this look real by using the airbrush tool.

standee.

again i was proud that i uploaded my concept onto a image that i sneakily took at forbidden planet. i uploaded it and distorted the image so it looked in proportion then used the airbrush tool to add light onto the image to make it look solid and not out of place. NONE OF THIS BLOODY GRAPHIC-BURGER FOR ME I TELL YOU!!!

this is the illustration for my issue 2 cover, but i notoced that the shops advertice the comics using the cover also. so this would be applied as a poster also. 

whilst i was in forbiden planet i noticed the huge merchandise that most of the comics has.
a huge merchandise line for marvel, DC, Dark horse, walking dead. i even noticed a little merchandise for the little upcoming comics. this made me think that with merchandise the comic could sell better, using them as promotion. so i could applie images to merch to help promote and also for things that fans would buy at a later time after the comic makes an audience.

marvel merch

dc merch

dark horse merch

walking dead merch

influenced by the above created my own merch for my comic.

the mug and the hoodie would be merch that would be realised after the comcic would be realised. for the audiance that liked the comic. so people who have to much money or no aspects of money can buy the items..people like me who but all this kind of tat :)

the key ring can be handed out on premier of the comic book, or as a gift with each purchase