001: Your Why Drives Everything

Before Mayke Entertainment, we were Arclight Comics! Tune into the re-release of The Arclight Podcast and get insightful tips, info and advice on how we make comics. We shared everything we learned from 2009 to 2016. Learn how we branded our company, handled legal issues, character design, story development, and more! Inside Episode 001: Building a comic universe and brand, then delivering it all in the form of a comic is no easy task. But the most important step in the right direction is to start with Why. Key Takeaways Your Why is the backbone of your project. Without it, when all of the cards are down when the entire team quits, what is the internal fire that’s telling you to stay and finish the job? Your Why has to be bigger than you. You can’t do this for fame, for the glory or the money. This has to be an all-encompassing, spiritual and faith-driven reason that’ll get you through the obstacles and hardships you’ve yet to face. You don’t need to put your Why together in a day, but you need to start getting an understanding of it and do some self-exploration to find it.