Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Anthony Carranza. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Anthony, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Let’s jump right into the heart of things. Outsiders often think businesses or industries have much larger profit margins than they actually do – the reason is that outsiders are often unaware of the biggest challenges to profitability in various industries – what’s the biggest challenge to profitability in your industry?
In the world of illustration, you’re diving into an incredibly saturated market. There is such an abundance of talented people creating amazing stories! The biggest challenge to profitability is really standing out, creating a product that says “LOOK AT ME!” That’s the key to getting your books off the shelf.
Anthony, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
In short, I am a Los Angeles based Illustrator and the co-founder of small press publisher, Shape Comics! At Shape, we create vintage style comics with modern storytelling sensibility. We blend the amazing textures and aesthetics of the old with the clear and cohesive writing styles of today. I have also worked as a freelance illustrator for about 6 years, working with the likes of SHEIN, PANIC! At the Disco, Machine Gun Kelly, the Breeders Cup and more.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
Something I had to unlearn was you need to be different or unique to be successful. What you really need to be is yourself and authentic to yourself, even it’s similar to someone else that just allows you to resonate with more people.
How’d you meet your business partner?
It’s quite funny, Breyden and I are were internet buddies. A long distance friendship turned business partners in e-commerce. We met on instagram as we share the same love for retro comic books.
Contact Info:
- Website: ShapeComics.co
- Instagram: Pulp_americana