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We believe that Amerimanga should not be seen as a negative thing, but rather as a term of endearment. For so long Amerimanga has been seen as a lesser form of manga that doesn't sell as much as Manga that originates in Japan. Part of our mission is to promote a global manga initiative that is about bringing positivity to the industry, rather than using it for idealogical purposes.
-- Promoting more diversity in art styles.
-- Alternative means of syndication and self-promotion.
-- Exploring the limits of text comic formatting rather than word balloons.
-- Exploring all ranges of different monochromalities, ideally using custom color palettes.
-- A DIY framework of encouraging skills in all aspects of the artistic process including making your own tools.
-- A charter against harassment like what has happened in previous twitter campaigns.
We seek alternative approaches to syndication rather than through magazines and webcomic sites, with more reasonable expectations for artists such as not overworking creators. This means publications that select their talent from existing webcomics, rather than developing inhouse content and stagnating innovation, or have characters churn out anything you can't keep up with the amount of series out there.
The format of text comics haven't been completely explored to find more efficient ways of staying within that format. Wikipedia primarily gets its information based on what established industry professionals are comfortable drawing and what established fandoms. But this isn't where innovation comes from. We seek to represents a new form of text comics that stretches the limits of what you can do with text under, over, and to the side of panels, and not within the panels by route of word balloons and traditional captions. This includes traditional lettering techniques.
I want to support more creative that seek more innovative words of creating a monochrome like effect, but will colors other than black and white. I also want to support Amerimangakas that dont try to limit the conversation to full color media. Such alternative color includes alternative monochrome styles, with ideally custom color palettes not limited to ones you'll find in a watercolor set: redscale, yellowscale, greenscale, the list goes on. Also include is duotone type illustrations.
Encourage a DIY practice of all aspects of the artistic process from making ink, pens, paper, and brushes for your own purposes, rather than limit oneselves purely to the traditional tools for making manga. If you can't make the tool, the tool isn't used. With certain exceptions made for Ink, where homemade ink doesn't always have the same properties.
There needs to be a charter or code against harassment of smaller creators both by Comicsgate and Mainstream comics industry professionals. Older hashtags have perpetuated as much abuse against creators as mainstream comics has, and has in fact become worse over time.
#Amerimanga2p0 This is used to promote each other's Amerimanga for the new era of manga.
#sumilivres This is used by me to promote books done in a sumi painting approach.
#calligraphicnovels This is done to promote graphic novels done in a professional calligraphic manner.
#ambrescale This indicates the color mode of new Amerimanga done in neither full color or greyscale.
#inkmaking I will be using this to promote people who make their own drawing and writing inks.