It is an awesome story telling medium, but it can be a little tricky. It takes a dynamic vision to allow the story line to actually come alive and become expressive within the panels. I have been hoping to study some of the basic composition techniques of organizing panels on a page for a long time.

I wish I could draw. Comics are unlike any other medium for storytelling.

I initially went into college majoring in art hoping that I could somehow learn the art of comic making. I have written many stories, and drawn a ton of illustrations but I have yet to actually get anything done.

Most of the costs for creating are the same for digital and physical, you still have the same costs for artist (if you can't write but don't draw), writer (if you draw but don't write), Inker, and colorist. Only difference is in the distribution costs.

It must cost a lot of money, but I think you can start with a digital comic instead of the hard printed one. I saw many digital comics sold on the net.

Well, if I could draw at all, that would probably help, but since I can't, I guess I'm out of the running.

I can't even imagine how much it would cost to publish a professional-looking comic book.

I think it's not a bad idea. Creating comics is not for everyone but if you think you are creative enough for that, there is nothing wrong with trying it. Yes fees will apply everywhere, but it should not stop you from pursuing your dream, so to speak.

Ever think about e-comics? Just scanning them in and creating a zip/rar file from them.

Agreed tstarnes. It's a nice thought though. There are online companies that will help with this sort of thing but there is a fee for that help. There's always a fee. Tell you brother not to give up.

Creating something that is professional is hard. My brother has been working on self publishing a comic for a while, and its a money pit.