THE FLAGSHIP PIPELINE
TURN YOUR STORY INTO A FINISHED COMIC
Concept to Comic™ is the done-for-you production pipeline at the center of Metal Ninja Studios.
Bring us the source material. A novel. A screenplay. A game world. An existing property. A comic script. Even an original idea.
We build the creative team, manage the schedule, coordinate the handoffs, and take the project through production.
You approve the major creative stages.
We manage the work.
You keep the IP. We take no royalties.
THREE SIMPLE STAGES
1. SHAPE THE STORY - Turn the source material into a comic script ready for production.
2. MAKE THE COMIC - Writing, editing, art, color, lettering, design, and production are managed through one team.
3. FINISH THE BOOK - Receive a completed comic prepared for print, digital release, crowdfunding, or its next opportunity.
THE PROOF
6 MONTHS - Target production window
11 COMICS - Completed in the first 12 months
15 MORE - In development
14 SERIES - Represented in the pipeline
SEE HOW CONCEPT TO COMIC™ WORKS
NOT READY FOR FULL PRODUCTION?
START WITH THE WRITING
A great idea is not always ready to become a comic. Concept to Comic™: Writer’s Forge is the entry point for writers whose story needs more work before full production begins. Strengthen the story. Build the script. Get it ready for the main Concept to Comic™ pipeline. Then, when the writing is ready, the rest of the production team can take it from there.
Not every creator needs Writer’s Forge. But every comic needs a story strong enough to build on.
AFTER THE COMIC
NOW PROVE PEOPLE WANT IT.
Finishing the comic answers one question: Can this property be produced?
IP Incubation helps answer the next one: Will people support it?
IP Incubation is the done-with-you crowdfunding and audience-validation stage of the Metal Ninja Studios pipeline. We help design and manage a crowdfunding campaign around the finished property so the creator can build an audience, fund the next step, and collect real market data.
THE MONEY MATTERS. THE PROOF MATTERS MORE.
Crowdfunding produces platform-reported evidence:
REAL BACKERS
People chose to support the property.
REAL DOLLARS
People were willing to spend money on it.
REAL DATA
Backer count, revenue, geography, engagement, and audience growth can be measured.
REAL EVIDENCE
That gives the property something an opinion cannot: evidence that an audience exists.
CASE STUDY:
THE 51ST
From Two Sentences to Print-Ready in 84 Days
A time-sensitive idea needed a complete creative team and a production schedule capable of keeping pace with the story behind it.
84 days to print-ready files for a 24-page finished issue.
Metal Ninja Studios coordinated approximately eight specialists through one managed production pipeline.
CASE STUDY:
DRAGONERA
From Novel to Comic Book Series
A 202-page novel became the foundation for a five-issue comic adaptation.
20 chapters analyzed with 2 issues completed to date.
Metal Ninja Studios worked with the creator to translate the story into comics while protecting the characters, themes, and story elements that mattered.
CASE STUDY:
THE IRON GOLEM
From Zero Kickstarter Audience to 206 Backers
Two first-time crowdfunding creators entered the campaign with no previous Kickstarter campaigns and no existing audience on the platform.
$16,844 raised, 337% funded, with 206 backers.
Real people. Real purchases. Platform-reported proof that an audience exists.
Different stories. Different starting points. Different problems to solve.
THE NEXT PHASE
THE PIPELINE DOESN'T END HERE
A finished comic creates an asset.
An audience creates proof.
And there is still more that can happen next.
Metal Ninja Studios is building the next phase of the pipeline now.
We are keeping the details under wraps until it is ready.
COMING SOON
WHERE DO YOU START?
BRING US THE STORY. WE'LL FIND THE NEXT STEP.
You do not need to know which part of the pipeline you need before you contact us.
Tell Joel what you have.
Tell him where it is stuck.
Tell him what you want the property to become.
You will know within one conversation whether Metal Ninja Studios is the right fit and where your story should enter the pipeline.
BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL SEE THE COMICS
Your words. Our pipeline. Your property.