I'm Going To Do It! aka...need an artist!

[aiyokusama]

Well, it's been peculating at the back for mind for about two years now.  Three weeks ago i broke my cardinal rule of NOT posting in comic book forums, but I'm rather glad I did.  In a thread about Cass Caine, I mentioned that I wanted to try my hand at writing a comic script and submitting it to DC, but I have no idea how.  one person

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[geministar01]

You know, Dark Horse comics accepts script submissions without an artist....but, somehow I don't think they'd be too keen on publishing something just to make a point to DC.

For what you're looking for, I'd suggest plotting a decently-long issue - 48 pages or so. It'll give you more time for storytelling than the usual 24, and since you're self-publishing you set your own page limits. I don't know much about finding an artist though, except maybe looking on DA. ^.^; God knows it's tough, or maybe that's just because I'm anti-social...

Good luck anyway.

[aiyokusama]

Yeah, I'm planning to self-publish, just so that I have something to SHOW.

Thanks for the suggestions :)

Checking DA is an awesome idea.

[littlemissgriff]

As someone who has a friend in the illustrating racket - I'd give you her name, but she's unavailable - I can tell you upping the page count is a HUGE DEAL. Pages can take anywhere from 6-24 hours to finish, depending on the level of detail. That's not counting things like cover pages. Expanding the size is something you absolutely have to discuss with an artist and if they shrug it off like it's nt big deal, I advise finding a new artist because they have no idea what they're getting into.

edit: And by 'finish' I mean line art, not full color and shading.

[stalinglim]

My suggestion is... not to sound mean, but you are going to need a serious beta.

One who just reads it over and says 'this is good' isn't going to cut it. You need a grammar nazi who gives you hell.

But remember, they're just trying to make you better.

[aiyokusama]

Ooooh yes. Three betas if I can manage it!

It's not mean, luv :) Just good sense.

[dragonbat2006]

Actually, in order to get DC to look at anything you writer, you have to show them published material.

The good news? Online publishing counts. Including fanfiction, so long as it doesn't involve one of their own properties.

If you're doing something original, then maybe go to ff.net's shy stepsister, www.fictionpress.net. Get your story up there, and tell them that you'd like to adapt that into a comic script. But they won't look at an unsolicited script.

[aiyokusama]

This is why I'm going to do the self-published final product route. Would sending that to them be workable? Is there a magical publication number I need to hit to be noticed?

And when you say published online, I'm guessing you mean in proper comic script format?

[dragonbat2006]

Self-published is fine. And no, it doesn't need to be a comic book. It just needs to be published.

[aiyokusama]

Well, seeing as I what to be writing comics, wouldn't showing my work in comic book format be a good idea?

Or is there another format that is preferred?