As we all know, Al Ewing is only on loan to the US, and will be back in the Prog in short order, but, other than his new Hulk run, I've not really followed his stuff over there, being a bit cape weary. I'm sure some on the forum have been more diligent than me, so which of his books over there are worth picking up in particular?
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Creative Common / The Hunt For Creators
27 March, 2019, 03:56:44 PM
Have de-lurked to ask for some advice, as I know there are a fair few in the know that habituate this 'ere forum.
My brother is a successful prose writer of crime/action thrillers, in a similar vein to Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, with a substantial, established readership. One of his characters has been optioned for TV, with a significant name signed on to direct/showrun, for instance. I suggested to him that a comic adaptation might be, at the very least, fun, and, at best, a successful first step in getting more adaptations done, and after that, who knows?
I've spoken to one or two other creators who have been very helpful with advice, and the upshot of this advice is that it makes sense to take advantage of relationships that publishers may already have up and running, before striking out on our own somehow. So a suggestion was to reach out to creators, and put together a "pitch document", with synopsis, proposals, and maybe even some artwork examples and so on, and then, if we find no takers, look at options like Kickstarter.
My question is how best to find creators for this - is it simply a case of approaching people, perhaps via Twitter etc, and ask their availability? Or is there a forum (over and above this one?) where you can advertise for work? Does anyone have experience of this? I'm keen to know whether creators are willing to attach themselves to a project before it has been picked up by a publisher, maybe even knowing that it won't actually get to print.
We are very keen to "do right" by creators, making sure that we pay their going rate, and in short order, for any work done, even if we can't get it to print via a publisher.
All advice, pointers, guidance and supportive words very welcome!
My brother is a successful prose writer of crime/action thrillers, in a similar vein to Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, with a substantial, established readership. One of his characters has been optioned for TV, with a significant name signed on to direct/showrun, for instance. I suggested to him that a comic adaptation might be, at the very least, fun, and, at best, a successful first step in getting more adaptations done, and after that, who knows?
I've spoken to one or two other creators who have been very helpful with advice, and the upshot of this advice is that it makes sense to take advantage of relationships that publishers may already have up and running, before striking out on our own somehow. So a suggestion was to reach out to creators, and put together a "pitch document", with synopsis, proposals, and maybe even some artwork examples and so on, and then, if we find no takers, look at options like Kickstarter.
My question is how best to find creators for this - is it simply a case of approaching people, perhaps via Twitter etc, and ask their availability? Or is there a forum (over and above this one?) where you can advertise for work? Does anyone have experience of this? I'm keen to know whether creators are willing to attach themselves to a project before it has been picked up by a publisher, maybe even knowing that it won't actually get to print.
We are very keen to "do right" by creators, making sure that we pay their going rate, and in short order, for any work done, even if we can't get it to print via a publisher.
All advice, pointers, guidance and supportive words very welcome!
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