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Brilliant work Panos. I agree with Mardroid about the shading, but that copuld just be personal taste.

'SorrowHill' looks good, Conceptboy. Well drawn and beautifully coloured.

What you can always try and do is focus on one character from the group (which you'd likely have to do in a story anyway). That way, even if you have other superpowered characters (for example) then they're still just supporting cast members.

Well, since I currently have four stand-alone strips which nobody is working on, Ive made a start on some continuing characters. Some of these ideas I've had for a while, so it should be fun to get them down on paper.

If there are any artists out there who want to take a look at my other Space Oddities strips, let me know. After all, I must have some talent if a great artist like Mr. Hedmark wants to work with me

Well, I've tried sending off a script to FutureQuake so hopefully I'll hear something back. Anyone know of any other good small press/fanzines to submit to?

Really well drawn, just like with all your art.

You may want to be careful - for instance Tharg despises multiple submissions. In reading this thread, sounds like you've written quite a few scripts for this one mag. There's that old saying 'quality over quantity' - take your best shot instead of working against yourself by increasing the size of ye olde slush pile.

No, I do agree. But the fact that CLiNT, 2000AD and other publications require 5-page submissions means that I can write a few before being entirely sure where to send them. Plus, until about a couple of weeks ago I was a student so I had plenty of time on my hands. Most of my scripts have been written and rewritten a number of times.

I've got a bunch of ideas for continuing characters as well, but so far I've been mainly concentrating on writing more Space Oddities ideas. Maybe I'll sit down and start writing the scripts for those after I've completed a few more one-offs.

Okay, I'm an aspiring writer and I really want to break into the creative industry. I love comics and so I've decided to focus on them over the next few months, rather than on other mediums.

I studied Screenwriting for four years at university, three as an undergraduate and one as a postgraduate. I was even lucky enough to attend a masterclass given by Mark Millar at Screen Academy Scotland.

I have written numerous comic book scripts, sending one off to 2000AD at the end of June and sharing the others with artists so that I can work with them on preparing submissions for CLiNT.

But what else should I (and other wannabe writers) be doing to break in?

I know there are numerous fanzines and other small press publications out there, can anyone suggest which would be good to submit to?

And is there anything else I haven't thought of?

I'd appreciate any and all advice.

Wow Mark, those look fantastic.

Do you have a deviant art page or anywhere you display your drawings? I'd love to see some more.

He's chosen the first five, which should lead up to the end of 2010. Two of these have already appeared in issues.

So, presumably he'll choose the next batch in the next couple of months.

So, had anyone had any luck putting together any submission for CLiNT?

Two artists are working on strips which I've written (and a third has said that they will if they have time).

One, 'The Holiday' is slightly comedic in tone and is being drawn by George K from the Millarworld board. I haven't got much back yet, but what I've seen looks good.

I'm also working with Dave Hedmark on a strip called 'The Spire'. I can honestly say that every page I've gotten back so far has been a thing of beauty. He's a really brilliant artist.

Also, I'm still writing strips, just in case I'm able to find any more artists who want to work with me.

I have to say, I'm really enjoying this part of the process. I've been writing scripts for years as part of my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Screenwriting, but this is the first time anything I've written has been brought to life. I'm lucky to have found such talented people to work with.

Your art looks great Conceptboy.

Keep up the good work.

Yeah, I love the impish nature of your art too. Tentacle Boy looks really good. Your mysterious character is good too, but not quite perfect. I can't help but feel the legs/feet of some of your characters look slightly off. I could be wrong. Still, everything else looks great. You're certainly not too far away from perfection.

Especially if you get a decent run of a series published, you can then look into getting it published in trade form, which could make you back some cash (although that is the long term back end payment).

Exactly. Maybe you could even go with the option of having the trade coloured (since the initial run will be in black & white). Plus I imagine that some strips might end up being more popular than others. And it could help bring new readers in, there are some people who're more inclined to wait for graphic novels than buy a magazine.

I'm quite happy if you send me a finished script and maybe a sample of something you've had published before.

I doubt you're going to get many people who have been published before willing to submit work for something that is unpaid.

However, as long as the writer and artist solely maintain the rights over their creations, I'm sure that many new creators would be willing to submit to you.

If this is the case, then making a profit matters a lot less. Of course if a strip started generating a lot of profit at a later date, then there would need to be something in both the writers and artists contacts saying that they'd be entitled to a share of this.

And the other guys are right, some guarantee that the work will be published OR something in the contract which would allow the rights to revert back to the creators if something went wrong with Flux UK would be nice.

Hopefully Flux UK will be a huge success, but I think we're all aware what a tough market it actually is.