I gather that the synposis has got to be interesting to get people interested so dont get me wrong I understand that, I am currently doing animation shorts which I have wrote for and heavily planned but have some other ideas which I would love to see in the graphic novel format after doing the animated shorts, due to loving comic books and graphic novels and seeing how good stuff can be done in japanese Mangas, seriously amazing stuff and amazing storylines and action scenes and art in 2d static images as well as seeing what people have done in other graphic novels (one example is kingdom come)
My art skills are pretty good but really would prefer to do the writing and interact with an artist. This is due to doing animation and special effects course which invovled script wrting, animation, illustration, video production etc. And have some seriously talented artist and it was great to work with them and storys could be enhanced due to an artist, plus better to at least have one person who can say you suck.
Maybe they deliver something better in the artwork. Would like to bring perspective shots, perspective motion shots (obviously still not animation but say dude running to punch and all distorted) and expressive characters and also cool panel layouts but also maybe a few extra panels of a scene to enhance the moment (thats the animation within me wanted to express a bit)
I want to send new concepts to people but like so many companies seem to make it ridiculously hard to even get stuff seen, especially if its brand new concepts. Personally I think the concepts are pretty good but obviously need people to look at them and give feedback.
Got like zune branch of DC for web comics, but like no where seemed to be that interested in new concepts. Dark Horse looked rather interesting and seems pretty reasonable, as do here but again as stated in the guidelines you aint really gonna look at stuff by unknowns, so you recommend the shock stuff and you seem to be wanting only judge dread stuff.
My only worry is sending something off and getting rejected and then a month later see that whoever the company has suddenly release something which is so similar and essentially getting property stolen.
So really is it near impossible to be a unknown and have new concepts picked up?
I mean if they good then obviously but due to having no name it may never be even looked at.
Thanks if anyone looks at this and reads it.
HAL
Henrik A Lundberg
Welcome. Lots of questions there and it might be an idea to nose through the Creative Commons forum:
http://2000adonline.com/forum/index.php/board,26.0.html
Just a couple of quick things:
- Writers sending material to Tharg shouldn't do Dredd but a Future Shock.
- Zuda is an interesting option but there is a lot of tough competition so make sure you bring your A game - see the thread we have on it.
Being able to draw too is handy as it can be tricky finding an artist to commit to that 8 volume graphic novel series you are yearning to write. Also quite a few writers started off as artists (some in 2000AD) - Alan Davis, Dave Gibbons, Mike Mignola, John Byrne, etc. (and I think we all want to grow up to be like JB!!). Chris Weston, Henry Flint and Adrian Bamforth have all written and drawn short stories in 2000AD. Hell, Grant Morrison and Alan Moore started off drawing their own work.
Just on the writing front there are all sorts of small press venues for your stories and you could always give a web comic a go (especially if can draw too) which are good ways of getting your work seen.
cheers for the response.
There's always the King of Comedy route
Quote from: Proudhuff on 09 October, 2009, 04:44:06 PM
There's always the King of Comedy route
lol whats that, but its true a lot of my ideas will probably go beyond 8 volumes so even if I got a job the artist might not be prepared for such a big job. have to do it myself if dont get an artist, but to be fair with the animation doing all aspects myself anyway. Probably in the twenty volumes hehe. Because created whole new universes.