a 5 page script to 2000ad, I mean if the script is good enough (I doubt mine will be) is there any chance of it getting published?
Also it couldn't hurt to sent it in for feedback could it?
I COULD NOT HURT AT ALL
the march to rejection begins!!!!!!
Quote from: willthemightyW on 14 June, 2010, 07:35:26 PM
the march to rejection begins!!!!!!
Thats the spirit! :D Wasn't Steve Dillon about sixteen when he first worked for Marvel UK? :-\
Quote from: Darren Stephens on 14 June, 2010, 07:38:16 PM
Quote from: willthemightyW on 14 June, 2010, 07:35:26 PM
the march to rejection begins!!!!!!
Thats the spirit! :D Wasn't Steve Dillon about sixteen when he first worked for Marvel UK? :-\
He was indeed.
Good luck!
thanks guys!
Quote from: CrazyFoxMachine on 14 June, 2010, 07:32:39 PM
I COULD NOT HURT AT ALL
Yeah, but what about him?
Seriously though, go for it. Being 17 is an advantage in some ways. I'm pretty sure Millar first got published when he was 17, and look he rubish he was/is.
A mate of mine was writing Tharg's Future Shocks and Tales from the Doghouse while we were still in sixth form. Some of them were really quite good indeed (the Future Shocks, that is).
thanks
There are plenty of stories of folks getting their breaks in comics in their teens, so if there is nothing against it in the submissions then go for it.
Yeah, you could be the next Rob Liefield!
Nah, seriously squire, go for it.
If you'd like to come round to my house I can give you a few pointers, and also let you see my well-stocked wine cellar.
I need a bit more advice, I know this isn't really the place to ask for feedback for an 'idea', but basically I asked people for advice on a script that I was writing purely for feedback just to see what people think, any way I decided to ask a few people what they thought of my idea and story because if it was absolutely terrible I thought I'd just go back to square one before I wrote it all out. Anyway, my family and friends decided they couldn't care less and didn't give me any real advice so I thought I'd ask all of you. Now I trust that if this is a good idea, which I very much doubt it will be, that you'll not steal it (I've just realized how stupid that sounds).
Alright, here goes (remember this is just a rough idea and story).
It is set in the 22nd century, in a place called new Chelmsford, the former 'hub' of city Essex. England is full of slums and only the extremely higher classes remain as a valid part of society. This is all because the super powers became very weak because of the recession, and the 3rd world countries saw this as an opportunity to start picking off smaller countries until they gained more power. In the end it got to the point where they made us an offer to help us out of the recession, and eventually gained a bit more control over the country. Our protagonist starts off as a boy and is shown in various scenarios taking the easy way out of things. About ten years on and the powers that be our trying to eradicate the slums to make way for immigrants. We see are protagonist again and he is somewhat of a hero, leading protests against the plans to get rid of the slums. It appears he has changed quite a bit from a kid who took the easy way out to a public icon. The government think that if they can get rid of the hero in a non-violent way, that it may help to convince the rest of the people to follow without protest.
That's all for now, I'll put the rest up tomorrow, don't ask me why, it's a long story. Feedback would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Its difficult to tell much from the first half of a story but if it is so long you are going to struggle to fit it into 5 pages.
It is also possible the narrative structure makes the story more compelling.
when I said, it's a long story, I didn't mean the script, I meant why I didn't put it on last night. No I think I've found away to get a lot of that across quickly in the script.
Thanks.
Seeing the script'd be good - I cannae remember where the advice was from (probably one of them brilliant old 2000ad "so you want to write/draw for us" articles) but the key thing for a first story was not to load everyone up with continuity and backstory instantly.
It can all come later but the first tale should just be a great one-off set in a mysterious place that can be elaborated on if people dig it.
I love the idea though - I really do.
well this is for a future shock, so I kinda need to get the back story first, thanks for the advice an comment.
oh yikes I didn't see that part. I think you may very well have to sacrifice a lot of that backstory to make an effective five pager. Those things have to be punchy.
Think of the immediate narrative first - ignoring the backstory. Focus on the shock - the shock is the thing.
Although what do I know?!
yeh, I think I'll have to. I just need to work out a way to get the point across that those things had happened, although it's not all vital to the story, I could just put that we never recovered from the recession, that we're in poverty and that we're being cleared out to make way for foreigners that will bring some more money into the country. It shouldn't take up too much space to do that hopefully, and the hole foreigners moving in and us being forced out would come later.
Thanks for the advice.
Quote from: willthemightyW on 14 June, 2010, 07:23:26 PM
a 5 page script to 2000ad, I mean if the script is good enough (I doubt mine will be) is there any chance of it getting published?
Also it couldn't hurt to sent it in for feedback could it?
Jim Shooter (Marvel's former Editor-in-Chief) was 14 when he began selling stories to DC Comics.
YAY! motivation!
I was just talking to my dad about it and I said that people are being moved to make way for immigrants and people with more money, and my dad said 'no, they will not accept that, it's not PC and it's racist.' I don't think it is really, if anything it's taking a slight jab at what happens these days, which is what 2000ad does as well and that's one of the things I love about 2000ad. What do you all think?
Thanks, Will.
Quote from: willthemightyW on 29 June, 2010, 05:10:25 PM
I was just talking to my dad about it and I said that people are being moved to make way for immigrants and people with more money, and my dad said 'no, they will not accept that, it's not PC and it's racist.' I don't think it is really, if anything it's taking a slight jab at what happens these days, which is what 2000ad does as well and that's one of the things I love about 2000ad. What do you all think?
Thanks, Will.
Depends on how you tackle it: "All immigrants are bad" probably won't float (or be that interesting without a lot of work) but a satire on the more rabid anti-immigration parts of the press and society could work (again depending on the story).
well, it's more just a backdrop for the main part of the story, it's not saying they're bad, it's just saying that room needs to be made for them so the slums are being relocated. However I might kinda of add to that like this: the immigrants have money and something to contribute to society whereas the slum-dwellers do not, so in a way it's about the governments greed.