{"id":3839,"date":"2006-05-13T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-13T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidmcrampton.com\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2021-01-12T21:56:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T02:56:57","slug":"looking-for-artists-to-work-on-a-comic-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcrampton.com\/?p=3839","title":{"rendered":"Looking for artists to work on a comic book."},"content":{"rendered":"

This started out as the super-secret project. I’ve let it stall countless times. The novel is done and out there (preview and novel are both still available here<\/a>). I have no classes over the summer. I have a part-time work schedule. The brunt of my focus now lands squarely on the comic book. On Steven<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The plan is to have a different artist working on each issue. Characters will be recognizable throughout, but I’d like to showcase the talent of as many artists as I can. Also, with seven different artists working on seven different issues at the same time, I can have (in theory) the full project completed before I release the first issue. None of that pesky lateness that small comic publishers have become known for.<\/p>\n

This is what I’ve got up on the web site:<\/p>\n

Dark Eternity Publications is now accepting artist’s submissions for our primary comic line: Steven. If selected to work on the comic, you will be paid, provided the issue that you work on makes a profit. This is a serious (and yet friendly – heh) venture, and deadlines will be involved. Please do not submit if you can’t complete projects within reasonable time frames.<\/i><\/p>\n


\n<\/i>Please send all submissions to dave at darketernity dot net.<\/i><\/p>\n

This is the email that went out to the current artists, in an effort to kick all of us in the butt:<\/p>\n

Hey, all. I’ve got the defibrillator paddles out, and I’m doing this once again.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Steven Comic Book will happen. Now that the novel has been released, and signings are getting scheduled, I’m going to focus on my next project. And that is Steven. There are some things that I will need from all of you, and there are some things that I will want from you.<\/p>\n

Here are the things that I need. If these don’t work out for you, and you need to bow out, I will not take offense, and I will not be hurt. :)<\/p>\n

1 – Character sketches. I need sketches for the main characters that are in your chapters by Monday, 22 May 2006. I’ve requested this before, and am going to have to insist upon it as a first step. There is some marketing that I would like to be able to do, as far as the website and flyers are concerned, and the character sketches are essential to that.<\/p>\n

2 – Respect for reasonable deadlines. I need you to be able to respond to reasonable deadlines. I need to know if they’re not reasonable, or if extensions are needed, but I need deadlines to be able to be deadlines.<\/p>\n

3 – Communication. I’d be a liar if I said that I’d been even decent about this with regards to the comic. I’m going to need regular communication and updates and questions and input and etc. and further and whatnot. I promise to return this.<\/p>\n

4 – Straightforward honesty. If you’re unsure about something, please let me know, If you need extensions on deadlines, let me know. If you think that I’m full of the most rancid cow shit EVAR, let me know. :) I want to minimize drAma and miscommunication from here on out.<\/p>\n

Here are the things that I want. Totally optional, but exceedingly helpful.<\/p>\n

1 – Feedback and suggestions for the website. http:\/\/www.darketernity.net\/ Pretty self-explanatory. I want it to be -good-. I may be getting a professional web designer in the near future, but I’ll still need your input for what you think it should be.<\/p>\n

2 – Adoring affection and excessive stroking of my ego. Or not. ;)<\/p>\n

<\/i>If bowing out is the way to go for you, please, just let me know, and unsubscribe from the Yahoo! Group. We’ll still be friends, I promise. Heh.<\/i><\/p>\n

If you’re interested, or know someone who would be interested, please make contact. I’m itching to get this moving again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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