@Scott_S - Cheers, man. I had the title sitting around for a bit, but was inspired to actually put it on the docket by a slew of unintentional fellow travellers I ended up coming across this year. Like, I re-read a stack of Ranma 1/2, finally saw The Warriors, Sex Criminals is great, The World's End was a delight, etc...it was all enough to make me go "yeah! I should work on that fighty/smoochy/shit-talking comic".
@Scott_S - Well, there's no clock on any of these; if you change your mind or get bored or something, drop me a DM or an email, I'll put together a sample script for you.
@JasonCopland - Thanks, man. That one's from all the way back circa Doug Freshley...I had the crew and the premise in my head for years, but I only cracked the "what they're actually stealing" like, two, three months ago and got jump-around-the-room-giddy about it, mostly for the setting it opened up.
I worked with Nate Cosby when he was an editor at Marvel. He also worked on (and I think co-created) the character Gravity for Marvel. It's cool to see him using his clout to openly search for talent.
Several of the rewards include guaranteed inclusion of your submission in an upcoming book. Basically, pledge X dollars and your story is GUARANTEED to be included in the book. They'll even pair you with an artist if needed.
I'm not sure how I feel about this, but if you've got a $150 burning a hole in your pocket and want an easy credit, it could be one way to go...
I agree with @EricPalicki - you shouldn't have to buy your way into an anthology book to guarantee entry. You should put forth your best possible work (like @JasonAQuest said).
It would be awful if your good story was truncated because someone with a bad story spent money to get their story included. The page count for a book isn't infinite.
And as a creator, I wouldn't want to be in a book where someone bought their way in. That just doesn't seem fair.
I see the problem, but it wouldn't bother me too much. It's sponsorship: give them $20 and they'll put your name in the book, give them $75 and they'll give you space to write a paragraph, or give them $125 and they'll give you a few pages.
@JasonAQuest I think this could be an interesting discussion, but don't want to hijack this particular thread. My thoughts are this:
I'd rather have the editor select stories that are the best fit for the book and the strongest stories they receive than have someone buy their way in. It seems like something a villain in one of my children's stories would do. It feels like cheating to me. Getting your story into the book based on money instead of on skill and effort.
Hey guys, an artist I just finished working on a project with is looking for more work. He gave me permission to post his contact info here.
He's in Italy (but speaks English very well), wicked fast, very talented, and I enjoyed working with him a whole lot. I plan to do some pitches with him after this Kickstarter ends, but in the meantime if you have any paid work you want to throw his way, his page rates are VERY reasonable.
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@joshhechinger If I felt more comfortable with my own storytelling I'd throw my name in the ring for that one
(It's Queen.)
http://www.zwol.org/forum/
There's a pretty active forum for seeking collaborators.
http://www.cloudscapecomics.com/2014/02/14/comic-creator-nate-cosby-looking-for-artists-and-writers/