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I'm an illustrator looking for some new projects, recently graduated from Columbus College of Art and I'm hoping to illustrate a few different comics to send to Top Shelf Productions.

you can see a few pages of my most recent graphic novel on my website:

https://ccad.digication.com/lisa_sterle/Illustration

I've been published independently before here in Columbus, and I'm hoping to find some quality stories.

I take a lot of inspiration from Craig Thompson (Blankets), Charles Burns (Black Hole), Frederik Peeters, so in other words I prefer stories that depend on strong characters and dialogue more so than plot (although that is of course important as well). I am fascinated with people and the way we interact and try and survive in this world, so if you have a story in mind that may suite my illustration style, let me know.

Hey Svetlova, my name is David and I am a comic book writer ready and willing to work for free and gain exposure. Before I talk too much, I want to show you a sample script and story idea to showcase my abilities.

Title: Visions of War

Synopsis:

Visions of War is a fantasy adventure: the story of an epic struggle between humanity and itself, where a war brews, and innocent blood is spilled in vain, and the fate of the universe must be decided. Pandora, the first woman to curse this fictional land, represents the manifestation of the cursed beings roaming the planet. We don’t know exactly how many they are, but we just know that they live among us. There powers are extraordinary and even match the Royal Family’s. Each one of them possesses a unique gift, a curse.

The Royal Family was at war once with ancient, vengeful warriors known as the Proctors. As time passed and history changed, the Royal Family and the Proctors signed a treaty. The Royal Family was now protected by the once ancient, vengeful warriors now known as the Protectors. Animosity remained between the two, but a new evil arose through the years of peace.

Prince Ramos, the soon to be king, was forced to hide as evil spread across the land. His Kingdom swallowed in the pits of its darkness. With his Protector, Gastro, a cursed warrior, they are forced to travel the lands to find aid. In this journey, Prince Ramos must realize his destiny, otherwise succumb the world to a thousand years of darkness.

Genre: Visions of War, a gallant scientific tale roaming a fictional world, builds upon the idea of action, drama, romance, and above all, adventure.

Target Audience: The target audience is 14+. With stories like this, I think everyone can enjoy the mix of politics, war, and some romance. This quest will lead the reader through feeling heartache, disappointment, power, and learning a life lesson.

(Script Sample) Visions of War

This is assuming that an advertisement is on page one and the official page one really begins on page two.

Page 1:

PANEL ONE: A fiery ablaze is burning in the cool night air. Amidst the dusk, two silhouettes surround the blaze burning on firewood. It seems to be a camp fire, but make it obscure. Sitting around the flames holding mugs, they watch as it dance. (I was thinking an abstract drawing, but whatever drawing style you’re more comfortable with or think will do here will be fine.)

Silhouette 1: So, it’s true. You’re cursed, huh?

PANEL TWO: One of them (Silhouette 2) places their mug down.

PANEL THREE: Slowly, but surely, that same figure that placed the mug down, stretches a hand towards the fiery abyss.

PANEL FOUR: Sparks leap up, and it attacks the offending limb, the silhouette remains untouched, but the fire dances around the hand like a turbulent butterfly.

Silhouette 2: Yeah, and so is the whole damn world.

PANEL FIVE: We are drawn into the fire, and suddenly, the page is seemingly burning enthusiastically.

(Page 2 and Page 3) DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD: The camp fire begins painting the picture of an enflamed forest, and then, an enflamed warrior on horseback emerges through it. The horse is galloping through an opening and the warrior has his spear drawn. This panel gives the effect that the warrior and stead are chasing the reader (or towards the reader).

Sample End:

Now that you have seen some of my work, let me continue to tell you more about myself. My father, a huge comic book fanatic who lived in the mid-to-late Golden Age through Modern, began my interest and love for Comic Books. Those pages, those panels, and the words expressed in the comics he showed me, inspired myself into being a comic book writer. The stories he told me: Odin using up all of the power in his scepter, and then calling upon all of the beings of Asgard to aid him, gave me a vivid imagination and desire to dive into the realm of these supernatural stories and create my own.

Experience: I have no professional experience in the comic book world. I just have written several scripts that I have neither published nor sent as submissions. As a seventeen year old, I have a lot of free time to dedicate myself to writing, especially during the summer time.

My intentions: As mentioned before, I have a desire to work for free yet still provide amazing quality stories, and I hope that anyone who is interested, will let me. Even though I am young, I have a learned a lot about the Comic Book Business from others, and I want to learn more while working with more experienced or inexperienced people. I don't care if it's a comic book, Manga, or a web comic format, I just want to do what I love doing. What I expect or hope from others is a willingness to work hard, and at least (If working with one another), give me the payment of spreading word of my writing and name.

This script is a mixture of character driving force and in my opinion, a great plot. Also, I just wanted to say beforehand, other people are looking at this script, and if things are agreed upon, maybe will be made into a visual novel. Also, some people have offered to provide illustrations or a cover. The first issue (script) is completed and that is what some people are looking at. If you want to see it, I can provide it.

If interested...

To contact me, you can reach me at dgoode07@gmail.com, send me a private message, or a forum response here will do.

Thanks,

David

Edit: I forgot to mention something. Even though I lean more as comic book writer, this script more suits a graphic novel as it has a beginning, middle, and end planned. I was planning to have it be a compilation of issues, but it works well, in my opinion, either way.

pm'd with links....happy hunting with the deluge that will surely follow

good luck

http://bucketbabycorp.deviantart.com/

Could you email me so we can discuss proper business, your work is exceptional.

JJ

Johnnyjaye@hotmail.co.uk

I'm still sorting through all the replies at the moment, I will get back to each and every one of you when I get a chance.

I will say one thing though, I've noticed this so far in the scripts I've been sent. I'm a creative individual with a BFA, and this means that when it comes to bringing your story to the page, I like to have some creative license to do what I see fit. I'm seeing a lot of scripts that literally tell me how I should be drawing panels. I don't work that way. When I collaborate with a writer, all I need is the barest bones: dialogue, and action. And I suppose some descriptions of location if you wish.

so if I find a story (or stories) that I like, I may ask you to reformat your scripts so it's easier for me to sift through. And then I'll draw up quick layout thumbnails of each page, send them to you, and then get to work on final drafts.

This is the way I've worked in the past, and I've found it works for me and the writer.

I also want to say this, I'm not really interested in creating a genre work. This includes fantasy, medieval, vampires, dragons, scifi. I guess I should have specified that originally.

Actually, the only way I would do vampires is if it was somehow on par with the film Near Dark. And if you haven't seen it, you don't know what I'm looking for.

The only genre works I might consider would be supernatural ghost stories, or maybe something involving Lovecraftian monsters.

Svetlova wrote: When I collaborate with a writer, all I need is the barest bones: dialogue, and action. And I suppose some descriptions of location if you wish.

so if I find a story (or stories) that I like, I may ask you to reformat your scripts so it's easier for me to sift through. And then I'll draw up quick layout thumbnails of each page, send them to you, and then get to work on final drafts.

This is the way I've worked in the past, and I've found it works for me and the writer.

Okay, so you're really just using a slight modified method of the Marvel Way. That's fine with me and actually better, but my only problem is that if you pick my script; I would prefer to see a few samples of the illustrations before we get too far a long doing it. Don't get me wrong I trust and can see your abilities, but I would prefer to see if things are working out with that method. The Marvel Way depends heavily on the ability to express the story through art, but sometimes things are missed that could help the story. All in all, it would be a fun experience, but you probably won't pick this script as it contains some the elements that you lack interest in. I may forward you another script that isn't any of those genres. But I will have to check through all my other scripts since I think majority of them are those genres. However, if I have time, I may just make a new script that fit your interest and method of doing things.

You aren't by chance related to the 2 brothers who were in the Ohio-based band Cyde, are you?

Bocasean wrote:You aren't by chance related to the 2 brothers who were in the Ohio-based band Cyde, are you?

Ha, no not all, why?

Same last name, same area of the country. They're my buddies and it would've been another verification of how small the internet has made the world feel

Svetlova I am interested in working with you. I have not been published for anything except peotry but have written a few comic storyboards recently. If you would like to talk further please feel free to email me at Hanceb13@gmail.com.