Seasoned Scripter looking for artist (revised)

[Ruyei]

Hey, Ruyei here. I am a seasoned scripter with experience working with artists from around the world, though currently I am unpublished (Though I have three published short stories currently in small mags). I am looking for an artist to work with me on either my ideas (Which I will include) or an idea of an artist's own. I am having a site of my own built but that may take some time to solidify, but I do intend to have a site to show our work or to send our work out to publishers. I am also open to a webcomic if you are up for that. Any questions can be directed at robert-finch@comcast.net and once contacted with artwork (Particularly sequential art) I can send you samples of my scripts. I am also capable of developing a comic concept to fit an artists own style, and in fact I specialize in this. Here are my ideas. (Also yes this is an unpaid collaboration. Also yes I have posted recently but these are new ideas since my last post had too few and the best ones have been taken by artists I am no working with.) I am interested in all styles.


1. Real World- In this reality everyone has a “quirk”, physical pecurliarities such as a glowing trenchcoat or a singing umbrella that allow one to both experess his or her emotions in a different way or as a tell to what a person is thinking or feeling. After going to a school for “Quirk different” people with quirks so wacky they they need special education as to how to control them, Bradford Walker graduates from the program and goes to a prestigious academic academy close to home. However he discovers that contrary to his previous school that, despite being dedicated to helping one control a quirk, was dedicated also to individuality and expression, this new school is run by a rigid school master obsessed with physical activity and who believes strongly in becoming “professional” and respectful. This translates in the children being expected to act a certain, specific way and to not act differently or individualistic, especially exersising strict control over their kinks. Alan struggles with this new environment but meets new friends along the way such as a large boy with a bear's fur over his school uniform who communicates in grunts, a reformed female brawler who has trouble keeping her anger in check (As well as her legion of squirrel quirks) as well as a girl who carries around a techicolor box full of the strangest things. Together they go to school, nothing special, though sometimes loud and dramatic as all schools are.

2. 15 Pink-  In this world, a superspy organization known as "COLORS" is active beneath the surface of society resolving conflicts in a swift and efficient manner.  They combat evil scientists, explore futeristic underwater cities, and other zany things that you would expect from 60's and 70's spy films (My inspiration in particular comes from the Bond film Moonraker).  A young teenager, Katrina, is indoctrinated into COLORS after being accepted to the highly selective Social Services club, to the public a community services organization with a strong interest in training future gamechangers in politics, current affairs, and ect, with an amazing track record of producing famous and noteworthy persons.  Of course the Social Services is actually a COLORS teenage branch with the true motive of training and fielding teenage agents.  Katrina is given rudimentary mission training and although she is skeptical at first, she willingly joins COLORS as callsign 15 Pink.  She is exposed to the highschool underworld, where emo kids and preppy teen queens have a unsportsman like vendeta, nerds are more powerful than they appear (Having to be kept in check from taking over the world) and cheerleaders have their own secret society of evil (AkA cheerleading practice).  As a field agent Katrina must save the school from certain destruction while keeping up appearances and doing things teen girls generally do to the sometimes scorn, sometimes admiration of her gay Russian fathers. (This idea is essentially a parody/homeage to not only the teenage girls I've known, but also the silly spy genre.  The plot takes place in the same universe as a couple of my other comic stories, each involving different types of female spies in crazy scenarios (Like fighting ninjas on a mountain-top or saving an underwater jewish colony).  I can provide scripts for those two stories to give you sort of a feel of where I'm going for, but to sum it up 15 Pink is an action/comedy about a teenage spy in the style of a campy spy film.

3. In a middleschool far in the future, social status and respectability are driven not only by good loo ks and charm, but also on their ability to play video games.  Everyone carries around portable gaming devices that are around the size of a flipphone but with holographic technology that allows one to create a game arena so others can spectate.  Carl knox, a knowledgable bookworm with a love of physical games from a poorer region, is surprised at first by this new school he has transferred too and the gaming culture.  At first using a handme down "Controller" without strong holographic abilities, knox soon finds himself striving, when not involved with acadmics, to become his school's king of games and to through gaming meet new people and make new friends and to perhaps meet the girl of his dreams. (This idea is inspired HUGELY by not only current gaming culture, but also by the Japanese Manga and Anime series Yu-Gi-Oh BEFORE the series became focused on card games and when it had a different game each episode.  However the comic I have in mind is not distinctly Japaanese and more grounded in reality, as well as less dramatic.  The series also focuses on the concept of what it means to be popular.

4. Hinterland.  A young man (or boy or teen, your choice) finds himself in a t-shirt and jeans  on an unknown shore.  He soon finds himself alone and hungry in a world slightly removed from the reality he knows, with giant snakes, little monkeymen, and most importantly a jungle girl named Nala who for some unknown reason (and she speaks broken and easily misunderstood English) wants to show him this vast new world overgrown with jungle and built upon ancient and mystical ruins.  (Author's note:I threw in a more light hearted concept to give you more of a variety haha.  This idea has a lot to do with the older adventure stories, taking the more lightheareted aspects of them to create a friendly yet perilious world full of adventure.  This is probably the least developed of all these ideas, but also the most colorful)

5. Alan Smoke- There are rumors of a book that will grant wishes with disastrous but sometimes fantastic results in a small suburban high school. One boy, Alan Kinter, finds this book by accident when getting books from the library, and given his own wishes he wishes for super powers to protect the innocent. However these powers include a price. Alan Kinter is now part demon. Struggling with his new identity as well as combatting magic users who now want to exterminate, becoming powerful is now the last thing on Alan's mind. (This comic has a short script written in english for anyone who is interested).

[jjpfern]

Hi Ruyei,

I've seen you post before, and also give suggestions to another writer.
Not noticing on your post if you are paying for this or not.

I have worked for Marvel and DC.

Let me know if you're interested in my talents.

Jim

[Ruyei]

Also yes this is an unpaid collaboration..

As you can see it is in there, it is towards the end of the first paragraph. I can imagine that, as long as my posts can be, it's hard to find details sometimes so no worries. I don't have the funds to commission anyone unfortunately. Not that I doubt that many of you outstanding artists deserve to be paid, and perhaps someday I'll save up again and do a paid collaboration, but for now it's beyond me.

I am guessing by your response that you are not interested in an unpaid collaboration, and so I wish you the best. If I am mistaken don't hesitate to either reply to this point, pm me, or e-mail at robert-finch@comcast.net. The last would be preferable.

Either way I wish you the best in whatever you do.

Sincerely,
Ruyei/Robert

[jjpfern]

Yes, it is there. Sorry. I looked but didn't see.

I wish you much success with your endeavors. It's difficult to get things off the ground, and yes, I would need pay as this is my mode of living, and doing graphic novels on the side, if I had another means of making a living, would be almost impossible.

Hope to see you in print soon!

Jim