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Writer of Penny and Aggie, Fans (also called Faans), Rip & Teri, Search Engine Funnies and A History of Webcomics. Experienced webcomics editor, currently seeking full-time work and working on strange and interesting new things...Thursday, September 29, 2005
Submit Your Comic Here (Part One)
Finishing The History had the unexpected side effect of tying up most of my memory, so I had to spend a day freeing that up, and then the juggling act got extra demanding for a while. And I have so much to tell you about...
But let's stick to the top-priority items for now. I have two related items, both of which mean new opportunities for webcartoonists. But the second item isn't quite ready for public dissemination, so let's go with the first.
Item One: In the coming months, Graphic Smash will run a limited number of advertiser-supported free comics. Financially, this is our response to a changing marketplace. Remember when online ad rates were in free fall? Yeah, now they're not. The subscription model has been good to us for the last two years, but the smart money in webcomics right now is diversifying.
Creatively, this is a way toward my goal for GS. I want to be able to call this site, without reservation, "The Best Action Comics on the Web." I can't do that yet. I'm proud of the strips we have, but our subscription model has kept us from the strips I want. No longer.
Joey and I are still figuring out some of how this is going to work, but if you want to submit me your action comic, be it free or subscriber, there is no better time to do it than now. My usual submission rules apply: a summary of your strip, and either three samples or a URL where I can read three samples or more. If I haven't heard of you I'm going to have a limited time to decide, so don't be shy! Put your best foot forward!
Hope to hear from you. Tomorrow or sooner, a belated SPX report.
But let's stick to the top-priority items for now. I have two related items, both of which mean new opportunities for webcartoonists. But the second item isn't quite ready for public dissemination, so let's go with the first.
Item One: In the coming months, Graphic Smash will run a limited number of advertiser-supported free comics. Financially, this is our response to a changing marketplace. Remember when online ad rates were in free fall? Yeah, now they're not. The subscription model has been good to us for the last two years, but the smart money in webcomics right now is diversifying.
Creatively, this is a way toward my goal for GS. I want to be able to call this site, without reservation, "The Best Action Comics on the Web." I can't do that yet. I'm proud of the strips we have, but our subscription model has kept us from the strips I want. No longer.
Joey and I are still figuring out some of how this is going to work, but if you want to submit me your action comic, be it free or subscriber, there is no better time to do it than now. My usual submission rules apply: a summary of your strip, and either three samples or a URL where I can read three samples or more. If I haven't heard of you I'm going to have a limited time to decide, so don't be shy! Put your best foot forward!
Hope to hear from you. Tomorrow or sooner, a belated SPX report.
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Something that might be of interest or help to you -- Warren Ellis recently started up a new site called "The Engine"(www.the-engine.net) for the purpose of discussing (I'm paraphrasing) "good non-superhero comics." Manga, webcomics, Original English Language Manga, indie comics, you name it. If you haven't been there already, it might be a good place to solicit for submissions, and there's a large pro community there, with forums that only registered Pro's can post in (although anyone can read). You'd certainly qualify for pro status based on the criteria he uses, so hopefully this could be a resource for you.
Something that might be of interest or help to you -- Warren Ellis recently started up a new site called "The Engine"(www.the-engine.net) for the purpose of discussing (I'm paraphrasing) "good non-superhero comics." Manga, webcomics, Original English Language Manga, indie comics, you name it. If you haven't been there already, it might be a good place to solicit for submissions, and there's a large pro community there, with forums that only registered Pro's can post in (although anyone can read). You'd certainly qualify for pro status based on the criteria he uses, so hopefully this could be a resource for you.
Here's the thing though- the absolute, best of the best comic creators(Even on the Web) tend to know they're the cream of the crop. And they tend to expect compensation for their work that reflects that. I know from my own experience with GS that Modern Tales can't offer that yet. So I think the key here is finding the right kind of incentive, outside of that which is monetary.
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