Hey,
I've written a three page comic I was considering submitting to CLiNT magazine for their space oddities section and I am looking for an artist to collaborate with. I have no artistic skills, at all.
The premise is to take the somewhat clichéd idea of a man meeting a sphinx and to put a unique twist on it.
The story is of a man walking down a lonesome road who finds himself suddenly accosted by a creature of myth and legend. He is taken quite by surprise and after a little exchange of words the sphinx gives him a riddle to answer, a riddle that should he fail to answer correctly will end in his death. Now this is no normal riddle, it's one that was made legendary years ago and has been used in books, TV, and film for years. The man avoids answering the riddle and instead brings this up with the sphix, who seems very upset by this. The story ends with the man trying to comfort the sphinx and making sure she's alright.
I didn't want to fill the page with the script so that can be found here Space Oddities Script Submission: Sphinx
Let me know if you'd like to work on it or if you have any general feedback that would also be welcome. Even if you decide you don't want to work on it I appreciate you taking the time to read this anyway, thanks.
Writer Looking for Artist - CLiNT
I think I might be interested. Is there an idea for a story board? I know you said you are not an artist but I just like to know what kind of look you are going for as well as things inviling the display of texts, typography, and what the panels should look like. But yeah Im inteersted.
If there's some artists needing help with layouts, then I recommend they buy Scott McCloud's Making Comics book. (Understanding Comics, his first book, is also great read). Once you read that book, you'll look at comics differently by beginning to analyze panel layout and try to figure out why artists did it that way versus other ways. Also, there's a big difference with Marvel/DC layouts than other pubs/imprints. Marvel/DC* is about the splash page, even double splash pages, and has a lower panel count per page average. Most other non-Marvel/DC comics average a lot more panels per page, and I think do a better job on paneling. (*There are some exceptions to the Marvel/DC rule.)
You might be able to pick these books for cheap on eBay or at a used book store.
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