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Yeah, I'm writing the dialouge myself, I meant actually writing/filling it in the ballons with the finished product. I think I misspoke, though, because that's what lettering refers to isn't it? Guess that shows how much I know about the process of actually printing this stuff :p
 
Tron Bonne said:
Yeah, I'm writing the dialouge myself, I meant actually writing/filling it in the ballons with the finished product. I think I misspoke, though, because that's what lettering refers to isn't it? Guess that shows how much I know about the process of actually printing this stuff :p
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Believe me, it's a learning process for all of us. That's kind of the beauty of it all, actually.
 
Alright, one last question and I think I'll be ready to go with the final project. What exactly is the policy you guys have for character designs and such. I know, usually, you write down all of your notes and sketches seperately for the artist before any scripts are given to them. Is that how you guys are doing it, or since these are so short, should I just include all that in the script?
 
Tron Bonne said:
Alright, one last question and I think I'll be ready to go with the final project. What exactly is the policy you guys have for character designs and such. I know, usually, you write down all of your notes and sketches seperately for the artist before any scripts are given to them. Is that how you guys are doing it, or since these are so short, should I just include all that in the script?
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Again, this is entirely up to you. Now, when we assign you an artist, you're going to be communicating with them, so this is likely going to be something you'll want to discuss with them.

Personally, I prefer to leave those things out of the script, and give my artist notes seperately. That way, you can bounce ideas back and forth about how the characters should appear.

For example, when I came up with the concept for Kid Robo, I had a specific kind of look in mind for the character. Chris and I bounced between a few designs before finding the one we were both happy with.
 
Season one of Kid Robo, my webcomic with Chris Chamberlain, just came to an end this week. It's kind of sad, but we will be back with some holiday specials and a brand new Season two starting in January! If you haven't checked it out, please do, and go check out our Kid Robo page on Facebook.

The cool thing about all this, is that we have a brand new crop of webcomics on the way. After 6 months of work, it'll be nice to see what some other writers and artists bring to the table.
 
An exciting week at www.grayhavencomics.com as our latest crop of webcomics has kicked off. Go check them out, and let us know what you think!

Some of our boys are just back from NYCC with some very cool announcements, as well, including a few new professionals contributing to the Grayhaven fold! This year, we'll be incredibly proud to share our books with the following creators:

Josh Fialkov

Sean McKeever

Scott Snyder

How cool is that?
 
Snyder? Oh, man, that's pretty cool. I hope he doesn't get into either of the volumes I got into, to be honest....'cause I know mine will look like crap in comparison to whatever he's doing

:( but :) at the same time
 
Tron Bonne said:
Snyder? Oh, man, that's pretty cool. I hope he doesn't get into either of the volumes I got into, to be honest....'cause I know mine will look like crap in comparison to whatever he's doing

:( but :) at the same time
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As a really big fan of Sean McKeever, I'm TOTALLY hoping I get into the same volume he's in. Or any pro, really. It's great exposure. :woot:
 
That is a good point, I would probably want to be in an issue with a big name like that for that reason. But it'd be hard to swallow, being showed up so hardcore by a real pro. I guess that's how you learn and all, though. But my ego shudders.
 
Tron Bonne said:
That is a good point, I would probably want to be in an issue with a big name like that for that reason. But it'd be hard to swallow, being showed up so hardcore by a real pro. I guess that's how you learn and all, though. But my ego shudders.
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That just means that you have to give it your best. I know it's a little daunting, but imagine how good it'd feel to have the issue's most talked about stories be yours AND Scott Snyder's?

That's one thing I always try to tell people about Grayhaven: this is an amazing opportunity. Some people are just contributing/pitching stories for fun, and there's nothing wrong with that. But some of us (myself included) want to go the distance. Some of us really do want to become the next Bendis or Snyder or McKeever. Remember: those guys all had to start somewhere!
 
Oh, unless I can befriend and launch a comic series with a mega-selling author I doubt I could ever hope to be the next Snyder, haha. I mean, no offense to him or anything, because he is a good writer, but I think he was able to rise so quickly based on that, at least partially.

But yeah, I don't know. I liked both of my stories, but my Fairy Tale one ended up being too big an idea for just two pages, so I'm not sure how well it'll come off. I hope it worked okay. My Romance one was stronger, I thought. I haven't heard back about that one, though.
 
Oh, yeah, and I was going to ask this to you, Marcdachamp, since you seem to have some knowledge of what's happening backstage. I got a pitch accepted to the Romance volume next year, but I never heard back about a deadline or anything like that. I assumed it and the Fairy Tale one didn't match because of that, but I went ahead and sent in my script to the general e-mail, as well as the editor who accepted the pitch. I didn't hear back, though, and I was just wondering if maybe that was inappropriate. Should I have waited for a deadline to be sent to me...or did I miss something?
 
Tron Bonne said:
Oh, yeah, and I was going to ask this to you, Marcdachamp, since you seem to have some knowledge of what's happening backstage. I got a pitch accepted to the Romance volume next year, but I never heard back about a deadline or anything like that. I assumed it and the Fairy Tale one didn't match because of that, but I went ahead and sent in my script to the general e-mail, as well as the editor who accepted the pitch. I didn't hear back, though, and I was just wondering if maybe that was inappropriate. Should I have waited for a deadline to be sent to me...or did I miss something?
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That's not inappropriate at all, so no worries.

I actually had to ask our humble publisher Andrew (as I'm not in the Romance volume) and he told me that deadlines and artist pairings weren't sent out just yet, but they will be in the next month or so.

If you ever need Grayhaven info, don't hesitate to ask me!
 
Tron Bonne said:
Oh, yeah, and I was going to ask this to you, Marcdachamp, since you seem to have some knowledge of what's happening backstage. I got a pitch accepted to the Romance volume next year, but I never heard back about a deadline or anything like that. I assumed it and the Fairy Tale one didn't match because of that, but I went ahead and sent in my script to the general e-mail, as well as the editor who accepted the pitch. I didn't hear back, though, and I was just wondering if maybe that was inappropriate. Should I have waited for a deadline to be sent to me...or did I miss something?
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Hey man. Sorry for any confusion. We're doing deadlines and pairings about 4 books at a time. We're in the middle section of the volumes right now and in another month or early 2012 we'll have the info out for the final wave of 2012 volumes including Romance.

I realize people are eager to start right now but a lot of the artists we'll be pairing on those volumes are working on earlier ones so we don't want to put the cart before the horse so to speak.
 
Tron Bonne said:
Snyder? Oh, man, that's pretty cool. I hope he doesn't get into either of the volumes I got into, to be honest....'cause I know mine will look like crap in comparison to whatever he's doing

:( but :) at the same time
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Ha. I completely understand. That's why I haven't revealed what issues the pros are in. I don't want anyone getting too worked up ahead of time.
 
I suck for neglecting this thread for so long but between getting 4, 5, 6 and Ever After out in a six week period, then NYCC and then the new webcomic launches it's just been insane (in a good way).

Like Marc said we're right in the middle (week 4) of a 13 week tryout period for seven new webcomics (Fragments, Skits, Space in Between, Further Adventures of a Super Annuated Adventurer, Horror Con, Life and Death and Chuck University...as well as the returning DEcomPRESSIONism). The strips with the highest amount of hits will get full runs next year so don't forget to click. We've been averaging 2 new comics a day and so far the response as been great. I think we have a lot of great content up there and these are writers and artists you'll be seeing in the print books next year.

We also added a segment called 'Not Quite 20 Questions' an interview piece. First up was Mike Lapinski of Feeding Ground who's also done work in Volumes 1 and 4 and will be doing John Jackson Miller's story in Volume 8.

Art Director John Coker started a column called Building the Page where he shows how he takes a story from script to layouts to design and finally art.

The most important thing right now though is that Volume 6 of The Gathering (our 2nd Horror issue) is again available for sale. It debuted at NYCC and after just a week we sold out of our initial run. Stories by Sterling Gates, Cassandra James and Len Wallace couldn't have hurt buzz and the dozen new comers on the book really kicked butt.

Order your copy here:

http://www.grayhavencomics.com/2011/11/04/the-gathering-volume-6-further-into-the-abyss-on-sale-now/
 
Bump! Grayhaven has a new Kickstarter going AND new opportunities to get yourself published! Check out www.grayhavencomics.com and check out our latest crop of books looking for creators! Here's a little taste:

Ghost Stories- Not just ghost stories but real life ghost stories.

Crime- True Crime, Crime Noir, Plain ol Crime. If it’s crime, it counts

Pulp Heroes- New heroes with a classic pulp feel. Original creators or riffs on the classics.

TALES FROM THE ABYSS

All stories in this series are six pages. Creators have the option of submitting a multi-part story but understand that committing to six pages in multiple issues limits the amount of space we have and the odds of getting approved are much lower if you go this route.

HEY KIDS

Stories in this series will be between 1-4 pages and this book is geared toward readers 10 years old and younger. Less panels, Less dialogue. Creators submitting to Hey Kids must choose one of the two issues.

Hey Kids Fairy Tales- Classic Fairy Tales reimagined or all new characters and stories for an all new audience.

Hey Kids Super Heroes- Nuff said.

ONE SHOT- EROTICA

We’re looking for erotic stories here, not full on porn. There is a difference.

Erotica one shot- Submissions should be between 3-6 pages and stories are open with two main restrictions: No under age or rape stories please.
 
Since I'll be published in upcoming volumes, is it okay to request for 4 pages then, as opposed to the 2 for newcomers? I know that sounds obvious, but I wasn't sure if the fact that these volumes haven't been published yet matters in that regard or not.
 
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