Comics Working on Ult. Spider-Man submission, need villian idea

[Robdixxo]

I haven't been keeping up the Ult. Spider-man. Can anyone suggest a cool villian to ultimize and how? I want to redesign one for my submission to Marvel. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks.

 

[bryanss3]

Marvel doesn't take submissions anymore sorry dude. I'm not kidding they closed the open submission policy

 

[Jack O Lantern]

And even if they still did they would want pages and not character designs. You maay be an artist the caliber of Leonardo Da Vinci but they want a story teller like Jack Kirby

 

[Robdixxo]

And even if they still did they would want pages and not character designs. You maay be an artist the caliber of Leonardo Da Vinci but they want a story teller like Jack Kirby

Nah, really?

I want to redesign a character to show how great I am at it, and then incorporate it into my submission.

 

[Robdixxo]

Marvel doesn't take submissions anymore sorry dude. I'm not kidding they closed the open submission policy

Doesn't really worry me. I'm good enough to bypass that.

 

[Jack O Lantern]

Well you can't do either now anyway

 

[mre]

Nah, really?

I want to redesign a character to show how great I am at it, and then incorporate it into my submission.

If we gave you the ideas on how to ultimize a villain then it wouldn't really be your idea would it?

 

[Robdixxo]

If we gave you the ideas on how to ultimize a villain then it wouldn't really be your idea would it?

Um, the design would be. Don't really care about the plot or history of the character, that's not really important for a 8-page artist's submission. Just wanted some cool ideas to draw.

 

[Venom 1988]

Doesn't really worry me. I'm good enough to bypass that.

uh huh......

 

[Robdixxo]

uh huh......

 

[[A]]

:facepalm

 

[mre]

Well. Yes, you are a pretty talented artist. But from my understanding if you wanted to ultimize a character plot/history of the character IS actually (believe it or not) as important as the art. Probably more important than the art because they are just going to use your ideas and have another artist draw the comic book.

 

[bryanss3]

Doesn't really worry me. I'm good enough to bypass that.

really just wondering have you ever worked on any independent books?

you're better off inventing your own characters and writing your own stories over trying to work for Marvel by submitting art that they're no longer accepting. considering how many well known staff writers and artists don't get dibs on what ever they want to write or draw I doubt your submissions will wow them. I've been on deviant art and not to insult your art(it's far better than my own), but there are thousands of artists on there with equal or better art than yours that still can't get a job at Marvel.

Best bet for a job is try to create/write your own characters and try to make an indie comic while at the same time getting a really well organized portfolio with lots of variety and shop it around at comic conventions with indie publishers to get a job there. Marvel(and DC) have plenty of artists on staff and plenty of others ready to go from other publishers if there is a position for them.

there are plenty of people who would sell their soul for a chance to work for Marvel especially to get to be involved with any type of Spider-Man book, but it's definitely more likely for them to get the job in exchange for their soul than you getting one from a submission they're no longer accepting

 

[Robdixxo]

really just wondering have you ever worked on any independent books?

you're better off inventing your own characters and writing your own stories over trying to work for Marvel by submitting art that they're no longer accepting. considering how many well known staff writers and artists don't get dibs on what ever they want to write or draw I doubt your submissions will wow them. I've been on deviant art and not to insult your art(it's far better than my own), but there are thousands of artists on there with equal or better art than yours that still can't get a job at Marvel.

Best bet for a job is try to create/write your own characters and try to make an indie comic while at the same time getting a really well organized portfolio with lots of variety and shop it around at comic conventions with indie publishers to get a job there. Marvel(and DC) have plenty of artists on staff and plenty of others ready to go from other publishers if there is a position for them.

there are plenty of people who would sell their soul for a chance to work for Marvel especially to get to be involved with any type of Spider-Man book, but it's definitely more likely for them to get the job in exchange for their soul than you getting one from a submission they're no longer accepting

Those pics are from 4 years ago. I'm working on a few projects. I'm not naive. I've been to deviantart. I feel that I can match and exceed many of the artists found there. Not bragging, I just know my limits. I just haven't really pushed myself recently. Comic art is quite different from the stuff you find on there too. I'm sure the deviantart artists aren't working on a strict deadline. And landing a gig at Marvel doesn't mean I'm selling my soul. I'll still have my own creations to fall back on. They don't own them. It's so funny how pessimistic people are everywhere. I ask for ideas for ultimizing a character and I'm met with a wall of negativity. Shows what your lives are like - full of failure and compromise.

 

[Blader5489]

Doesn't really worry me. I'm good enough to bypass that.

I don't think you understand. They are not accepting any submissions, period. You would be wasting your time sending any artwork to Marvel, they're just going to throw it away. Even when Marvel was accepting submissions, they weren't hiring any of the people who were sending in work; that's why they cancelled open submissions in the first place.

You'd be better off sending your stuff to a publisher like Top Cow or Image.

 

[Lobo]

^ Dark Horse is the best for both artists and writers

 

[Robdixxo]

I don't think you understand. They are not accepting any submissions, period. You would be wasting your time sending any artwork to Marvel, they're just going to throw it away. Even when Marvel was accepting submissions, they weren't hiring any of the people who were sending in work; that's why they cancelled open submissions in the first place.

You'd be better off sending your stuff to a publisher like Top Cow or Image.

No, I get it. I'm going to some comic conventions later on this year. Just want to have something ready.

 

[Robdixxo]

^ Dark Horse is the best for both artists and writers

I'm working on a fantasy project for Archaia Studios. They fit the mold I'm looking for best.

 

[Lobo]

Cool. I actually have two submissions out to Dark Horse right now. I only write, though.

 

[Lobo]

Thanks

 

[bryanss3]

Robdixxo you completely missed the point of what I was saying.

you're statement "Doesn't really worry me. I'm good enough to bypass that." doesn't come off as confident it comes off as cocky. I'm sure you're proud of your work, but you still didn't answer my question how many books have you worked on that have been published?

 

[Dragon]

You shouldn't let anyone discourage you. If your work is good, somoen will look at it and hire you. But you might be better off getting an introduction to Marvel's staff from another pro.

At the same time, you really shouldn't waste time redesiging a character for a submission. Their trying to scrutinze your design skills will detract from them evaluating you as a storyteller. If they think your work is good enough to hire you, you can more easily pitch your designs at that point. But the first thing is getting in the door. You shouldn't make it any harder on yourself than need be.

 

[Dragon]

If your art is good and your storytelling is good, then good. That's what they're looking for. There's no harm with redesigning a character for fun. It's the ultimate universe. If it's bad, why would they care? LOL.

"Holy crap, you're like the next Alex Ross, kid! Wait. Who's this guy? I-is this supposed to be an ultimate version of Terrible Tinkerer? All those good things we had to say about you - forget them. Even though we have a pool of artists that dish out countless designs for new characters, and the majority of characters that you'll have to draw are already established, this one redesign just changes our whole perspective on you. Try DC, kiddo."

The problem with redesigning a character is that Marvel wants to see how you handle their characters. If you do a page with the Tinkerer, they want to see if it's an accurate representation of the character. If you redesign him, they don't know if you can handle their characters as they envision them.

And dude, bear in mind that there are ALOT OF GOOD ARTISTS OUT THERE. Your work is good, but won't in and of itself set the comics world on its ear. You need to show you're someone the pros can work with. If you're a newbie going in thinking you're going to blow everyone's mind so you don't need to work within the guidelines, you're in for big disappointment.

 

[WOLVERINE25TH]

The best way to get a job at Marvel is to have work out there already, they even say that themselves. If you wanna get noticed by them, then yeah, build up a portfolio of yer work fer a con and show it to the editors they'll have lookin' there. But, it has to be THEIR characters, not YOUR visions of them. They want to see how you handle a MARVEL character, not a Marvel character according to Robdi.

Also, lose the attitude. You ain't gonna get anywhere with a "I'm so great!" outlook. You wanna acknowledge yer skills, fine, means ya got confidence. But there's a line ya don't wanna cross.

 

[WOLVERINE25TH]

No, you didn't, but we're trying to HELP you get ahead.

And, by the way, your statement about who creates characters only proves how FAR you have to go to be the expert you THINK you are.

Ya know what, do it yer way. Fail. Fall. Stumble. Gonna be the only way you learn a damn thing about this industry, apparently.