Let’s Go Upstairs and Look at Your Sketchbook

Calling all comic book/manga artists!
Let me give you money to draw stuff for me!

A million years ago, back when I was very busy on LiveJournal, I came across an amazing comic book artist. He (or she) was on one of my Friends’ Friends List. If that makes any sense.

I thought it was either Christopher, Brian, or my favorite Spinning Turtle, but, after looking through them, can’t find this person again for the life of me. So either this person magically reappears, or I find someone new to draw me some Denton and Monty goodness.

What am I looking for?
It’s a bit nebulous, but here’s a thrown together list of requirements and ideas:
- One drawing, of Denton and Monty standing side by side.
- What you draw is going to be printed on two of these groovy things, which I will carry around with me from signing to signing. Denton on one display, Monty on the other; and, when both displays are put side by side, they make one big display.
- The drawing will be in color.
- I will need it scanned in color and in grey scale in case printing color on the displays is too expensive.
- I like the clean, neat style of manga, Jim Lee, John Byrne. But no big eyes and small mouth.
- I like the gritty reality of Frank Miller, Jaime Hernandez and the Kubert Brothers.
- Think modern, think noir.
- Think emotional. Think shading.
- I know exactly what the characters look like (in my head) and what I’m looking for. Depending on what type of artist you are, this could be a dream commission or one from hell.
- I need your finished drawing in my hand by September 1st, 2008. This gives me time to get the displays ready for NecronomiCon in October.
- I will own the drawings, as I own the characters you are drawing, and will be authorized to use your artwork in marketing, advertising and anything else as I see fit. You will get full credit, free advertising and referrals from my website and from me if anyone asks. Oh, and my money.

How Much Will I Pay You?
I appreciate and pay for good work. I’m not a Brinks truck, but I’m not going to arm wrestle you for a nickel, either.

What Do I Need To Do?
If you know a comic book artist who might be interested, let me know. Let them know. Point them here. If you’re an artist, and have any questions or need clarification, drop me a line at willmize at yahoo dot com. You can also send samples (jpg, png, etc.) as attachments to that address for me to review.

I’m very excited about this project and I really hope I find just the artist for it.