[Wanted] Bones Publishing Group Is Looking For Artists (Shameless Plugging on our part).

[BonesPublishingGroup]

Who we are:
Welcome to the politically incorrect world of Bones Publishing Group. We are a newly formed outfit that wants to focus on fictional narrative comics of quality that provoke thought. Yeah, and still tell a story. We decided to go this route because we all got tired of not seeing stories we wanted to read drawn in a tangible artwork that was beyond kindergarten woo inspired interpretive fingerpaint templates. This business sucks. I figure since we are already crazy as hell trying to get that big break from DC and Marvel that is only going to come after hell freezes over but right before they fix the furnace down there we might as give this a shot. Beats trolling Craigslist for jobs in this market that just never go anywhere. (I know right, the irony and this is on craigslist, lol).

What we're looking for:
The B.P.G. is first and foremost a publishing group (like duh, I know I mentioned that uptop). However, our primary goal is developing comics. Not just any old comic. Really cool neat ones that have re-read value. Now while our city contemporaries are off trying to produce titles solely for multimedia exploitation and adaptation, we're a bit more simple. We just want to do our thing, and keep the medium alive with something a bit different, like write a issue, novel, serial; that type of ilk. If Hollywood wants to make a movie out of it that is okay, but not our motivation. Our thing is about publishing science fiction, political satire, noir (DEFINITELY), and whatever genre that strikes our fancy at the time. We're pretty much open minded like Heavy Metal, when it was good. Like 1979 good.

What the plan is:
Well, the plan is to get a product done. Get it ready to go to print. After that, release it. Hopefully win some Eisner Awards, and get some people to want to check us out. Oh, and make some Red Kool Aid. Too soon?

List Of Talent We Need:
Since we are building from the bottom up, we are looking for, well everybody. Well, specific everybodies. We need writers (even though we got some). We need colorists, pencillers, inkers (even though we got some). We also looking for a few good book editors, as every company needs those. We are trying to be a company that isn't afraid to share the responsibility of the creation of the book off on 1-2 people. After all, this is why there are specializations, something this industry forgot. Pretty much, I'm looking for the staff of crazy as hell people like myself that are coming to the table and dishing it and taking it to make the material a hit. Pretty much I want the core of this company to build toward investing in a future so twenty years from now it would have matured into something sustainable.

Dollars and cents:
Ok. The big question everybody wants to know. How much does it pay going into it? Well, right now, we can't pay a cent. Nothing, nada, zilch. C'mon guys, I've been advertising on Craigslist here and thank God I can write that off and its free, for now. Nobody that works on the material makes anything currently. We don't like it, but we need the help to get it out to generate. So, the type of artist that we are looking for is just like us, that understands the nastiness of this business, and is willing to check it all out before making a decision on whether or not they want to go forth with it. However, creation is creation and we all share equally as we input equally. We really are not trying to be greedy about it but collectively share to get it done. Erases a lot of confusion versus tallying and taxing page rate percentages and stuff (some of you guys know what I'm talking about on those contracts). We're not trying to cheat you and expect the same reciprocation; I know that is hard in this business. I've seen some of the ads up.

Submission:
Well, I've laid out the who, what, when, where, and how. And even the why. So, think about it. For those that are interested, we have submission guidelines to make the process peachy easy so you're not trying to send 1,001 wabbit tales and stills and stuff. If you want to send your resumes and links to deviant art okay, but we want to see fresh stuff. Just because we're noobs don't mean we want to see your personal interpretation of Marvel/DC characters or the same template art. We want to see how crazy as hell you can get with the material and shock us. We're like the Monty Python of Publishing, so Cleese us, lol. Send us your best and we will contact you good, bad or ugly on your submission. We try to at least let people know where we are at, as its frustrating never hearing back from anyone these days.

Should you have any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected].

[eureka]

Do you have a web site and or Facebook page for Bones Publishing Group we can check out?
Do you have any art or stories that you can show us?
The people already attached to Bones Publishing Group do they have a Facebook and or web site?
Are you going to produce a web comic or print comic?
If it is a print comic how are you going to pay for the printing?
Are you going to ask everyone involved to dish out their money to pay for printing?
Have you thought of ways to raise money for the comics? If so what are they?

[Carl_Shinyama]

Are you going to produce a web comic or print comic?
If it is a print comic how are you going to pay for the printing?
Are you going to ask everyone involved to dish out their money to pay for printing?
Have you thought of ways to raise money for the comics? If so what are they?

These are the questions that I'd like an answer to. Bones Publishing did say that they wanted to print their product, yet they won't pay their artists (at least, not yet). So how exactly do they plan to pay for prints? On top of that, WHEN do they plan to pay the artists?

Also, Bones Publishing says that they want to see fresh stuff. I assume this means our own ideas and stories. If so, who owns the material and the copyrights?

[anramfi]

" Nobody that works on the material makes anything currently "

Do you mean nobody is getting paid for comic artwork nowadays? And to "regenerate" this "nasty bussiness" you offer an unpaid position?

Thanks to job offers like that this bussiness is turning nasty

[BonesPublishingGroup]

Do you have a web site and or Facebook page for Bones Publishing Group we can check out?
Do you have any art or stories that you can show us?
The people already attached to Bones Publishing Group do they have a Facebook and or web site?
Are you going to produce a web comic or print comic?
If it is a print comic how are you going to pay for the printing?
Are you going to ask everyone involved to dish out their money to pay for printing?
Have you thought of ways to raise money for the comics? If so what are they?

Nope. We haven't started on anything in the internet. We are still in the "get the company together" faze and want to have good things to show, etc.

We have art and stories, but nothing is completed. People have a lot of stuff on their plate, so its taking a little longer to put something together.

Yes they do have personal pages, I will see if they will allow me to share. Nobody does websites. Some I believe have blogs (could be mistaken).

Well, right now we want to do print. I'm not really into webcomics, I myself can't take the format reading them. Doesn't mean it won't/can't be done.

Well, we have some ideas on how to get about paying for the print ourselves at no cost to the artist, but right now that is nothing I can go into publicly.

No, I don't want any money from any of the artists.

Yes, we have several ideas on raising money for the COMPANY. We are a publishing HOUSE not a comic book company. There are other things/interests we also do outside of comics as well such as film, and other forms or artistic expression in the print medium.

Hoped that answered your questions.

[BonesPublishingGroup]

These are the questions that I'd like an answer to. Bones Publishing did say that they wanted to print their product, yet they won't pay their artists (at least, not yet). So how exactly do they plan to pay for prints? On top of that, WHEN do they plan to pay the artists?

Also, Bones Publishing says that they want to see fresh stuff. I assume this means our own ideas and stories. If so, who owns the material and the copyrights?

Let me clarify by fresh stuff. By all means go and cop a comic script like DMZ that is already published. We just don't want to see what we've been seeing, and that is countless reinterpretations of the same tired recreations of DC/Marvel. That is not our thing and what we are into. We just want to see what you are bringing to the table. As far as writers, Feel free to create a story in the same vein. We already have the writing pretty much under control, but there could be some great potential out there.

[BonesPublishingGroup]

" Nobody that works on the material makes anything currently "

Do you mean nobody is getting paid for comic artwork nowadays? And to "regenerate" this "nasty bussiness" you offer an unpaid position?

Thanks to job offers like that this bussiness is turning nasty

So would you prefer I lie and promise you roses and morning glories and then have nothing at the end? Is this what happens when individuals decide to start their own thing just off of the passion of what they want to do, and LEVEL WITH YOU, they get crapped on for honesty? I never said come, let me suck your life force out, and stiff you. We are not getting paid, by the big boys or the intermediates. They are giving horrible page rates, if they offer anything, especially if you're not a Millar. The residuals are a joke at .09th of a cent per page. So, this business is running amuck and becoming dirty and grimy because everybody thinks they are just the next big tuna fish, and doesn't have to pay any dues my friend, and are just so damn "great" that they can write their own ticket. News flash, this industry is a dying duck. Marvel under Stan Lee killed it (see the Diamond takeover for more details). DC and Marvel don't give a damn about new ideas. The New 52 Comes to Mind. If you don't like what we are trying to do, take it on over to Dark Horse and see if you get that pie in the sky fantasy.

We are just starting, at the ground level. We have nothing but each other and we figure we would rather work on our own projects for free than get stiffed in another deal "trying to make it". But after all, our company isn't for everyone.

[BonesPublishingGroup]

" Nobody that works on the material makes anything currently "

Do you mean nobody is getting paid for comic artwork nowadays? And to "regenerate" this "nasty bussiness" you offer an unpaid position?

Thanks to job offers like that this bussiness is turning nasty

And for the record, this wasn't a job offer. This was to see who would be interested in building within a start up. A job pays. This is foundational building. Since you don't know the difference, THAT is why this business is turning nasty. But by all means, continue following up with all the leads and big time offers you have to go and get that next Spiderman Cover.

[Pete Tha Creep]

You don't have to get pissed like that, there are lots of doubtful requests and offers, and people on here call you out in an instant. It's simple selfdefense. So if you got nothing to hide there is no reason to get all worked up and mix up the entire industry in your simple request. Not talking about funding isn't helping you either...

[Carl_Shinyama]

Let me clarify by fresh stuff. By all means go and cop a comic script like DMZ that is already published. We just don't want to see what we've been seeing, and that is countless reinterpretations of the same tired recreations of DC/Marvel. That is not our thing and what we are into. We just want to see what you are bringing to the table. As far as writers, Feel free to create a story in the same vein. We already have the writing pretty much under control, but there could be some great potential out there.

Ok, who owns the material/copyrights?

[anramfi]

That´s symple: artists are not enterpreneurs. Most of us are not interested in getting involved in adventures (mostly because we have our own adventures going on). When we search the web for work we are looking for paid jobs. We can work for hire or we can keep rights/royalties on the story. But asking an artist to draw your story in exchange of nothing is abusive. Call me money driven, not commited to the story or whatever. I´m not seeking to work for Marvel or make Spiderman covers. We are talking about basic worker´s rights here. Pay money or share rights.

You have to understand that most of artists also write. Why would an artist draw your story and not his? I worked with several people who had great ideas and they started from the bottom. But they saved 1000$ to make a preview of their graphic novel, paid an artist for his work (they didnt consider that the honour of drawing theír story was payment enough) and then started a kickstarter funding campaign. That´s the way to do it.

How come you ask artists to take a leap of faith and draw for you in exchange of no money and no rights when you are not commited enough to make an initial investment in your project?

It seems to me the artist would be supporting way too much weight in this fundational building. Believe me, I´m an architect.

Again, I would pay for a 10 pages preview and then make a funding campaign.
You won´t find skilled artists working for free, but amateurs. It´s what happens most of times.

[anramfi]

Please don´t take that wrong. I´m just trying to give another persperctive here.