How to Submit to Redline Comics
Redline Comics only publishes creator-owned material. Basically, we want to publish YOUR comics -- we aren't looking to have you work on books that we dream up. When you're submitting stuff to us at the home office, we expect it to be something original, not something utilizing existing Redline characters. Redline Comics only accepts proposals for NEW comic series or graphic novels, etc.
WE ARE accepting writing (that is plots and script) samples. DO NOT however send your script and your plot unaccompanied by art -- it will be discarded, unread.
WE ARE ACCEPTING pencilling, inking, lettering, and coloring samples. We'll keep them on file and may hook you up with other creators if and when the occasion presents itself. If your art-only submission is not kept on file, you will not get a response.
The books Redline Comics produces are creator owned/creator generated properties and WE DON'T PAY PAGE RATES. It will be up to you to strike a deal with whomever you end up working with, and we'll do our best to make it as painless as possible. Redline takes a small, flat fee off the profit of the books we publish and the rest goes to that comic book's creative team. How that profit is split up is entirely up to the creators involved.
A PROPOSAL should contain the following:
1.
A typewritten cover letter with all contact information (name, e-mail address, address, phone and fax numbers) clearly printed on the TOP of the page.
2.
Writers: A typed, ONE PAGE, synopsis of the overall story. We want a synopsis of the WHOLE series or story arc. Tell us the entire story, make us interested. Please avoid hyperbole. We are the publisher, not the audience. Explain why we (or anyone else) would be interested in this series.
Tell us what sets it apart from other books and who the target audience is ("Everyone" is NOT acceptable -- there's no book that everybody buys).
3.
Artists: Send photocopies of fully Inked pages (any size). DON'T Send original art! We'd like to see about five pages that are fully drawn and inked. But five is the minimum we want to see not a maximum. We want to see it. If you letter it and the lettering sucks we may suggest a different letterer for the final comic book. The important thing here is that we can SEE that you know what you're doing, that you understand where to place copy and how to tell a story.
4.
Color is OPTIONAL. If you have a colorist and can provide color pages, great! This means you can send in colored pages it's just not mandatory. We DO reserve the right to approve colorists as a poor one can ruin a decent book.
5.
Include a cover mock-up -- this lets us know whether or not you understand the market and gives us a good barometer on your design sense. A good logo can be EASILY read from across the room. We may make people change their logos. Don't be fancy or artistic -- be CLEAR. You can send character sketches and or bios, but not in lieu of storytelling pages -- we still need to see five finished pages of sequential storytelling, drawn and inked. DO NOT send script pages -- DO NOT send unlettered pages accompanied by a script and expect us to follow along.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
Things often change from proposal to the printed page. If the intended title of your book is awkward or unwieldy, we may suggest changing it. If your logo is an unreadable mess, we may suggest changing it. There are cases where we've designed logos and helped redesign characters and done cover sketches. We WON'T do anything without YOUR approval, of course, but it's not uncommon for us to get pretty involved. Our ultimate goal is to sell your comic book. If you succeed, we succeed. We'll do what we can to help.
The creative team in your pitch is the one we expect to see actually working on your book. It is NOT okay to pitch a book and say it will be written by Brian Micheal Bendis and drawn by Jim Lee and then switch to another creative team. If the artist you pitched with leaves the team, go back to the end of the line and start over. This also means that on all ongoing titles, we need to be made aware of and approve ALL changes in the creative team. It's NOT okay to have six pages in issue #1 drawn by a hotshot while some guy off the street draws the rest of it.
DON'T hand Redline Comics employees submissions at comic book or anime conventions. We have enough stuff to haul around as it is. Your pitch is far MORE likely to get lost, misplaced or discarded if we get it at a con. You may however show us some of your work for critique or exchanging contact info.
Sorry, but no proposals/submissions will be returned. Please don't send your original art to us. Furthermore, we do our best to respond to all submissions. But due to our busy schedules, If you don't hear from us within a 30 day period, You should consider your proposal rejected. We make absolute certain that we get in touch with submitters that we are interested in within a month of receiving them.
Also, if you DO NOT include an e-mail address with your submission, you WILL NOT receive a reply.
Please do not boast to us all the deals you've lined up or testimonials from your friends or family. We don't care what anyone says we are only interested in the comic itself. Your work sells your work, not praise from others.Show us why we should publish your stuff.
Send your submissions to:
Redline Comics
11907 Cedar Creek Dr.
Pearland, TX 77584
Or email to: info@redlinecomics.comwith the title "submission".
We are not looking for any specific genre or type of comic book. We are looking for comics that are well written and well drawn, by people who are dedicated and WILL meet deadlines.
Finally, since Redline Comics owns no intellectual properties, you can be assured, accepted or not, your property will remain yours.
We wish you the best of luck with your book,
Travers Cooke
CEO/Publisher
Redline Comics Publishing Co.
WE ARE accepting writing (that is plots and script) samples. DO NOT however send your script and your plot unaccompanied by art -- it will be discarded, unread.
WE ARE ACCEPTING pencilling, inking, lettering, and coloring samples. We'll keep them on file and may hook you up with other creators if and when the occasion presents itself. If your art-only submission is not kept on file, you will not get a response.
The books Redline Comics produces are creator owned/creator generated properties and WE DON'T PAY PAGE RATES. It will be up to you to strike a deal with whomever you end up working with, and we'll do our best to make it as painless as possible. Redline takes a small, flat fee off the profit of the books we publish and the rest goes to that comic book's creative team. How that profit is split up is entirely up to the creators involved.
A PROPOSAL should contain the following:
1.
A typewritten cover letter with all contact information (name, e-mail address, address, phone and fax numbers) clearly printed on the TOP of the page.
2.
Writers: A typed, ONE PAGE, synopsis of the overall story. We want a synopsis of the WHOLE series or story arc. Tell us the entire story, make us interested. Please avoid hyperbole. We are the publisher, not the audience. Explain why we (or anyone else) would be interested in this series.
Tell us what sets it apart from other books and who the target audience is ("Everyone" is NOT acceptable -- there's no book that everybody buys).
3.
Artists: Send photocopies of fully Inked pages (any size). DON'T Send original art! We'd like to see about five pages that are fully drawn and inked. But five is the minimum we want to see not a maximum. We want to see it. If you letter it and the lettering sucks we may suggest a different letterer for the final comic book. The important thing here is that we can SEE that you know what you're doing, that you understand where to place copy and how to tell a story.
4.
Color is OPTIONAL. If you have a colorist and can provide color pages, great! This means you can send in colored pages it's just not mandatory. We DO reserve the right to approve colorists as a poor one can ruin a decent book.
5.
Include a cover mock-up -- this lets us know whether or not you understand the market and gives us a good barometer on your design sense. A good logo can be EASILY read from across the room. We may make people change their logos. Don't be fancy or artistic -- be CLEAR. You can send character sketches and or bios, but not in lieu of storytelling pages -- we still need to see five finished pages of sequential storytelling, drawn and inked. DO NOT send script pages -- DO NOT send unlettered pages accompanied by a script and expect us to follow along.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
Things often change from proposal to the printed page. If the intended title of your book is awkward or unwieldy, we may suggest changing it. If your logo is an unreadable mess, we may suggest changing it. There are cases where we've designed logos and helped redesign characters and done cover sketches. We WON'T do anything without YOUR approval, of course, but it's not uncommon for us to get pretty involved. Our ultimate goal is to sell your comic book. If you succeed, we succeed. We'll do what we can to help.
The creative team in your pitch is the one we expect to see actually working on your book. It is NOT okay to pitch a book and say it will be written by Brian Micheal Bendis and drawn by Jim Lee and then switch to another creative team. If the artist you pitched with leaves the team, go back to the end of the line and start over. This also means that on all ongoing titles, we need to be made aware of and approve ALL changes in the creative team. It's NOT okay to have six pages in issue #1 drawn by a hotshot while some guy off the street draws the rest of it.
DON'T hand Redline Comics employees submissions at comic book or anime conventions. We have enough stuff to haul around as it is. Your pitch is far MORE likely to get lost, misplaced or discarded if we get it at a con. You may however show us some of your work for critique or exchanging contact info.
Sorry, but no proposals/submissions will be returned. Please don't send your original art to us. Furthermore, we do our best to respond to all submissions. But due to our busy schedules, If you don't hear from us within a 30 day period, You should consider your proposal rejected. We make absolute certain that we get in touch with submitters that we are interested in within a month of receiving them.
Also, if you DO NOT include an e-mail address with your submission, you WILL NOT receive a reply.
Please do not boast to us all the deals you've lined up or testimonials from your friends or family. We don't care what anyone says we are only interested in the comic itself. Your work sells your work, not praise from others.Show us why we should publish your stuff.
Send your submissions to:
Redline Comics
11907 Cedar Creek Dr.
Pearland, TX 77584
Or email to: info@redlinecomics.comwith the title "submission".
We are not looking for any specific genre or type of comic book. We are looking for comics that are well written and well drawn, by people who are dedicated and WILL meet deadlines.
Finally, since Redline Comics owns no intellectual properties, you can be assured, accepted or not, your property will remain yours.
We wish you the best of luck with your book,
Travers Cooke
CEO/Publisher
Redline Comics Publishing Co.