Forum - View topicWhere Do I Hire People to Draw my Manga?
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Laruto
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I don't have much time in my daily life to sit down and draw my manga anymore like years ago because of School, so I wanted to know is there any place I could send my copywriten work and have a hired group who would read the story draw my manga for me?
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milcor1
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Well manga are japanese comics so I guess you'd have to translate your script into Japanese first so they'd at least be able to read it? Jump does these contests where they look for really good potential manga storylines and if someone's gets picked they pair them up with an artist. Hikaru No Go and Eyeshield 21 were both created through this and they've become enormously successful, while others like Yuuto crash and burn. You seem to be pretty confident in your script so I guess, good luck?
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Laruto
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You weren't very helpful  but thanks for your opinion  However does anyone know where I can find some people to hire?
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CorneredAngel
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Although my understanding is that some of the companies that publish comics in the US accept scripts for consideration, generally, especially when dealing with someone who is not an established comics writer already, they tend to only consider 'complete works' (script + art) Probably your best bet *if* you need a manga-style artist to illustrate your script would be something like Craigslist. You can also take a look and see if some of the more well-known art schools like SVA and SCAD have places on their websites for you to post job offers. Once you have that 'complete package', you can then go ahead and self-publish, or try to shop it around to some of the publishers out there like Antarctic or even Tokyopop. |
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Grieving Chaos
Posts: 99 Location: Winterpark, FL |
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The Internet's the best place to look for artists really. I'd suggest posting an active submission on anime sites (generally they have an art/manga section), devinatART, and Digital Webbing Classifieds. I don't know how likely you are to find somebody, espeically if you can't offer money, but it's probably your best bet.
As for getting published, TokyoPop is really your best bet, although some smaller publishers like Antartic Press or eigoMANGA might take your work. TokyoPop does both open submissions and the Rising Stars of Manga contest, so you have two chances with them already. Any for America's own comic publishers - Marvel, DC, Image, or Oni - are very unlikely to accept a submission. With Marvel and DC they don't look for unknown talent. With Image you might stand a chance, but they only accept completed projects, and it might cost you a nice chunk of change since I believe you have to pay for advertising. Oni would be your best bet but they do not take unsolicited projects - you have to be recommended. Honestly, for publishing, your best bet is the Internet. Webcomics give you a large amount of exposure, practice, and opportunities to get to know the fans of your work. From there, you can build a reputation and be more likely to get hired elsewhere. Good luck! |
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Aaron White
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Posts: 1365 Location: Birmingham, Alabama |
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Over on the Comics Journal messboard someone made a good point; in the dating world of writers and artists, writers are the boys and artists are the girls. Meaning artists can sit back and pick and choose, and if they're any good they won't choose a writer who isn't very good.
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Aaron White
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Cloe
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Very well put, Aaron. (The frosting on the cake, when you apply your theory to me, is I'm both the artist and the girl.  ). I'm adept enough to create something like this, but there's no way I'm taking a job from some random person on the internet unless he/she's exceptionally talented or he/she pays extremely well. (My comic job now fits into the latter category... I'm a money whore, and I'm not afraid to admit it!  )
Anyway, Laruto, everyone else's suggestions have been spot-on. Good luck with your search for an artist. |
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Laruto
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Couple questions you wonderful man, you god from the manga heavens you cool guy, can you draw any type of style art? because my characters look simular to the art that of how studio bones animate their characters. ANother question where are you located? New york, LA? and lastly How Much we talking 
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.Sy
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I believe Cloe is female, Laruto.
It'd be great if you had a close friend or something who would be willing...but then you wouldn't have posted. Anyway, I do agree with posting on the DeviantArt forums. You can also go to Tokyopop's Tahukai (online version) website, and they have FAQ's with how to have them publish your manga. One of the points they make is that if your writing is good enough, they may find an artist for you. Also, when posting on forums, please be sure to give a little excerpt from whatever story you are writing. People get annoyed when some "random" person walks up and asks for an artist. I also do see the difficulty in getting a good artist with whom you aren't familiar with. If the artist is truly that talented, he/she would have gone and tried making manga already. Anyway, it's good to see you have some persistence, Laruto.
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Cloe
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Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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 As .Sy said, I am indeed a female. As the text under my avatar implies, I am located in Minneapolis, MN. Hardly entertainment central, but it's a nice place to live. I'm a little uncomfortable posting my salary on the internet, but pm me for further inquiry. (I'm probably a little on the pricey side for you, though.. ^^; )
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darkhunter
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(He's) asking you were are you located and it's right underneath your username/avatar. LOl that's funny
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Almost as funny as trying to break into the manga industry as a writer with no proven art skill. But good luck anyways and post a few sample pages once you have it done so we can get a taste of your work. |
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