Dec 03 2008
Do you want to write comic books? We need a sample script
Today, I received an e-mail from a prospective comic-book artist. He said that, as part of his application process, his employer wanted him to illustrate a 24-page story. But he doesn’t have a script. Would you like to do a sample script for him? As a sign of my appreciation, I’d be willing to help review your script, which will help you eventually sell your script to a publisher. If you’re not sure how to write a script, Dark Horse Comics has some formatting tips here.
The artist would really appreciate if your script included each of the following:
- An action sequence (such as a fight, a heated argument or a chase scene).
- A close-up on faces for emotional effect.
- At least one cityscape, such as a zoomed out shot of an urban skyline.
- One male and one female character. (These only need to appear once, so that he can demonstrate his grasp of anatomy).
- An instance of fire or explosions. (This artist is very confident in his ability to illustrate fire, so he’d like to show that off).
If you’d like to participate, please e-mail me at superheronation[AT[gmail[DOT]com. Thanks for your help!
Legal details: Allowing the artist to use your work for his application would not affect your legal ownership of the script or your exclusive rights to it in any way.
