(let me first tell you that no experience is necessary to be recruited into our organization... All we're looking for is potential. if we see potential, we'll grab it.)


So, you want to be published, eh??
You want to know what it feels like to hold your creation in your hands?!
you want to experience the feeling of actually making some money from what you've created!??!!?!

thank god...

that means you're human...

That also means you're in the right place.

In the original forum, I realized there wasn't enough information.

And rather than going through and editing it out, making a new forum, or all the shit like that... I decided to make it easier on EVERYBODY involved, to make this our little 'space' for recruiting!

So... info... info...
ah-yes...

STUDIO INFORMATION:
Founded in 2004, Errant Studios has been an underground (VERY underground) group for three years. (count-em, 3)
We've held sway over our territory, gaining interest as we go. letting few people into our plans, and kicking a few motherfuckers out (like this one)
As we tell people of our stories, we gain a kind of dark following.
A small army, if you will. For underneath our darkened, hard exterior, there lies an even darker, harder, more evil JELLO MONSTER bent on world.. NAY... UNIVERSAL domination!!!

-pant-

-pant-

oops... forgot my meds... ok, there we go.

moving on.

SERIOUSLY, folks.
We're packing some of the most dynamite stories and characters in comics history.
We've got a few dedicated in-house writers and artists with some ground-breaking ideas.
This studio has plans that could shake a few foundations...

Question is... you in?

We're not your usual publisher, so if you have a few fears you can't let go of... Either throw them off of you, and join us... or just go home...

besides, what fears should you have?

Fact 1:
You'll pay us nothing... not a goddamn, moneygrubbing dime.

Fact 2:
each creator of any character or story is REQUIRED to sign a contract making sure that all rights and privileges REMAIN WITH THAT CREATOR. That's right... if you bring a character or story to us, you have complete creative control over what you brought with you. And if you ever want to leave our group... you're taking your fucking creative baggage with you...
Why would we want to keep your stuff?
We've got too much of our own to deal with as it is!!

Fact 3:
You make most, if not all, of the profit from your book.
If you're a new recruit, making the anthology submissions, than whatever part you played in that book will directly effect your payment. (of course, the other thing that directly effects your payment is how well the book is doing...)
Think of that as an incentive... If your stuff is good enough... if your stuff sells... you make more.
It's simple capitalism, people... the way dog intended it.
and yes... I did say 'dog' instead of 'god'...


WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT SEGMENT!!
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NEEEEW RECRUITS!!

Ok, anyone wanting to submit ANYTHING to us, is considered, by the founders, and in-house members, to be a new recruit.

Recruits are obligated to show us samples of their talents.
(if you're an artist, show us some art that's related to what you want to do... don't just say you're great... that's kind of retarded... think about it)

If you're great (and we're not expecting everyone to be) than show us that fact!

Also, quid pro quo... if you want to know about us, and know about our characters and stories which we've claimed to be so different... than just ask. we'll give you a synopsis, some artwork, even scripts, to show you what we do... whiny bitches...

(also, if you haven't figured out by now... I don't give a flying grandfather fart what other people have preconceived as the 'right way' for a comic founder to act. This is not darkhorse, this is not image... this sure the hell ain't MARVEL... you couldn't PAY us enough to be MARVEL! -shiver- This is ERRANT STUDIOS.)

Alrighty...
If you get past the submission stage... you enter the next level.

ASSIGNMENT TESTING.

This is the part where we either laugh at you, pull down your pants, and laugh harder at your ugly/small/mishapen genatalia... or ogle your good/moderate/incredible work... either way, we win... sorry.

We give you an assignment.
if you're an artist, this is usually drawing a few pages from a sample script. of course, you're given a deadline...

If, on the other hand, you're a writer, you'll be asked to write a few pages from a story you have, or a story outline we provide. (you'll be given a talk, and be included in a discussion about the story, don't worry, we're not going to leave you pissing against the wind here.)

IF YOU PASS THIS PART...

you'll be granted access to our world. you'll be set up into teams (unless your a one woman/man crew)
and you'll start work on your project immediately. once completed, you'll submit it to us before the set date, and then you'll be on your way to getting published.


THIS PART IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(can I emphasize that enough?)

Most of the projects you'll be working on will be anthology submission sized at first.

Specifications for LARGE STORIES

This includes most creators/writers who have long drawn out stories...
The first two parts of the plot, must be cut into two 12 page pieces.
(The best way to do this is to usually make a preview of your story. a separate storyline explaining your setting, characters, etc.)

When the both parts have been published in respective anthologies, we will wait for the results.
If your story is liked, and is worth investing in.
We will take the 12 pages, merge them into a single 24 page issue and republish it as your #0 preview (or, #1 issue, depending on what you do)
And from then on, your team and/or you will then be asked to make several more issues each 24 pages in length


specifications for MEDIUM STORIES

(this includes the large stories that don't want to have to make 24 pages each issue)
Your anthology submissions can be shorter. 4, 8, or 12 pages in length.
When you get to your desired issue length (say, you want to make each full sized issue only 8, 12, 16, 20, 0r above.)
we combine what you already have into a single issue, and, like before, publish each following issue with your set number of pages.


Specifications for SHORT STOIRES/ONE SHOTS

if your story is just going to be 4 - 24 in length, total, than it's much simpler. you decide how much you want to do for each segment (no more than twelve pages per section) and then once you get to the end of your run, we package your sections together into a single issue and republish it at a full issue price.

Simple?
not really...
let's make it more difficult!

WE CAN MAKE EXCEPTIONS!!
IF WE LIKE YOUR WORK, AND IT DOESN'T FIT INTO ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES... well... we'll find a way to make EVERYBODY HAPPY!!


Let me just remind you that there should be no fear in submitting to us. Like I said, we're not marvel.

We're not soul sucking, storyshitters that only care about a buck.

We care about making quality, well made products...
If you think you're not good enough... fuck you... let US be the judge of that.
We will help artists and writers lacking in experience!
We will teach you comic format (our in house format)
We will teach you layouts, and composition.
All you have to do is try.
If we see potential... you're in.

Hope this answers your questions, and makes a shit load of new ones...

Happy submitting

-Aaron Shively
"Enigma"
Co-Founder of Errant Studios
(btw, if you ever want to know who's writing the journal... look at the mood at the top... we all have our signatures.)