There’s actually quite a few indie publishers on the constant look out for fresh, new creators. New company Outlaw Entertainment is one of those publishers. Visit their website, download a 5 page script from one of their upcoming OGNs and wow Editor In Chief/writer Jason M. Burns with your arty stylings. Details below.
Are you an aspiring artist? Is your sequential work destined for comic book greatness? Are you the next big thing in need of your first big break?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should put pencil to paper and enter the Outlaw Entertainment International Artist Search for a chance to be seen! (And to win $1000.00!)
Rules:
1. Choose one of the following script excerpts from a soon-to-be released Outlaw Entertainment original graphic novel and complete the five page sequential sample prior to July 15th. Keep in mind to follow the script as closely as possible while also bringing your own unique spin/style to the pages.
– Praetorian (dark thriller)
– Hat Trick (all ages adventure)
– Jenna Blue (sci-fi action)
2. Depending on how far your talents stretch, you can submit your page samples as a.) straight pencils, b.) pencils & inks, or c.) completed pages with pencils, inks, and colors. Do not letter the pages. We only want to see your art!
3. Only the Outlaw Entertainment script excerpts will be considered for the contest. Previous works/samples should NOT be submitted as they will NOT be considered.
4. The contest is open to unpublished artists as well as published artists.
5. Submissions should be sent to contest@outlaw-entertainment.com no later than midnight on JULY 15th, 2009!!!! Any submissions received after this date will NOT be considered.
6. Winners will be contacted prior to July 20th and will be announced at SDCC 2009!
Prizes:
The grand prize winner of the Outlaw Entertainment International Artist Search will receive $1,000.00 (US) and one copy of every Outlaw Entertainment book released between June 2009 and June 2010.
Two runners up will also receive one copy of every Outlaw Entertainment book released between June 2009 and June 2010.
So in closing, if you’re a talented artist ready to break into comics, download one of the following script excerpts and take part in the Outlaw Entertainment International Artist Search. Remember, you only have until July 15th to submit your samples, so sharpen your pencils and get started right away!
Top Cow Productions, Inc. revealed today the names of the participating retailers in their “Let Us Win YOU Over” initiative for June and the next free issue in the program – Berserker #1.
“We’re incredibly proud of the work Rick and Jeremy have done on Berserker #1 and excited that Top Cow believes in the series enough to give out free copies to retailers and fans,” said Milo Ventimiglia, star of NBC’s Heroes and co-founder of DiVide Pictures.
Marvel Comics is proud to announce the release of Strange Tales MAX #1 (of 3) in September 2009, featuring the most acclaimed creators in independent comics today! This landmark three issue limited series, overflowing with 48 pages of all new stories, features your favorite Marvel heroes—from Spider-Man to the Hulk—like you’ve never seem them before! Paul Pope, Peter Bagge, Molly Crabapple & John Leavitt, Junko Mizuno, Dash Shaw, James Kochalka, Johnny Ryan, Michael Kupperman, Nick Bertozzi, Nicholas Gurewich, Jason and more unite for the all-new Strange Tales MAX!
Dark Horse’s Rapture #1 tells the story of two lovers going through a time out in the middle of an ongoing superhero/villain war. This war has devastated America and the government has had enough. In this set up issue (with 5 more to come) the superpowered individuals are mere background characters. Their effect on the world at large is the pivot point. There’s no specific event alluded to that tipped the scales and made the costumed adventurers flee the planet, but it seems like one of those huge summer x-overs that Marvel and DC give us every year. We’ll probably never know anymore of the heroes than that in this series, but the lovers, namely Evelyn and forlorn muso Gil steal the show. The absence of spandex will not be missed as the shambles of a world that humanity now resides in is intriguing enough, with cannibalistic mobs and Spectre-like hero The Word’s mission to the weary Evelyn. Created by Mike Avon Oeming and his wife Taki Soma the fluidity of the script and visuals is daring. With newspaper clippings and handwritten notes between the separated lovers, it’s slightly different from Oeming’s usual work, but it works splendidly. It’s like Kingdom Come with hints of Civil War, in its use of themes if not superheroes, and the human element behind the superhuman reality makes for an intriguing tale. On the 
Image’s Chew is likewise a nifty concept. Created by John Layman and Rob Guillory it takes a few pages to realise why this cop tale is off-centre, and it’s this; due to bird flu chicken has been outlawed. Tony Chu is a cop who is also cibopathic. That means he gets impressions off everything he eats. One bite of an apple and he can tell where it was harvested and what pesticides were used on it, etc. He also is able to take that skill and apply it to human flesh. He uses this when he hunts down a serial killer at a “chicken speakeasy” and is rewarded with a job at the now powerful FDA (Food and Drug Administration). This 5 part series is off to a good start with it’s combination of whacky premise, great humour and violence. Layman and Guillory mention in the afterword how they were inspired by The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman’s video manifesto last year that urged artists and writers to risk producing more of their own creator owned ideas. Its good to see Kirkman’s sincere plea bearing such good fruit. Dare I say that Chew is a tasty morsel? Yes, indeed. That’s exactly what it is.
There’s a lot riding on this series, but I don’t think anyone would expect it to not be a success. Famed Scottish scribe Grant Morrison killed Bruce Wayne/Batman in Final Crisis #6 a few months ago, but as we all know the term “comic book death” exists for a reason. Bruce Wayne isn’t really dead though, just unseen, trapped in the past. He’ll come back at some point, but it seems DC aren’t in a hurry to do so. June brings a slew of new titles focused on the new Batman and Robin and how that affects Gotham and its unusual citizens. If you don’t know who that new crime fighting duo are, here it is; former Robin Dick Grayson has now replaced his mentor as the new Batman, while Bruce Wayne’s son Damian is the new Robin. Apart from the slightly improved costumes for both this is also a fresh start for the costumed pair. Really, Batman and Robin haven’t appeared together that frequently over the decades, especially in the last few years. This is due to the fact that both characters have had their own separate series, so it’s great to see them together in a regular monthly series. Not that Dick as Batman and Damian as Robin have ever teamed up as such, however. As Dick says, ‘This is it. Batman and Robin. Together again for the first time.”
I have two new interviews up at Broken Frontier. One is with Perth writer Shane McCarthy. He’s a nice fella and goes to the same LCS as me. He has some interesting things to say about the ‘biz’ and how he got into it, while writing Batman and the current and popular All Hail Megatron series for IDW. Read the interview 
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They cannot die. They feel no pain. They hunger for human flesh. They are Revenants. Centuries ago, the Revenant known as Mot was worshipped as a God. Now, he walks the Earth in search for a purpose to his immortality – but when a secret society discovers a way to kill Revenants, Mot and his fellow immortals must make a choice: Hunt or be hunted.
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