The wonderful Comixology service has introduced a self-publishing program for independent creators called Comixology Submit. The service allows creators to publish digital comics for free and receive “50% of the gross sale after credit card fees are taken out.” Arists and authors retain the rights to any works submitted to Comixology. This is a potentially huge opportunity for creators to take advantage of the largest digital distribution service for comic books.
The service has me thinking about comic books that I’ve scripted. I was working with an artist 11 years ago on a comic, but it never progressed beyond rough plots. Since I suck at art, perhaps one of you would like to take a nab at bringing a comic book to life? If so, I’d love to use something silly that Zoe Flower and I wrote nine years ago called The Adventures of R.Pad and Z.Kitty. It’s a fantasy tale that’s full of inside jokes about our friendship. While I don’t expect to sell many (any) issues, I’d love to have one ready for her 40th birthday in July. I’ll publish the (really) rough text of the fiction next week while I’m away in the Philippines.
So I have two questions for you today. First, are any of you interested in submitting to Comixology Submit or browsing through new independent comics through the service? Secondly, who wants to help me bring The Adventures of R.Pad and Z.Kitty to life?
So this is an adventure of a cat & frog???
Stay tuned!