Thursday, November 01, 2007
Zuda Comics
DC Comics' new webcomics site Zuda Comics launched this week, and they're having a pretty cool comic-off at the moment. Each month, ten editorially-chosen comics are pitted against one another and voted on by users; at the end of the month, one of the ten competitors is selected and given a one-year, 52-episode contract and $1000. Though there is some contention as to whether or not Zuda truly has the best interests of comic creators in mind, there's no question that it offers greater visibility to its winners. At the moment, my pal David Gallaher leads the pack with a gritty, western-horror- werewolf-tale (really) that I frankly was skeptical about but, it turns out, kind of love. You should check it out. And vote for it. I mean, you don't have to vote for it - you shouldn't feel obliged to, just because I said so. But if you wanted to, you absolutely should. And that's all I have to say on the subject.
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The contract is actually pretty sweet - and better than most work-for-hire contracts you'll find from Marvel or DC. It a profit-sharing, share-ownership contract similar to what DC uses for their Vertigo, Minx, and Wildstorm imprints. $13,000 contract + $1000 for winning + $500 for the strip just appearing on Zuda, plus perpetuity, royalities, plus profit-sharing isn't a terrible way to go.
- David
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