Coexist Publishing, a subsidiery of Hound
Comics, Inc. (Hound Entertainment Group) will only publish creator-owned
material! In a nutshell, we want to help you
publish YOUR comics – we aren’t looking for you to work on our existing
titles. When you look to submit your work to us, we certainly expect it to
be something original, not something utilizing existing
characters. We will only accept proposals for a brand new series or stand
alone graphic novels.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT writing (that is scripts, plots,
etc.) samples! If you are an established
professional, there may be a possibility that we could provide someone
that’d be willing to work on your project; but it would be nearly impossible
for us to read through every single script that may find its way into our
mailbox. Please… DO NOT SEND your script or your plotline unaccompanied by
art -- it will most likely be discarded, unread.
WE DO ACCEPT penciling, inking, lettering, or
coloring samples. Our art department will keep
all samples on file and may potentially connect you with other creators if
and when the occasion presents itself. If your art-only submission is not
kept on file, you will not receive a response.
The titles that Coexist publishes are all creator
owned/creator generated properties and WE DON'T PAY PAGE RATES.
Show some initiative! Do some research and some networking and work out a
deal with whomever you may end up working with, and we'll do our best to
make it as painless as possible. We takes a small, flat fee off the books
we publish and the remainder will always go to that title’s creative team.
Coexist is NOT involved in the way that the profit is split up between the
creators involved. Not our problem… do not care!
1.
A cover letter
with all contact information (name, e-mail address, address, phone and fax
numbers) clearly at the TOP of the page.
You don't need to ramble on or be flowery or tell us how much you love
us, introduce yourself and get on with it. If you've had published work
you could let us know about it (or even include it) but we don't need your
resumé.
2.
A ONE PAGE, synopsis of
the overall STORY. We DO NOT want a
single-issue synopsis -- we want a synopsis of the ENTIRE series or story
arc. As concisely and as succinctly as you are able, TELL US THE STORY, make
us interested. Please avoid hyperbole -- avoid questions as plot points
-- spell it out in plain English, etc. We are the PUBLISHER,
not the audience. TELL US WHAT HAPPENS! Explain why we (or anyone else)
would be interested in this series. KEEP IT SHORT! We get thousands of
submissions, cut to the chase -- if you can sell us your book with a single
paragraph, do it!
3.
Send fully
INKED and LETTERED pages (preferably COLORED).
We'd like to see AT LEAST 2-3 pages, if
you have MORE finished pages, swell! Bring 'em on! Two-three is the
MINIMUM we want to see - not a maximum. We want to READ it. If the lettering
sucks we may suggest a different letterer for the final comic book. The
important thing here is that we can SEE that you know what you're doing,
that you understand where to place copy and how to tell a story.
4.
Color is OPTIONAL but PREFERED.
If you have a colorist and can provide color pages, great! This means you
CAN send in colored pages you just don't HAVE to (although, if you want a
color book, it would be advisable). We DO reserve the right to approve
colorists as a poor one can ruin a decent book.
5.
Include a cover mock-up --
this lets us know whether or not you understand the market and gives us a
good barometer on your design sense. A good
logo can be EASILY read from across the room. Don't be fancy or artistic -- be CLEAR. You can send character
sketches and or bios, but not in lieu of storytelling pages -- we still need
to see finished pages of sequential storytelling, lettered and inked.
DO NOT send script pages -- DO NOT send unlettered pages accompanied by a
script and expect us to follow along.
Things often change from proposal to the printed
page. If the intended title of your book is
awkward or unwieldy, we may suggest changing it. If your logo is an
unreadable mess, we may suggest changing it. There are cases where we've
designed logos and helped redesign characters and done cover sketches. We
WON'T do anything without YOUR approval, of course, but it's not uncommon
for us to get pretty involved. Our ultimate goal is to sell your comic book.
If you succeed, we succeed. We'll do what we can to help.
NO NUDITY OR FOUL LANGUAGE WILL BE ACCEPTED! Period.
The creative team in your pitch is the one we
expect to see actually working on your book. It
is NOT okay to pitch a book and say it will be written by Frank Miller and
drawn by Jim Lee and then switch to another creative team. If the
artist you pitched with leaves the team, go back to the end of the line and
start over. This also means that on all ongoing titles, we need to be made
aware of and approve ALL changes in the creative team. It's NOT okay to have
six pages in issue #1 drawn by some hotshot while some guy off the street
draws the rest of it.
DO NOT hand us submissions at comic
book conventions. We have enough stuff to haul
around as it is. Your pitch is far MORE likely to get lost, misplaced or
discarded if we get it at a show.
BECAUSE WE RECEIVE SUCH A HIGH VOLUME OF
SUBMISSIONS, IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A REPLY WITHIN A MONTH, YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER YOUR PROPOSAL REJECTED. We make
absolute certain that we get in touch with submitters that we are interested
in within a month of receiving them.
DO NOT try to pull a fast one!
Don't think that you can get away with saying that you had a book approved
at a convention or that a previous publisher gave your book the go ahead. If
your book is not up to snuff, you're just making yourself look
unprofessional. WE will decide on what gets published under our name,
not the fact that it was accepted by another company.
Please do not try to "impress" us with all the
deals you've lined up or testimonials from your friends or family.
We don't care that Stan Lee told you that your stuff looked "neat" when he
was cornered in the Men's room (we know Stan and we'll ask him) -- we are only interested in the comic
itself. Your work sells your work -- not praise from others. SHOW US why we
should publish your stuff.
Send your submissions to:
Submissions@coexistpublishing.com
We are not looking for any specific genre or type
of comic book. We are looking for comics that are well written and well
drawn, by people who are dedicated and can meet deadlines.
Finally, since Coexist Publishing owns no intellectual
properties, you can be assured, accepted or not, your property will remain
yours.
We wish you the best luck and the greatest success!