Lorna Miller writes: An Irish cartoonist directed me towards this new publication. They are
paying £65 a page. This is disgraceful!!! I don't think they should be
allowed to pay this and I don't think anyone should accept to work for them!
There are SO MANY comic artists who would love to work in a national mag
that I'm sure they will get plenty of offers.

The LEAST a comic artist should be paid for a page of coloured comic art is
£300.
Viz paid £450 per page.
I'm paid £150 per page for colouring TOXIC art.

I think there should be information on pricing and industry standards
somewhere, a page on your web site? Doesn't have to be a lot of work, just
ask people what they are being paid for work, encourage people in the
industry to get in contact and update the info. Name and shame publications
like this one.

This sort of information is available to illustrators. Cartoonists and
comics artists are no different. We need a roof over our heads, we need to
eat. If you aren't paid what you deserve you'll hate what you're doing,
you'll produce shit work and if you accept jobs like this it lowers the
standards for everyone working in the industry. See their info below:


Published by Media Management, the magazine will be published monthly from
September and feature a pantheon of surreal, suspicious and just plain
stoopid characters.
"Our alternative heroes will live in cartoon strips anywhere between a three
frame strip and a four page story," says Media Management's Dave Emerson.
"TWISTED is aimed at 18 - 25 year old males and will definitely tend towards
explicit themes including sex, drugs and rock & roll.
"TWISTED will have national distribution through WH Smith, John Menzies and
Dawson News," says Dave.
"We're looking for cartoonists who can draw, write or both and want to see
their work published and appreciated by a wider audience."
If you think you fit the requirements, email pdf samples to
david@mediamanagement.uk.com or send
him details of website addresses where strips can be seen and read.

Lorna Miller

"WAR" is a non-profit fundraiser comic with all proceeds going to Campaign Against The Arms Trade (CAAT). The anthology will be an A5 format book style anthology of around 60-72 pages, with full colour cover & quality greyscale printing & ISBN number. Varied themes are encouraged; anti-war, satirical, pastiches of old propaganda war comics & films, factual, educational & hardhitting or with fictional universal themes. Weirder, more surreal strips & illustrations & more lighthearted ones are also encouraged. Contributors are allowed up to 7 pages for the anthology.
Strips can be about overseas conflict, the arms trade , globalisation, media or even inner conflicts that people wrestle with day to day. Illustrations are also acceptable. The hope is to create an intelligent, challenging anthology to promote awareness & express strong views but also to entertain & be diverse without being overly preachy. It is hoped that people will recognise that this project to help support an worthwhile organisation committed to fighting the global armstrade, and in the spirit of goodwill will contribute something for it. Please get in touch with your contributions and spread the word! Sean Duffield, papertigercomix@yahoo.com

DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 25th.

"WORLDS WORST LOVE STORIES" is to be a collection of lighthearted or bittersweet tales. The strips could be true, autobiographical, absurd, tragic, slightly-sentimental, sci-fi, weird, sinister, horrific, retro, underground, warped or damn right hysterical....the most unlikely & bizarre stories are welcome...whoever, whatever it's up to you. The more clever & innovative the better, it would be good to push the envelope in terms of ideas, quality & art. Get your thinking caps on!


"TALES OF TERROR" is to be a mixture of original horror strips. Subject matter is broad, this could be psychological horror, paranormal/supernatural,creatures etc, & more tongue-in-cheek, underground, & satirical work & also homage style strips (B-movie style horror stories & art are welcome, as are EC style strips) or whatever else depravity you can think up. The "Worlds Worst Love Stories" & "Tales Of Terror " anthologies will be A5 black & white with colour covers. Somewhere between 60-72 pages & will be selling for £2.75 -£3.00.
Deadline for Tales Of Terror is September 30th, hopefully we can get it printed up in time for Halloween!
Deadline for World Worst Love Stories is November 15th.
Contributors are allowed up to 6 pages for a strip. 1 page
illustrations are welcome too.

Paper Tiger Comix & Sound Of Drowning Presents "CELEBRITY DEATH RACE". Imagine Wacky Races meets Death Race 2000 with famous people (live or dead) who will kill to win. Contributors are asked to design a "death racer" for their chosen celebrity, with gadgets, weapons & 'top trumps' style schematics & rundowns.

Celebrity death racers so far include; Jeremy Beadle, Rolf Harris, Jimmy Saville, Man-O-War, Richard & Judy, George W Bush, Elvis, The Elephant Man, Ron Jeremy, Mel Gibson, Vanessa Phelps & Captain Beefheart.There's room for plenty more. 1 page per racer. A5 format. DEADLINE September 15th.


The anthologies are in the spirit of the underground, alternative & anti-censorship small press. Artists retain full control of their work.

Sean Duffield

Contact: papertigercomix@yahoo.com