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I think it's a good sign from the quality of a couple of them there, that they're open to a broad spectrum of styles and genres. Looks like everyone could have a shot.They only select 1 out of the 10 displayed per month; is that how it works?
They only select 1 out of the 10 displayed per month; is that how it works?
Is the winner by reader votes or by editor votes? What does it take to vote?
I haven't gotten to read much of what's on Zuda, mostly because the viewer keeps locking up. I read a few pages of Bayou, though, and the first thing that jumped out at me was that it was clearly paced like a print book. It failed to hook me in the first five pages because nothing happened.
The pluses outweigh any negatives in my opinion and experience in drawing comics for over 13 years now and I've seen it all come and go and come again.
Well as far as the "rights" thing goes and signing things away, you're not really selling it whole hog, you're included in being the creator, and royalties on just about anything. If DC starts selling your comic as a scented fart, you get paid. Plus they pay you 250 a page if you get the contract, that's nothing to sneeze at, AND you'd suddenly find yourself with real inside connections at DC, Time Warner… People ARE going to take you more seriously if you have those affiliations. Hell you might be able to land big gigs outside the industry just by having those things as credits– and it's a hell of a resume thing to have in your belt. I think it's all how you work it as your own business man, if that makes sense?
As far as the "format" of 800x600 goes, if you talk to them, I think they actually MEAN that it has to be that proportional shape of page size. When you hit "full screen" on the flash player, the images are much larger and more detailed. Zuda actually asks for a higher resolution final file— they just mean that proportional landscape size is all. So IF someone with a 800x600 size screen were to hit "full screen" there would be no scrolling.
I'm going to give it a try. Hell, why not! I've got alot of ideas and charcters, some i'm going to use and i will keep for myself and others that i want! The ones that i want use will go to Zuda! I have the balls to be critized badly, i've been cut down by both DC, Marvel and Image before so i can take it…i think!
Pray for me…PLEASE!
TD is a junk drawer, not a discussion section. If the line is getting blurred and people are actually starting to believe it's a legitimate section I might have to lock that section as purely archival. I was worried it would come to this when people started making posting there into a game.
TD is a junk drawer, not a discussion section. If the line is getting blurred and people are actually starting to believe it's a legitimate section I might have to lock that section as purely archival. I was worried it would come to this when people started making posting there into a game.
As I understand it you have to give them exclusive rights even if your comic doesn't win anything.
I post my comic on my website and began posting it on DD to 1, gain more of a 'feel' for the webcomics industry, and 2, learn and grow from being able to communicate with other comic artists and writers.
Even if I had the time to do a specific comic for Zuda I personally would not as it appears too limiting to me.
I do see the potential opportunity, I just prefer more freedom with my creativity than zuda appears to give.
Like subcultured says, It's essentially a different service. If it suits you, go for it.
I'm sticking with the duck.
Now that Zuda's first contest is in full swing I've got to say that I'm disappointed by the site. Despite Zuda's claims of wanting original, different stuff, most of the content is pretty generic and uninspired. What's worse is that the generic, uninspired content was solicited directly by Zuda and a number of the creators are professionals in the comics industry.
I'm also not pleased that the browser keeps crashing on me. That ain't cool.
As I understand it you have to give them exclusive rights even if your comic doesn't win anything.
3. If You have used or are currently using the Submission in any way, please list those uses in the appropriate space on the submission form ("Prior and Current Uses"). During the Review Period, You agree not to publish, post, distribute, display or otherwise use (or authorize any third party to publish, post, distribute, display or otherwise use) the Submission in any manner or media. For example, if the Submission is up on a MySpace page, You would need to remove the Submission from that page until You are otherwise permitted to use it pursuant to the terms of this Submission Agreement. The Review Period shall end on the earlier of the following: (a) 90 days after You submit the Submission or (b) if Zuda expressly rejects the Submission. In either instance, You shall be free to publish, post, distribute, display or otherwise use (and authorize any third party to publish, post, distribute, display or otherwise use) the Submission without any obligation to Zuda, and Zuda shall have no rights at all in or to the Submission.
5. If, during the Review Period, Zuda chooses the Submission for a Competition, Zuda shall enter the Submission into one of the next three Competitions on the Website, and the use restrictions set forth in Paragraph 3 above shall continue until the end of the applicable Competition. In addition, if the Submission is chosen for a Competition, You grant to Zuda the following:
a. The right to publish the Submission on the Website during the applicable Competition.
b. The right to use the Submission (in whole or in part) in any promotion for the Website.
c. The perpetual right to include the Submission in a print anthology of submissions (an "Anthology" ), on a non-exclusive basis.
d. If the Submission does not win the Competition, the right to publish the Submission on the Website, on a non-exclusive basis, provided that You may require Zuda, by written notice, to remove the Submission from the Website at the end of three months after the end of the Competition.
e. The right to use Your name, likeness and biography in connection with any of the grants set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (d) above.
I don't like that the flash takes as long as it does to load.But using flash makes it very hard to copy the art to your hard drive. You could screen cap but then you get the tiny version. You could do it in several captures, but that gets rid of all but the most obsessive copiers.
Personally I prefer the old school jpg.
I don't like that the flash takes as long as it does to load.But using flash makes it very hard to copy the art to your hard drive. You could screen cap but then you get the tiny version. You could do it in several captures, but that gets rid of all but the most obsessive copiers.
Personally I prefer the old school jpg.
From an obsessive copyright protection standpoint, it's pretty slick.
I don't like that the flash takes as long as it does to load.But using flash makes it very hard to copy the art to your hard drive. You could screen cap but then you get the tiny version. You could do it in several captures, but that gets rid of all but the most obsessive copiers.
Personally I prefer the old school jpg.
From an obsessive copyright protection standpoint, it's pretty slick.
sorry if this was mentioned before but I didnt really read through every post in this thread.
I checked out the site and why does it have to be 800x600 format?
My comics are 600x800 format because I print them on 8.5 x 11 sheets. They're rectangular in a portrait way. Not landscape.
And what about the other comics where panels tend to overlap? (Theres alot of them in DD lol) And those with irregular-shaped panels (not rectangular or square. Could be circle, triangle, or any other shape the artist feels like making it).
So meh. I dont like it.
I actually like the 800x600 format. Nothing is stopping the artist from using overlapping or odd-shaped panels as long as the entire thing fits into the overall dimensions, and I like the challenge of thinking of comics in a different way (horizontal as opposed to vertical, it completely changes how you approach laying out a page).
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