Artists Wanted for Batman Web Comics!

Batman: Arkham news website Arkhaverse.com is currently looking for passionate artists of all kinds to help craft a series of Batman web comics! Here’s their pitch, in a nutshell:

"After years of endless crossovers with the rest of the DCU (some of which we enjoyed) we were starting to get irritated by the way that the Batman characters were being pushed into editorial, rather than creative, mandated directions. The relaunch known as the New52 was too much. Though both of us have lost a lot of our enthusiasm for DC Comics, one half of our writing duo has stopped buying DC books altogether due unnecessary changes to characters and a lack of engaging stories.After much discussion of what we wanted to see from Batman stories and what our favourite aspects of the Batman continuity were, we managed to plan out our own version of a reboot. We have plotted out Batman’s past, present and future: we know where the characters are going (it’s clear that DC editorial have no clear plan).For the most part, the characters’ origins remain the same, but there have been some slight tweaks here and there to suit story and how we have arranged continuity. Where we have made some changes, it was essential that we didn’t change the core of the character. The character we changed the most, Cassandra Cain, is still the same character that people would recognise from the comics, but we included some different elements to tie her to Lady Shiva and introduce her to the Batclan, since we removed No Man’s Land from our truncated timeline."

I can see where they are coming from here. This is what they are currently looking for:

"We’ve written what we hope is the first of several mini-series projects, but we need artists, inkers and colourists. Obviously, if you ink your own work because you work digitally, or ink and colour at the same time, that’s even better.We are looking principally for six artists, inkers and colourists (though again, if you double up roles then that works even better) for the following tasks:1- Issue #1: A Jim Gordon/GCPD based issue.2- Issue #2: A Nightwing central issue.3- Issue #3: An action packed adventure featuring Batgirl.4- Issue #4: A detective-oriented Robin story.5- Issue #5: The Batman brings the story to it’s chilling conclusion.6- A cover artist for all five issues.Issues 3 and 4 are ready to go be handed over to an artist. Issues 1, 2 and 5 are broken down page-by-page, but need some final scripting work before hand over can take place.Do you think that you can help us out?We’re looking for aspiring comic book artists who need some sequential storytelling to add to their portfolio. In return, you’ll get a script that promises action and chances for experimentation with how to present motion and composition (you’ll also get to draw Batman characters)."

So, it’s not really a paying gig, but they feel that it’s a good chance for exposure. If this appeals to you, send them a sample of your work in .jpeg or .png format at admin@arkhamverse.com