Hey, go check out Dreamless, another comic that I write.  Starting to get interesting!

The first two issues of Last Blood (another comic I write) are now on the iPhone as well, and the first issue has an alternate cover by Marry Me artist Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar!  Go download it for free!  And don’t forget to download Marry Me on the iPhone as well!

Follow me on Twitter to find out when new pages are written!

If you haven’t bought your copy of the Marry Me graphic novel, GO BUY IT RIGHT NOW!  The ultra fancy signed and numbered hardcover edition is really almost gone now — don’t be left out!

Vote for Marry Me to see a BONUS PANEL FROM TODAY’S PAGE.

Look, another page!

Buy it in the store!  And post in the comments below to tell us what kind of Marry Me t-shirt you’d like to see next!

Do you have an iPhone or iPod Touch?  If so, you must click the pretty picture below and read Marry Me the ultra fancy way!

If you like it, please post a review on the app’s iTunes page!  Even if you don’t have an iPhone, download the app via iTunes right now and save it in your hard drive for when you eventually do get an iPhone. That’s a perfectly logical thing to do.

EDIT: The second and third issues are now up in the app store!

And hey, I’m gonna be at WonderCon this weekend in San Francisco!  It will be my first non-San Diego comic convention since Comicfest ‘93 in Philadelphia.  Come see me at the Blatant Comics booth (#514)!

I recently joined Twitter, so follow me on there if you want the latest news on when I’ve written certain comic pages.   I’ll also be twittering from the convention floor.

CLICK HERE to see my mouse drawn MS Paint sketch of this page, which includes a shot from the best Indiana Jones movie!

By the way, looking for a little research help for Dreamless: Was dori-mu used in the 1920s in Japan as a word for “dream”?  Thanks!

Update on the artist search: Multiple positions left to be filled — keep those submissions coming.  One of the brand new graphic novels started on Monday, by the way, and here it is: Dreamless!

Thanks to the great Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar for continuing to draw incredible Marry Me goodness.  You should all check out his comic No Pink Ponies if you haven’t already.

CLICK HERE to see my mouse drawn MS Paint sketch for this page!

My name is Bobby Crosby and I write Marry Me, Last Blood and +EV. I hope to launch at least four new graphic novels in January, but I need your help, since I suck at drawing and I wouldn’t have time anyway, since I’d be, you know, writing seven comics. All of these comics, including the current three, will be weekly, and my plan is to have one for every day of the week.

The new graphic novels, like Marry Me and Last Blood, are based on my movie ideas and are all in different genres, so I’m not looking for any one style of art. The goal is to print first issues (24 or 32 pages) for all of these in time for the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con (late July), where they will be featured at the Blatant Comics booth and seen by hundreds of producers, leading to things like this. All of these comics will also be on Keenspot at launch.

If hired, you will receive:

* A bare minimum of $15 per page, more for covers.

* A large percentage of the profits from the comics (online and in print) and also a percentage of the profits from anything the project makes outside of the comics, like movies or TV shows.

* As many free copies as you’d reasonably want of your published work.

All of these graphic novels will be published by Blatant Comics and distributed by Diamond. As a Keenspot comic with major links from all the comics I’m associated with, each new comic will begin with thousands of readers.

The best example of my writing right now is Marry Me, but feel free to check out +EV and Last Blood as well. My scripts are usually very detailed, often including funny little layout sketches like this one, if deemed necessary or if I’m bored.

These graphic novels are expected to run anywhere from 60 to 120 pages, which means 14 to 28 months on a weekly schedule, although we might update more often at times, if possible or necessary, and finish sooner. Would be nice to have the finished graphic novels at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Marry Me was 91 pages and Last Blood was 112. Please don’t apply unless you’re very confident that you could meet a weekly schedule for a high quality comic for the next 18 months at least. Sequels (or at least fun side stories, like the ones we’ll be doing for Marry Me) are possible for most of the upcoming projects, but you would not be obligated to sign on for anything past the first graphic novel.

To repeat, the plan is for these to be weekly, but if you’re a great versatile artist with time to kill, it’s very possible that you could be hired for two or more of these projects. I would love to find someone like that. Or, if I’m unable to find multiple good artists, there’s a chance I could do two comics as MWF instead or one comic five times a week even and have the full graphic novel done for Comic-Con. But the goal is at least four new weekly comics. I have over a dozen solid film concepts still waiting to be made.

If you’re interested in illustrating any of these projects or if you have any questions, please e-mail me at bobbyc512@gmail.com, leave a message in the comments for this page, or instant message me through the link below if I’m available.

If you’re even going to consider asking a question, please first read everything there is to read on this page, including the comments section. People who ask questions that are already answered here are automatically no longer considered for any job. Other than producing quality art on time, your main job will be following very detailed scripts that will usually be longer than this blog post, so if you can’t get through this post and understand it, I can’t work with you.

UPDATE #1

Been getting a lot of IMs — which is fine, I type insanely fast — but this Gmail chat program isn’t great and I’ve accidentally closed down a couple of the IMs — sorry about that. Feel free to IM me on Yahoo Messenger as well at BobbyC712. Easier to keep track of those, and then I can actually see a name for you instead of just Guest.

Also, I strongly prefer an artist who also letters and colors, but that’s not a requirement. It would certainly give you an advantage. The great Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar colors and letters Marry Me, by the way. He also already had popular comics of his own online, which is something else that would give you an advantage — but again, not at all required. More important than the popularity of his comics was simply the proof that he could consistently produce solid work. But I’m also open to hiring a great artist who has never been involved in comics before.

Don’t hesitate to send me examples of your work, preferably as links. Send me whatever you want and tell me whatever you want — now’s the time! I’m reading everything carefully and I’m hiring! Let’s make some comics!

If you have any general questions which you think others might also have, please read the comments for this page first. And if your question hasn’t been asked yet, feel free to ask it in the comments so everyone can see the answer. Thank you.

UPDATE #2

The projects are in various genres and various ratings from G to R. An artist would be chosen for a project based on whatever the best fit would be. The goal for one of the comics is a Pixar type CGI-animated film, for example. Another is a political action thriller with lots of murders, and so on.

A popular question is what program the artist should work in and also what all the job would entail. I prefer the artist to work with whatever programs can get results that will be of a similar quality (not necessarily style, but quality — professionalism) of Marry Me or Last Blood. The job simply entails doing whatever is necessary to produce work like that, and to do it on time, of course.

UPDATE #3 (December 3, morning)

No one has been hired yet. Keep the submissions coming. Your age doesn’t matter, your location doesn’t matter. I will be replying eventually to every single e-mail. Artist jobs with me will ALWAYS be available, since I have a million more projects to do. Some will begin this month and some will begin ten years from now. I am always looking for artists.

UPDATE #4 (December 3, night)

Over 150 submissions so far and less than two of those have decent examples of a realistic comic art style. To repeat, I’m looking for all different styles for all different genres (like literally ALL GENRES, please read this post carefully if you’re going to apply), not just manga or cartoony. Great manga art would work for some of these, and great cartoony art would work for some of these, but about half of the upcoming projects pretty much require a realistic style. Please don’t whine and say “Why didn’t you say that from the start???” Because as I just said, I am looking for all styles, and “about half” does NOT equal “100 percent.”

There are about eight ideas that I’d be comfortable with starting as new comics very soon — meaning I know enough about them that I could start writing them right away. Of those eight, there are a specific four which I’d like to start as soon as possible, while probably holding off the others for future projects, since I don’t want to be writing eleven comics simultaneously (including the current three). So I’m mostly looking for artists for those top four projects, but if I don’t find good enough artists for those, I’d consider bumping the others up the schedule. Several of these comics could conceivably be drawn in various styles, but of my top four choices, three of them should probably be realistic, while the other could be cartoony or even 3D (it’s the Pixar type).

So let’s see some realistic art! One project features lots of hi-tech sniper rifles and Washington, D.C. landmarks and lots of guys in suits. One features a gigantic monster and lots of views from space — the Earth and the moon. One’s set in World War II with a significant focus on life in Japan. The cartoony/3D project features trillions of little aliens.

If you’re a good realistic artist, I’ll be so happy to see your stuff that I might just hire you on the spot!

UPDATE #5 (December 7)

One done deal so far and another deal almost certainly going to happen. Still leaves many projects available, including at least two that I’d like to start right away!

UPDATE #6 (December 14)

Still only the one deal done so far.  Keep those submissions coming.  Eventually I’ll reply to every e-mail.

UPDATE #7 (December 27)

Same situation still — keep submitting!  I apologize if I haven’t yet replied to your e-mail — that’s probably a good sign, though, at this stage, meaning that it’s not a definite no yet.  Current goal is to reply to everyone by January 10.

UPDATE #8 (January 5)

Nothing has changed.