I publish Indie Comics Magazine and I think there is a misconception here. The content is edited ' not everyone who submits is accepted.
Content is based on tight, done-in-one storytelling and superior art. This is where submissions fail. Creators I turn down aren't skilled at telling a story in eight pages and much of their art is undeveloped.
We've included indie comics heavyweights like Arsenic Lullaby's Doug Paszkiewicz, The Three Geeks' Rich Koslowski, and syndicated cartoonist Aaron Warner. We've also accepted submissions from creators who are regionally known and are looking to impact the Diamond market. I like a variety of styles and the books reflect this.
The buy-in price includes a half page ad in Previews ($750), web listing at http://indiecomicsmagazine.com/, news release program, video preview, and quality printing. Creators split the Diamond invoice eight ways. I'm very transparent about this and the whole program, including what creators have received from each issue, is online at http://www.aazurn.com/ICM.html
There's no trickery here, just a program to help creators connect with new customers and reach the Diamond market. Anyone on the Indie Comics Magazine website will vouch for me.
If I am, somehow, trying to rip people off, I'm the world's worse thief. Ad revenue in the latest issue will finally begin to pay me back for a minuscule portion of the two years' time I've devoted to Indie Comics Magazine and the creators that appear there.
If creators are interested in submitting to see if their eight page story will be accepted for Indie Comics Magazine, they can read the submission page at http://www.aazurn.com/ICM.html
Gary Scott Beatty
Indie Comics Magazine
Xeric Awarded Writer and Illustrator
Comic Book Coloring and Lettering
http://indiecomicsmagazine.com/
indiecomicsmagazine@yahoo.com
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