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1. TYPE AND GENRE Ginck Press is interested in putting out creator owned books of the Sci-fi/fantasy/horror/crime genres. This does not necessitate they be of the standard cliche that is normally associated with them, just that there be some perveying element of your book that can be classified under the above labels. They can be drama, comedy, action, mystery, psycological - as long as they have that primary element that associates them with either sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or crime, Ginck will be interested.
(Ex: a love story with robots in it counts as sci-fi, mermaids trying to make it big in new york would count as fantasy, two bungling buffoons trying to make it to the top of the mob counts as crime, etc.)
2. GINCK QUALITY Ginck Press only wants books that are well written(the narrative is sensible to follow with little to no type-o's) and well drawn(consistent in style and interesting to look at - if you want the Ginck to publish something with stick figures, it better be damned cool to look at).
3. FORMAT When sending a submission you must inlcude one completed issue, with a cover mock up, and a single page creator file introducing you, and summarizing the story arc(from beginning to end) for your (mini)series. Include all contact info on your Creator File.
Please tell Ginck Press whether your book is a mini- or ongoing series. How many issues it will be(if a mini-). Whether it will be in black and white, gray tone, or color.
All pages must be fully penciled, inked, and lettered. Color is optional, but it helps if you want your book to be in color.
If Ginck Press likes your proposal, but sees some things that Ginck thinks should be changed(title, logo, sucky lettering, etc.) Ginck Press will let you know with some suggestions. If you're open to it, then you and Ginck Press can kick around ideas to make your book more effective. The Ginck does this in the best interest of your book; after you sell Ginck on your proposal, the next step is to sell Diamond Distributors on your proposal, and after that, we have to get the retailers interested, and then it becomes all about finding your readership.
4. Ginck Press' service fee:
If the Ginck manages to sell your book to Diamond Distributors, then it will retain all revenues and left over unit copies from said sale until 1) all costs and expenses accumulated in publishing your book have been covered and 2) our small, flat, base service fee has also been covered. All remaining revenue and unit copies of your book go to you, the creator, as your royalty payment.
(If you prefer, Ginck Press will retain your remaining book unit copies and sell it via the Ginck Media online store as well as through various conventions that Ginck Press participates in.)
All copyrights and trademarks associated with your book(s), with the exception of the the Ginck logo and name, will be fully retained by you, the creator(s) - hence "creator-owned".
Please note that if printing costs exceed a certain threshhold, our service fee increases at 10% of the amount that the printing costs exceed that threshold(ie: our fee becomes The Base Fee + 10% of the difference between our printing cost threshold and actual printing costs of your book). This increase is to compensate for extended use of Ginck Press' resources.
5. RE-PUBLICATION
Once a series has been completed, or at least 4 issues of an ongoing series have been released, plans will be made for publishing a graphic novelization of that series, unless you, the creator(s), request otherwise. Cost and fee covering will apply as stated above. Ginck Press will also plan to reprint the graphic novel on an annual to bi-annual basis for as long as it retains a steady enough demand to cover the cost and our service fee, or until you request otherwise.
Unless you are already an industry known creator, Ginck Press will not publish graphic novels before publishing the story in serial form first.
6. BE FORWARNED- A Reality Check
The comic book industry is very volitile, fickle, and HIGHLY competative. Just because Ginck Press accepts your title for publication, it doesn't mean it will get published. Assuming the Ginck has no changes to suggest, Ginck must also solicit Diamond to distribute the book. If Diamond rejects it, then it's either back to the drawing board for your title, or a complete scrap of it, or you can try online distribution(ie: www.comixpress.com), or trying to self-publish it and selling it at conventions. The other comic book distributor, FM International, has pretty much gone belly up and cannot be depended upon. And Cold Cut Distribution only accepts back issues of books that have actually been released.
Also, realize that it is extremely rare for a creator to make a livable amount of money from creator-owned material. You will be lucky to make over $1000.00 off of your first issue, and you will be just as lucky to make over half that on your second, as retailers typically cut their orders in half to reduce their risk.
Unless you just happen to hit a nerve in the comic book buying public and consistently sell thousands of copies per issue, you will most likely not be able to make a living off of this, but you will be able to make some money, and most importantly you will have the artistic pride of having something you created widely distributed for public consumption.
The only way to have a chance at making a living at this is to be persistant, consistant, and patient as you build your readership. How much income you receive for your book depends on the size of its readership(ie: buyers). If you're persistant about keeping your book alive, and consistantly have it out on time at a consitant/increasing level of quality, the chances of growing your readership will increase.
So, if you want to create a comic book and have it published, it better be for the love of it, and not because you want to be rich and famous, because odds are, 99.9999 times out of a 100, the latter is NOT going to happen.
This is not to discourage people from trying to put out a book, this is to discourage people from expecting to make loads of cash from their book. The laws of Supply and Demand are always in effect, and right now, in the comic book industry, the supply is far exceeding the demand.
Go here to get an idea on how comic book selling trends go up and down(you'll notice that the "Big Two" overwhelmingly dominate the upper ranks):
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1850.html
Once again, Creator-Owned books are Labors of Love FIRST, and a source of income, SECOND.
7. ELECTRONIC OR PRINTED
You may send your submission via e-mail in .pdf format(minimum 300 dpi, black and white or grayscale only, no
color), to:
ginckmedia@gmail.com
(make sure to put "submission" in the subject line, please)
or you may mail your submission in printed form(b&w, grayscale, or color), on 8.5" by 11"(at least big enough to show what the actual printed version of the book is going to look like) sheets of paper to:
Jeremy C. Flowers
Ginck Press Submissions
9971 Quail Blvd
#216
Austin, Tx 78758-5789
And Ginck Press will get back to you as quickly as possible.
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