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Commission And Be Damned – The Green Princess

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Johnny Lee Achziger writes for Bleeding Cool. Certain creator names redacted at his request; Back in the mid 1970s I wrote a book called “The Green Princess” and since I couldn’t sell it (it wasn’t all that great), I decided …

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Blogger Answers Bleeding Cool with Commission Woes

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

There was quite a lot of feedback to Rich’s piece recently on taking your chances when it comes to art commissions. Anj, a blogger for Supergirl Comic Box Commentary, posted the following piece in response. Bleeding Cool is reprinting Anj’s blog with …

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Commission And Be Damned

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Lots of comic book artists take private commissions for work, often using trademarked characters they’ve worked on, often charging hundreds, even thousands of dollars. It can pay better than a publisher page rate, and the more successful you are as a comic …

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Charlie Brooker And Co. To Start Production On New Run Of Black Mirror Next Month

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Charlie Brooker is said to have coined three new episodes of his Twilight Zone-inspired social satire Black Mirror, and they’re to go into production as soon as next month. There’s no indication yet what kind of ideas Brooker will be …

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Bill Sienkiewicz And The Troll Part Two

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Last year, Bleeding Cool ran a piece covering controversy over a certain commissioned sketch by Bill Sienkiewicz. The piece was years late and the purchaser considered it below standard. Even that it was mocking the purchaser by, well, calling him …

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