Comments on: Dallas Art News to start webcomic section in April

By: Ted Dawson

Ted Dawson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:55:52 +0000

Tony, it doesn’t matter if you win. Zuda selects ten 8-page submissions each month, and each of them is paid $500.00 for the one-time rights. The comic that wins the contest gets a 52-week contract to continue the story. If I remember correctly, they pay $250 per weekly installment. Successful comics that continue past the first year probably get more.

I think the syndicates could learn from this model.

By: Tony Piro

Tony Piro — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:29:12 +0000

@Ted What if you don’t win?

By: Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:48:17 +0000

It can’t appear on the internet until after they print it? Hmmm… this is sounding less like “webcomics” and more like “let’s get us some free content.”

By: Peter Marinacci

Peter Marinacci — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:12:56 +0000

You have to create the comics with a specific subject and you have to give them first online rights…and they might consider paying you. I wonder if they treat their reporters this way? It’s an offer I think I can refuse.

By: Ted Dawson

Ted Dawson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:28:32 +0000

Zuda compensates the cartoonists.

By: Tony Piro

Tony Piro — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:23:39 +0000

The previous webcomics increased The Dallas Art News traffic to record heights because they had 19 webcomic artists linking to them.

This is the same scam that sites like Zuda use. They generate a bunch of traffic for themselves under the facade that they are somehow providing exposure for these creators.

By: Anne Hambrock

Anne Hambrock — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:11:10 +0000

I see the comics have to be g-rated. That will be interesting.

By: August J. Pollak

August J. Pollak — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:52:07 +0000

Be warned, for now, they are “considering compensation.”

They admit that the comics increased their traffic to record heights, they want first-online-rights as well as specific subject/topic matter, and they’re “considering” whether or not the artists should be compensated for it? Wow, how generous of them.

By: Tony Piro

Tony Piro — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:31:49 +0000

The above links doesn’t work. Here’s a link for those interested

http://www.dallasartnews.com/2010/02/dallas-art-news-announces-guest-webcomic-artist-program/

I’m slightly confused. Will the webcomics appear just on their site, in a gallery, in some sort of printed edition?

By: Steve Skelton

Steve Skelton — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:18:05 +0000

Be warned, for now, they are “considering compensation.”

Oh man c’mon. If you can’t afford to pay contributors then you can’t afford to be in business. Go start a lemonade stand. That should reacquaint you with fundamental economics.