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Gary Mon Apr 04 22:59:14 CDT 2005	contracts Does anybody have a good standard contract for one or more of the following: 1. contract between a publisher and a comic creator (artist + writer) 2. contract between a publisher and a writer 3. contract between a publisher and an artist (penciller / inker / colorist) 4. contract between a writer and an artist for a collaboration on a comic series or one-off book I’ve found standard contracts for the movie industry, but nothing particularly good for the comics industry. Yes, it’s true that “every contract is different,” but for indie comics I’ve got to believe some boilerplate language and standard terms would apply.

Z. Bill Stapleman Mon Apr 04 23:18:18 CDT 2005	I make mine up and convert it into legalese hehe. It would be nice to see some ‘official’ contracts though.

Zombie Jesus Tue Apr 05 08:26:27 CDT 2005	http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0823024555/qid=1112707388/sr=8-6/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i6_xgl14/103-5042934-9727814?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 How to Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book: The Complete Resource Guide to the Business, Production, Distribution, Marketing and Promotion of Comic Books by Tony C. Caputo and…. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0823058778/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/103-5042934-9727814?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 The Writer’s Guide to the Business of Comics by Lurene Haines