Colorist Develop a Secondary market

We all know that as Colorist we have no legitimate secondary market for our colors. Pencilers and Inkers sell boards but what do we have? Digital files with line work that doesn't belong to us in front of it. Sure there's a few ways to get around it but it's all rather gray on if it's legal or not. Well it looks like that could change.

You may have seen the article on Comicon's Pluse website (www.comicon.com) about Chris Sotomayor's new project called Color Master Prints. Basically he's worked a deal where Marvel has agreed to sell one of a kind color art prints of pages and colors. The Artist, Inker and Colorist get's a cut (I have no idea what that is or how it works). Now this isn't exclusive to Marvel and if you color anything for an independent I think it wold be easy to get on board but... well I color mostly DC.

I sent an email to ChrisSotomayor asking about the possibility of getting DC on board for this as well. His suggestion was to mention it to our editors. Now myself being a young upstart with a natural disdain for authority I will send my editors emails.

One or two people won't be enough. There needs to be a demand from consumers to get DC to get on board. I don't think the companies make any money from the print and they shouldn't but an agreement had to be made to make it work. I don't think this is going to be anyone's priority unless we make it one.

Here's the article:
http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb....c;f=36;t=007286

The website that is coming for it:
http://www.colormasterprints.com/

Trinity #4-6 Covers for Download

Trinity #4-6 covers up as one..

Drawn by Pacheco
Ins by Merino
Colors by me



http://www.dccomics.com/sites/trinity/

get it here:

Trinity_4_5_6_1600x1200

DON'T DO IT OR I'LL PUT THIS CELL TO YOUR HEAD... and make you talk?

disturbing

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/portable%2Bpopcorn/video/x5odhh_

DC COMICS Trinity hit the stands

Well it actually happened last week June 4th was the release date of Trinity #1 the new WEEKLY series from DC Comics that I'm coloring the Back-up on and the ocasional cover (1-6 so far).

Here's what the cover of 1-3 looks like in a single image



and here's one you can download from DC



Lots of covereage out there too, here are a few links:

DC Trinity Mini Site

News-a-Rama Trinity #1 - The Annotated Edition

News-a-Rama Trinity#1 review and comments

....More News-a-Rama Trinity

Secret super-copyright treaty leaked

"Honestly, it's becoming clearer and clearer that the entertainment industry is an existential threat to the idea of free speech, open tools, and an open communications network."


www.wikileaks.org

POSTED BY CORY DOCTOROW http://www.boingboing.net/

Sapo Sueño Tour 2008 Poster

Just Finished with the Sapo Sueno (how do you make that "n" and tilday?)

Here are the dates he has so far and the info that gets plugged in for shows:

The Comet Tavern
Thursday June 26th 9pm
922 E Pike St
Seattle, WA 98122

Playing with:

The Kindness Kind
Ghost Lobby
Sapo Sueño
Blue Star Creeper


Holocene
Friday June 27th 9pm
$7 day of show 21+
1001 SE Morrison St
Portland, OR 97214

Playing with:

Sapo Sueño
Chris Robley ant the Fear of Heights
Bark Hide and Horn
Polly High


Luckey's Bar
Saturday June 28th
933 Olive Street
Eugene, OR 97401




with a bigger version here:

Really Big Version

check out them here 

www.myspace.com/saposueno