Bloomin Faeries gone?

[Blake Isaac Gordon]

I was about to comment on this thread earlier this morning, and goodness me, I'm glad I waited...

Originally Posted by PoisonElf

These conversations are always good for letting me know who to never ever work with.

Oh SNAP!

Originally Posted by qzar9999

Whatever, dude. I think it's too much, you don't. We'll just have to agree to disagree.

People can do what they want with their own money.

And it looks like they are sending it over to BF Indiegogo site, last I checked they were close to the 1000 mark.

Originally Posted by qzar9999

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Elf, I'm curious to know how much you think a single four-panel comic strip I is worth, if you don't think $500 is too much. I know that nearly any artist we work with for the Fan sites would do a single four-panel page for less than that.

Gotta be straight up- you get what you pay for.

Originally Posted by PoisonElf

Why all this talk of "transparency"?
The indie go-go tells you what the money is going to.
"Each comic would cost about $500 each—some for the artist (Wondollar) what's left to me to help pay the hosting fees (and my bills)." How is that unreasonable? Do you need to see an itemized list and their bank statement to justify your amazing $2 contribution?

I'd pay the artist whatever their asking price is. And if it was too high for the budget I had set out, I'd try to meet them most of the way by laying out a decent page rate and make up the rest in % of property ownership, sales, comps or whatever else.

I'd also be realistic about what the project is, who the intended audience would be, and how much that would potentially bring in. I'm not going to try to hire Alex Ross to draw breast expansion.

Alex Ross on a BE comic that's too damn funny. And I'm going to have to agree with Poison Elf on this one, what more transparency do you need unless you want to see it to compare with your own business model.

Originally Posted by PoisonElf

Also: Yes, I'm aware how much they pay the artists at those Fan sites. That's why I keep turning them down and they have to rely on the revolving door of toe dippers or same handful of artists willing to work so hard for so little.

God-Damn!




I'm glad Poison Elf has said all that they have said because it sounds legit. I should not anything more, but...

The BF project is in the lowest third of the average comic book budget PER PAGE not per book. I think they might be low-balling it too much for a comic of their caliber. And after looking at BF Indiegogo page the majority of the money came from individuals doing the 20 dollar tier to get the archives of the comic. So to them thumbs up!

As for Qzar9999, I have no clue were the 'frustration' is coming from. BE content of any kind, let alone top-quality content, is getting more and more rare. Nobody cares for this much any more. I would think we would support any of our piers regardless of our perceptions because we all gain enjoyment from the same thing.