"Kick-Ass" Creator Mark Millar Hiring Unknown Writers and Artists

Do you want to be a comic book writer or artist? Would you like to get paid Marvel/DC rates? Would you like to write for other people’s famous characters? And beyond that, do you want to benefit a good cause in the process?

Mark Millar wants to give you the opportunity to satisfy all four of those conditions. Starting this past Monday, Sept. 28, to Oct. 30, Millar will be accepting writing and drawing submissions through his Millarworld website. You will have the chance to draw/write using Millar’s own beloved characters from such blockbuster titles like Kick-Ass, Starlight, and Chrononauts! Once the deadline passes, Millar will choose six artists and six writers by Nov. 30 and commission them to create new stories featuring the aforementioned characters. He’ll also be paying them Marvel and DC starter rates. These stories will then be published next year, and for every year thereafter, in the first Annual Millarworld New Talent Showcase.

The book will benefit the Hero Initiative, a program that supports comic creators in financial need.

"I’ve always been very precious about letting other people do my creations so this is quite unusual, but I really do believe that the only way we can thrive as an industry is if new talent gets a chance. Comics has [sic] been really good to me and I want to do what I can with my limited time to give budding creators a wee chance too if they’re maybe unsure where to start," stated Millar. 

Click here for art submissions and here for writer submissions.