Spanish Artists Go Global in Work Hunt

By John Freeman on 10 June 2009

Vampirella by Sanjulian
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The “green shoots” of an economic upturn don’t seem much in evidence today, as more creators get in touch to tell me they are seeking work in a depressed and rapidly diminishing market.

Even the hardened pros are having a hard time: Esteve Dalmau, who runs an art agency in Barcelona, got in touch this week and sent me some simply stunning samples by the likes of Martin Blanco, Paco Diaz (whose credits include Wolverine) and others.

Like many artists, they’re seeking work and I’ve done what I can, passing on their information. With Esteve’s permission, I’ve also posted their samples on my Flickr pages, in the hope they might catch an editor or other commissioning bod’s attention.

If you are an editor or commissioning bod, drop me a line if you like what you’ll see and I’ll happily pass your query on to Esteve.

I’m not forgetting Britain’s homegrown talent: downthetubes has a huge directory of comic creators on the main site.

I’ve no connection with Esteve but I did think the samples were impressive. Hope you do, too.

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.