Pencillers: Again, send reduced copies. If you're sending finished work (fully pencilled and inked), include copies of the original pencilled pages before they were inked. If you want to show full-color work, send color photocopies (again, pencilled pages before they were colored would be helpful). You may also include tear sheets of previously printed work. Dark Horse will supply you with a short sample script if you send a 9"x12" S.A.S.E. posted for three first-class ounces.

Inkers: Include copies of the original pencils before they were inked. If we can't see the original pencils, we have no way of evaluating what you brought to the artwork. Dark Horse will supply you with photocopies of pencilled pages that you can ink on overlays if you send a 9"x12" S.A.S.E. posted for three first-class ounces.

Cover artists: A variety of 5-10 paintings should be sufficient in showcasing your ability. You want to be sure to show a wide range of scenes and characters. The more versatility you display, the better we'll be able to evaluate you. Reduced, color photocopies are preferred, though slides are acceptable. Here, too, original pencilled versions are also desired.

Colorists: You may photocopy up to eight pages of Dark Horse's current B&W work onto white paper for coloring samples only. Dark Horse will supply you with sample pages to color if you send a 9"x12" S.A.S.E. posted for two first-class ounces. Send color photocopies of your work, never originals.

Letterers: You need to show that you are capable of a variety of lettering styles. Outside of normal lettering in balloons and captions, editors want to see sound effects and display lettering, italicized lettering, handwriting anything you may be expected to produce for a potential comic book. Clarity and consistency are a must. A lettering packet (sample script, balloon placements, and full-size photocopies of pencilled pages that can be lettered on overlays) will be supplied to you if you send a 9"x12" S.A.S.E. posted for three first-class ounces.

What to expect: Your work will either be kept on file for reference or returned to you. If you did not include a S.A.S.E., then you will likely receive no reply. If an editor is interested in your work, then she or he will probably contact you by phone, provided your phone number is included with your submission. Unfortunately, we don't have time to critique your work. If you're looking for constructive criticism, show your work to industry professionals at conventions or to friends who can be trusted to give you an honest opinion. An editor's job is to find creators who can produce publishable work. If you think you have the talent, desire, and professionalism to make it in comics, then give it your best shot. You have nothing to lose by trying.

Proposal And Scripting Guidelines For Writers
To submit a written proposal to Dark Horse, the following material must be included.

Signed Submission Agreement. Dark Horse has the highest regard for creators and for the ownership of original properties, and this agreement should in no way be misconstrued as license for Dark Horse to appropriate your creations. This agreement protects Dark Horse from any liabilities involving coincidental similarities to works-in-progress or other submissions. It is only required for original stories, scripts, series proposals, and characters. You do not need to sign it if you are only sending art samples or previously published script samples. Material arriving without a signed agreement will be returned (if accompanied by a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope) or destroyed without review. The agreement is attached to the back of this form and may be duplicated as needed. A new agreement must be submitted with each new idea, proposal, script, etc. and must be signed by all involved creators and copyright holders. Please note that Dark Horse does not review unsolicited scripts, story ideas, or proposals pertaining to any property currently published by Dark Horse or any property not owned by the submitter. Such material will be returned or destroyed without review.