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Hi Stan!

Sorry to post a guest art request on the board, but your editor is away so I thought I'd give this a shot.

I am the creator of a graphic novel series called "DEADY" about an evil, little teddy bear. The books are published by Sirius and feature a handful of guest artists in each issue.

Past contributors include:

Clive Barker
Neil Gaiman
James O'Barr
Roman Dirge
Ted Naifeh
Dan Brereton
Junko Mizuno
Gris Grimly

and many, many others.

I am presently putting together the fourth issue, "Deady, Big in Japan". I would like to invite you to join us as a guest artist. So far on board is David Mack.
He suggested I contact you and pitch you on a "Deady Meets Usagi" cross-over story. I LOVED the idea and thought I'd run it by you.

The Deady books are black and white.
You can get a glimpse of them here:
www.voltaire.net (under comics)

The deadline is roughly March 1st, 2006.
(email me for other "specs" of the gig)

Guest artists in the past have contributed everything from pin-ups, to stories that I've illustrated, to finished cross-over stories.
Ideally I would love you to do a 2 or 3 page cross-over story but any level of involvement you choose would be greatly appreciated.
It would truly be an honor to have you aboard!


Cheers!
Voltaire

Sorry, there is no way I can meet any sort of deadline. I've just caught up with the Usagi deadlines, and I've got six trips in the next seven months that will again put me behind.

Good luck with your book.

No worries, I totally understand.
I juggle about 10 projects at a time... it's just that I've grown accustomed to the manic screams of the comic publisher, the book publisher, the record label, live show promoters, toy company,(ahem, the bill collectors!) etc.. heh heh...

All of the very best to you and continued success with your awesome work!!!

Cheers,
Voltaire
www.voltaire.net