How can an artist submit his work to you?

How can an artist submit his work to you?

Randy Stradley (Senior Editor of Dark Horse Comics) gives expert video advice on: How can an artist submit his work to you?; What is the ideal artist portfolio?; Do you prefer reviewing original or photocopies? and more...

We have an open-submission policy. The people can send us stuff through the mail anytime. It tends to pile up for a while. We get a chance to look through it and we'll whittle the pile down to nothing. It then builds up again. Here at the shows, people sign up ahead of time and it's generally first-come, first-serve. For years we've tried to figure out a way to triage the line so that we tell the people who are ready, yes, get in line. For the people who aren't, you're not ready yet. You don't need to show your work to an editor. It seems like, in recent years, that showing your work to the editor has become the "in" thing that you do. It's just what you do. They don't even know why they're showing their work to an editor because I'm not an artist. I can't really tell them how to draw better, or what techniques they should use. My job is to find people who can be given an assignment and be expected to pull it off.