Hope it's not too late to post here as I am a bit late to the party!
I have a backlog of story ideas and worlds that are fairly fleshed out and am open to the influence and input of the person I would be working with. I want to make sure the story I write has the spirit and energy of the artist equally involved so that they love the story and it is a joy to create it together. So high-level planning, character design, etc. would be a close collaboration once I've found someone that I jive with.
My idea is to release the story in novel form first with illustrations sprinkled in along with compelling covers. Then take the experience and fan feedback to create the story in comic form. This could actually line up with your schedule where we can be planning out the comic version as we create the written one and build a huge buffer for both that will accommodate the fluctuation in your schedule due to college. It will also help us test the waters and see how we work together before committing to something so time intensive for you while also building an audience for the story.
If you'd like to talk my discord is catadoodles#3198 – I'd be happy to go over some of my ideas, some of your ideas, and see if there is an interesting overlap in how we think and create.