Hi! I'm Paul, and I'm interested in working with an artist on a manga project I have started to try and materialize. It's gonna be action/shonen, so I'm looking for a black-and-white, semi-cartoony art style(think MHA, FMA kinda, etc.). It is currently a WIP, so no script for chapters yet. I'm planning on making this a long-term project, but if you're skeptical, you don't have to be in it for the whole ride(more on that later). If the artist want's to add/suggest changes to the story, I'm all ears! However, keep in mind that suggestions are suggestions, not orders.
Breif MAL-esque summary(Bear in mind this is WIP; names are placeholders): Meet Ikki(btw ikki is a guy just found out while writing that ikki is also the name of a female ATLA character lmao): your average high school student: Guitar lover, photographer, aspiring gamer. But that was a year ago. Nowadays, you might know him as the drug dealer/drug abuser that destroyed your town, nutting enthusiast(you're not drawing weird shit i promise lol), a "gifted" C- student, friendless, and just a bad person in general. He's given up on fighting his inner demons after trying so hard, and now just moves through life, doing whatever he feels like. But that all changes when an interaction with a client goes off the rails, and he discovers powers inside him that seemingly came out of nowhere. He's thrust into a world of action, centered around the balance orbs: a power everyone has (had), but very few can use. As Ikki dives deeper into this world, he finds everything he's looking for at the tips of his fingers: friendship, comfort, purpose, balance. But Ikki finds out the hard way that saving himself - and everyone else world - will have him endure physical and emotional pains that he may never recover from. But with what's at stake, he's ready and willing to do anything and everything. Oh yeah, and he has a pet hamster that can talk.
More Plot stuff: World will be very small but intricate(setting based off Southern California), with organizations being around 4-7 "chapters"(fancy word for group) of balance orb users. The main character is based on Ed Elric/Ichigo with a little bit of Deku/Shinra splashed in(tough guy but actually kinda soft but still kinda tough with a work ethic of steel and semi-questionable morals at first; don't want this guy to be moral jesus we have enough of those lmao). I have a good idea of how the side characters are going to be but would like to work on them a little more.
This will be an unpaid job. If we get to the point of profit, we'll split it 50-50. I'm fairly new to this manga creation thing(don't let that deter you), so all I have are characters and a plot.
Like I said before, I personally think this will be a long-term project(and would prefer a long-term partner), but if you just wanna work on a few chapters with me, those options will be considered by me. You get to do what you want and I gain experience and a portfolio to show off to more people that would be willing to help.
Contact me on Discord(hermit#0706) or email(paulshark023@gmail.com) if you would like to talk there. I'll reply in at least 12 hours, but 95% of the time within an hour or two.
That's about it! Let me know if you have any questions and good luck on your journey as well!