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Mar '23
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Hello again. I did this post a while back and I got suggested to provide proper introduction and some knowledge before I start with the story.
Name's Hayka, and I've been writing for a couple years (I used to write a yuri mystery novel on Wattpad but deleted it because of personal reasons) and I recently started again under the name Hayka.
My novel (Show Me) received some nice recognition despite being in the Mystery category (it's not as crowded over there). I do have a fanbase on Telegram (I'm pretty popular with eastern people and different telegram channels, each with 1k members), and I have a bunch of projects I wanna work on, one of which is the one I want to pitch here for anyone who's interested.

Here's a synopsis for Hunters
The Otherside (also known as the Kanata) has always been home to oddities. Thanks to the almost impenetrable border between our world and the Kanata, the incidents where the two sides collide have rarely been witnessed throughout the history; but when it happened, many people started believing in its existence. If you do a quick search on the internet, you’ll know about the disappearance of David Lang, and several other incidents linked to the paranormal, and the Kanata. A decade ago, due to unknown reasons, the border between reality and the Otherside almost vanished for 39 hours. Because of this, anomalies, sacred beings, gods, demons, monsters, curses and blessings, oddities, and eccentric events passed the bridge to our side. Humanity struggled to survive against them.
Six years after that, humans evolved from mob groups with no clue as to what they're doing, to sophisticated agencies with their own researchers and protocols. Ever since Hunter Agencies were created, their members have been known as heroes. Although, that is simply a wrong assumption. People will rarely endanger their most precious belonging, their life, for something as puny as humanity. Heroism is a lie. Nobody in their right mind would suffer to make the lives of others easier; and those that do so, having gained nothing for themselves, will perish. The hunters are basically in it for the money, and nothing more. Sure, there might be deranged individuals among them who seek death and the thrill of adventure, but money is what motivates most of them. That being said, you can’t NOT treat hunters as heroes. They do what they do, and they are good at it. They’d be losing contracts and customers left and right if they weren’t.
The story follows Blake and Melany as they investigate different cases with monsters and events. Blake tries his hardest to get the job done, having no idea that the odd, skillful girl that accompanies him, and has fallen for him, can barely hide her tail and wings.
Melany is a Shadow Demon, and a residence of Kanata itself.

I'm looking for a Manga artist to help me visualize this story, black&white or colored. The story has different CASES, starting with Case#79, each case has multiple chapters, ranging from 4-10 (maybe more in final arcs, or introduction arcs). I still haven't decided on how many panels per chapter we'll need, and I'm okay with manhwa style paneling and also Japanese manga style paneling (each page having multiple panels)
The story takes place in the modern world with some supernatural events, but there's also a weird world called the Kanata, so I mostly need urban locations, and some weird locations that we rarely see way ahead in the future when the characters visit the Otherside, but the story mainly takes place in modern world.
I can't promise payment, because I'm not in a western country and don't earn money in $ but I do have a fanbase to share the series with. I am also willing to share my skill as a writer if an artist ever needs any help with a plot, and I can help with paneling and direction, especially if it's done in manga style.
So, if you're interested, you can say so below, or ask me in dms.

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BoomerZ
Mar '23

This is a setting, not a story. It's a place where a story is suppose to take place.

Hayka
Mar '23

I felt it'd be too long if I added more; and I don't want the full concept out there since I'm planning to write it as a novel as well. I just put a plot outline without getting into details. Ask me in dms if you wanna know more.

I'll edit this in the message as well

RedLenai
Mar '23

Hello there, I believe you should keep in mind these following questions to properly debate if it's wise to involve an artist or if it would be better for you to write it as a novel and post it Independently like most of Tapas authors. Webcomics take a lot of time to produce, especially without teams and if this is going to be something long term, then you'll need to find ways to keep an artist motivated, especially so they won't leave for better opportunities or paid gigs.

You can also get better ideas how to pitch and present your story through these threads here on Tapas


Ordinaryaverageguy
Mar '23

Maybe I missed it, but I don't think you said what kind of assistance you want/need. Artist? Story writer? Colorist? Editor?

Hayka
Mar '23

I need an artist. I'm a novelist and I can't help much with the art, though I can help with paneling and the scene direction and doing the speech bubbles (if it's a thing)

Hayka
Mar '23
RedLenai

thanks for the help.
Let me have a look. I'll make another post using stuff mentioned here.
And yeah it is kinda long-term

RedLenai
Mar '23

You're welcome but instead of making a new thread, use your already existing one (aka this) and edit it, please.

pavelkochegin
Mar '23

its all same kind as master mushi ? i mean there more diferent stories than the main story ? i also have telegram and using it, but i cant get whats main idea about

Hayka
Mar '23

Hi there.
if you have telegram u can message me some time. I'll send u my id in dms.
story is kinda episodic with a huge over-arching plot going on. It's kind of a monster of the week story like Martin Mystery series (the old comic/animation series) with just a bigger plot.
I'll give a link to the novel once I kick it off in a couple weeks. I also somehow involve parallels and symbolism in my works to different ideas and real-life struggles. Check out my other novel if you wanna know more about how I write stuff.

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Hayka
Apr '23

hi there
sorry my laptop got a virus (stop/djvu type) so I ran into some trouble but yeah I do have Discord. Give me your username in dms and I'll send u a friend request