Hi, I’m Anthony, but most people online call me Sizzle.
I’m a YouTuber with 80k subscribers who started writing a story called Yandere City a few years back. The roleplay series that this story was written for was pretty successful on my channel, with the first episode garnering close to 400,000 views, but I decided to cancel it after only 8 episodes and later realized that I wanted to rewrite the story for the hopes of it becoming a webcomic one day. To be honest, the initial version of the story that was made for YouTube was made extremely quickly, so it's not anywhere near as grand as what I currently have written (70+ pages of notes). The scripts were also produced quickly, so the version made years ago can come across as a little cringe-worthy due to a lack of thought put behind the episodes (lol). I have since refined it tremendously and have made it a story I am very proud of with connective and intertwined storylines that help fulfill themes and long-seeded character arcs among many characters. The issue is that I don’t have the skills necessary to bring my vision to life in a webcomic format.
If you want to check out the first episode to get a feel for the general story as it was back in 2017 (which hasn’t changed THAT much), here's the link to the Minecraft roleplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bvQI74q2ts
I am hoping to find someone who will be able to create the webcomic pages, illustrate and color them, and work collaboratively with me in a dedicated partnership. I’m looking for a person who will be active and responds promptly so that this project can go as smoothly as possible! I hate to sound harsh, but being unresponsive or consistently lacking communication (as dictated by me) can result in you being removed from this project. I would like this to be a fun experience for both of us and that can only happen if we are both on the same page of course! 
I also want to highlight that I plan on making this a long-term story! As it currently stands, I would hope to have a chapter up bi-weekly at the very least. I’m able to pay $60 per chapter (for an average-length chapter) to the artist and any future monetary gain that comes from our continued collaboration on the comic will be split between us. I’ll be promoting the comic on my YouTuhe channel with hopes of the old fans of the roleplay coming aboard for the ride.
The story first kicks into motion when a 17 year old boy named Anthony with the ability to see visions of the past and future through his dreams moves to a new city. On his first night there, the boy sees a vision of one of his classmates, Brandon, dying in the back of an alley as the culprit, a mysterious masked woman, goes for the kill. In order to stop this from happening, the main characters soon learn they must learn to combat the dangers of the criminal underground, discover more about the masked superhero that roams the city streets at night, and uncover the hidden information about the previous events that earned this place the nickname “Yandere City.” As the secrets of the strange, and sometimes supernatural, events they are surrounded by begin to unfold around our characters, the return of the “Yandere” seems more like a presence that will bring upon a new chapter for the entire city. This is a story about learning to take control of one’s own life even at the expense of getting out of a comfort zone. Don’t be bogged down by the past, because the future is still untapped.
This is a fantasy/crime/mystery story with heavy slice of life and romance elements and will include:
Magic (elemental manipulation and prophetic visions)
Spirits
Magical Dimensions
Gun fights
Knife fights
Hand-to-hand combat
Blood (nothing TOO crazy, of course)
I love stories that hold deeper themes, complex characters, and heavy subplots. The story is very character driven, with each character having their own struggles and ambitions that they have to overcome. Due to the core characters being seniors in high school wrapped up in the darker/magical elements of the world around them, the moments surrounding them can be small-scale or grand-scale depending on the character. The entire story has elements of fantasy that slowly begin coming to the surface as it continues.
I’m hoping to find an artist that feels comfortable with the following:
Creativity (!!!!)
Visually appealing character designs and backgrounds
Skills in the ability to shade and use screen tones. Colors are always nice too (and preferred lol).
Skills in character expressions (body/facial and action sequences would be nice since this story will include lots of “motion”).
Honestly, I don’t know much about drawing/storyboarding but I will try to assist as much as possible in making the vision come to life. Any questions you may have will usually be answered by me relatively quickly.
I would love to see examples of your artwork! Also, feel free to drop your discord so we can discuss more! You can PM me on here or on twitter @SizzleGames
I'm suuuper excited to get this going! Let’s make this a super fun project for us both!!
Here’s some artwork a fan of the series made years ago of what the main characters roughly look like:
