Comic writer Mark Evanier on "Unfinanced Entrepreneurs", people who try to get artists to provide them with art without a contract or payment up front, for projects that are "surefire hits":
Part 1Part 2Part 3 - and Ten Cautionary TipsThe columns are a bit old but haven't lost any of their validity. "Unfinanced Entrepreneurs" are still out there, still trying to scam free work out of creative people, and may of them don't (or won't) even realize that what they're doing is seriously unethical.
Being a professional, Mr. Evanier neglects to mention a subspecies of these hucksters that preys on amateur and aspiring artists and is particularly p