Hey there, sorry it's taken me so long to reply! Hope your job search has been going well in the meantime. The best advice I can give based on my experience is to draw until your fingers bleed every day and take the best 5 or 6 pages out of those to as many conventions as you can and talk to editors at smaller independent publishers first. It's WAY easier to get in to the mainstream (I think your style could be a good fit at Vertigo) if you have independent work under your belt first, since Marvel/DC can't take chances on artists that they're not sure can meet deadlines on a pro-level. Luckily, it's pretty easy to get face-time with indie publishers. Submitting on-line is not a bad idea for these companies either. Good luck!

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