UK publishers, commission an artist to create a comic strip for serialization in newspapers or magazines with this Commission Agreement for Strip Cartoon, pursuant to the laws of England. The cartoon characters will be based on existing characters from literary or film sources, or on real people. Provisions of the Agreement include:

• The artist agrees to remain faithful to the established characterizations of the characters, and will consult with the publisher to develop story lines for the characters.


• The publisher has final approval on all story lines and completed cartoons.


• All rights in the characters and the cartoons belong to the publisher. The artist will receive a credit on all cartoon strips and on any compilation of cartoons.


• The Artist warrants that s/he is a "qualifying person" within the meaning of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 154, for purposes of assigning copyright to the publisher.

This United Kingdom strip cartoon artist commission agreement is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to fit your needs.