Negative Space Comics (2024)

01/12/2022

Join us next week for another FREE PANEL!

This is going to be a fun one — , writer of the Rick & Morty comic joins us to talk about how to find your voice. Don't miss it!

Register for this event: https://negativespacecomics.com/events/ (or link in bio)
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29/11/2022

Our Digital Anthology is out now! Download and enjoy this year’s Short Comics Competition winner and finalists.

We look forward to holding this competition again in 2023!

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21/11/2022

Announcing our Short Comics Competition Winner:
“Now Showing” Written by Cameron Poletti
Art by Keith Browning, Colors by Roshan Kurichiyanil

is a writer & filmmaker from Carmel, CA. Poletti graduated from ArtCenter College of Design in 2020 with a BFA in Film, and has worked professionally in Art Departments for film and television for the past two years. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his partner and his two dogs Evie and Shroomie.

(Sign up for our newsletter to get the digital anthology, featuring this comic and all the finalists, as soon as it comes out: link in bio)
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15/11/2022

Join us to ask any questions you may have about our current competitions, comic book writing tips and tricks, or the latest releases — whatever you want!

More Info — Link in Bio!
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12/11/2022

Regular Deadline (Extended) is TOMORROW — Sunday, Nov. 13, at midnight!

For the second-year running, writers can submit their 22-28 page original comic book scripts for a chance to win 3 hours of mentorship from 3 comic book professionals!

This competition is open to all writers and all genres.

MEET MENTORS & SUBMIT: Link in Bio
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10/11/2022

Announcing Our Fall 2022 Competition Mentors!

RICH DOUEK — Writer

is a Bram Stoker Award finalist, and the writer of original series like Sea of Sorrows, Road of Bones, and Wailing Blade. He has contributed to Marvel's Wastelanders, DC’s Superman: Red and Blue and Strange Love Adventures, among many other projects. Born in Queens, NY, he is a lifelong resident of the NYC metro area, and works as a creative director in advertising when he’s not busy writing comics.

Submit your original comic book scripts now for a chance to win mentorship from comic book professionals!

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09/11/2022

Announcing Our Fall 2022 Competition Mentors!

GREG LOCKARD — Writer & Editor

is a writer and editor. He is the editor of Blue Book, The Bone Orchard Mythos, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, Little Monsters, and various others. Liebestrasse, his first graphic novel as writer and co-creator with Tim Fish, is out now.

Submit your original comic book scripts now for a chance to win mentorship from comic book professionals!

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08/11/2022

Fall 2022 Competition’s regular deadline is tomorrow!

Submit your original comic book scripts now for a chance to win mentorship from comic book professionals!

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07/11/2022

We will announce our Short Comics Competition Finalists & Winner this week!

But first — we want to extend the BIGGEST THANK YOU to our judges for this competition. They have the hardest job, deciding who the top ten are and who is our Grand Prize winner!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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07/11/2022

“Ideas are easy. Knowing what to do with them is hard.” — Richard Thompson

06/11/2022

Announcing the Short Comics Competition semifinalists!!

Thank you to everyone who submitted — we had some AMAZING short comics to read and it’s a true testament to those that made it to this round. We will be announcing the finalists and the winner next Saturday, November 12 — and don’t forget, the winner will be published in our upcoming Negative Space Anthology!!
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05/11/2022

Thank you all for your support! We are so grateful and thankful to each one of the 162 supporters — as well as each of you who shared and spread the word about our book!

Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on the book, the production, and when we will be selling the book after print!

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04/11/2022

Today is our last day! Please consider supporting our 150-page anthology. With your help:

15 Short Comics — WILL BE PUBLISHED
30+ Creators — WILL BE PUBLISHED
1 Mission to Lift Voices in Comics — IS POSSIBLE!

You can pre-order your copy until Nov. 4, at midnight!

www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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04/11/2022

Art commissions and prints are still available through our crowdfunding campaign — last day to get some art!

Looking for gift ideas? Get the nerd in your life an original, unique art commission of their favorite superhero or pop-culture character from !

Need a new DnD character drawn-up? Our student competition winner and alum, , will make you the character of your dreams!

Want some kicking art-attacks on wall? The action-packed art of is up for grabs, you better spring over to our campaign page!

Love Daredevil and his resurgence in She-Hulk? Get the much sought-after 8x10 print of Daredevil from the amazing — you can only get it here!

Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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04/11/2022

We know it’s an ambitious goal — but we wanted to tell you about our plans if we get to our $20k stretch goal.

THE NEGATIVE SPACE FUND

This is the big one. If we reach our $20k stretch goal, we will launch the Negative Space Fund for 2023 competitions. This means that anyone who does not have the ability to pay for our competitions can easily apply to receive discounted or even free submissions to any competition! Help us help others!

You have until November 4 at midnight to support this mission.

www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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03/11/2022

WE MADE OUR FUNDING GOAL! Thank you to everyone who supported us.

Because of you:

15 Short Comics — WILL BE PUBLISHED
30+ Creators — WILL BE PUBLISHED
1 Mission to Lift Voices in Comics — IS POSSIBLE!

You all said you wanted more diversity in comics, and because of all of our supporters Negative Space can continue to push on that mission!

You can still pre-order your copy until Friday, November 4, at midnight!

www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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02/11/2022

Want to make comics? Learn from the best!

Andre is our most experienced graphic novelist offering mentorship through our campaign add-ons — getting to learn from him would be career-changing! And not to mention ’ full-time job used to be career advising comic book creators at — hmm, we think he might be a good one to work with!

In these Zoom sessions you can talk about where you are in your comics career and learn how to achieve your individual and specific goals – whether it’s in the script writing stage, finding an artist, best way to pitch, making connections, or finding continued success in the industry. If you end up making a long-time industry connection, all the better!

Invest in yourself and your growth — spend time with our mentors! Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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02/11/2022

Want to make comics? Learn from the best!

is an Editor at Aftershock Comics — having a hand in some of the best independent comics to come out in the last years! You want to pitch your comic, learn from the best, Teddy knows all the tips & tricks to make your comic book pitch stand out!

In these Zoom sessions you can talk about where you are in your comics career and learn how to achieve your individual and specific goals – whether it’s in the script writing stage, finding an artist, best way to pitch, making connections, or finding continued success in the industry. If you end up making a long-time industry connection, all the better!

Invest in yourself and your growth — spend time with our mentors! Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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02/11/2022

Want to make comics? Learn from the best!

Marla Eizik is Associate Editor at and Editor on the book Love Everlasting — not to mention co-editor on the Negative Space Anthology! You want to pitch to TKO or Image? Learn what it takes from the one who knows it all!

In these Zoom sessions you can talk about where you are in your comics career and learn how to achieve your individual and specific goals – whether it’s in the script writing stage, finding an artist, best way to pitch, making connections, or finding continued success in the industry. If you end up making a long-time industry connection, all the better!

Invest in yourself and your growth — spend time with our mentors! Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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02/11/2022

Soar
Written & Illustrated by Robby “RAW!” Melendez

Robby was our first-ever competition winner back in the fall of 2021 and we couldn’t be happier to make this full circle by including him in the Negative Space Anthology. His style stands out, for sure, and he’s going to be a huge presence in comics — get this book and get to say “I knew him back when!”

Support this book — go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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02/11/2022

Art commissions and prints on our crowdfunding campaign!

Get a fun, wild, character commission in the exciting art style of Fernando Pinto!

I mean, it’s time to think about holiday gifts, no? For your family or friends (or for yourself)!!

Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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01/11/2022

Want to be a well-rounded writer? Learn from the best!

Our Negative Space Anthology crowdfunding campaign allows you to purchase mentoring session with some of the top industry pros — including writer and educator Josh Sippie!

Josh is offering 45-minute query letter coaching for those intrepid creators who want to go the traditional publishing route and find an agent to rep their work. Josh is the Director of Publishing Guidance at Gotham Writers in New York City (), where he helps coach and connect writers with agents and publishers that are right for their goals. He's also a writer of comics — middle grade, horror, and more — and loves finding the humor in even the darkest stories.

Invest in yourself and your growth — spend time with our mentors! Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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01/11/2022

Shadows of Stories Untold
Written by Carrie Harris
Illustrated by Dana Obera

Why does this story matter to Carrie?

“My story is about a writer who allows the people around her to talk her out of taking a risk and giving her writing an honest shot. But poltergeists at her B&B refuse to let her make the same mistake they did — staying silent about things important to them. Regardless of what stage I've been in in my writing career, there's always a lot of fear and impostor syndrome involved, especially when trying new things. I think a lot of people can relate to that. Also, I'm calling myself out. Publicly.”

Support this book — go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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01/11/2022

We are 3 DAYS away people!

Please support the Negative Space Anthology!

15 Short Comics
30+ Creators
1 Mission to Lift New Voices in Comics

The 150-page anthology features up-and-coming creators & fan-favorites! Want more diversity in comics, Negative Space is here to support that mission!

www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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31/10/2022

Join us for OFFICE HOURS this Thursday, November 3, at 7:30pm!

We will be joined by some of the Negative Space Anthology creators, who will answer questions about their stories, their process, and comics career tips!

Come as any questions you have about our anthology, our competitions, some writing tips and tricks, or just the latest comics releases — whatever you want!

www.negativespacecomics.com/events — or Link in Bio!
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28/10/2022

Emma’s Room
Written by Sarah Adriance
Illustrated by Daniel Cvammen

Inspired by the childhood home of a late friend and a love of abandoned spaces, this story is about what happens to ghosts when a building is demolished and how our pasts overlap.

Support this book — go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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28/10/2022

Art commissions on our crowdfunding campaign!

Ace is not only an amazing writer and artists — they are also our Student Competition Winner! Three reasons to get commission work from :

1. Support a recent grad — they graduated from in the spring!
2. Support the next generation of comic book creators!
3. You need a new D&D character sketch for your upcoming campaign!

Ace loves to draw mecha stuff, D&D characters, is okay with mild-gore and mainly humanoid characters!

Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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28/10/2022

Support the Negative Space Anthology!

15 Short Comics
30+ Creators
1 Mission to Lift Voices in Comics

The 150-page anthology features up-and-coming creators & fan-favorites! Want more diversity in comics, Negative Space is here to support that mission!

www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace

28/10/2022

Tenets
Written by Omar Morales
Illustrated by Matt Harding

“As a Taekwondo Dad. I've been wanting to tell this story for my son, in a positive way, among other stories he could read and enjoy. Pil sung!" — Omar Morales

Support this book — go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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27/10/2022

Art commissions and prints are up on our crowdfunding campaign!

is one of the most thoughtful creators out there and his art isn’t too shabby either! And did you see his post on Twitter? Did you see how people went wild for it? Well, now you can get your 8x10 print of the amazing Daredevil piece through out crowdfunding campaign!

And not only that — you want your own piece similar to the Daredevil one? Get a waist-up, relaxed, or non-action portrait with a similar color treatment. Offerings commissions of established characters only for the time-being.

Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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27/10/2022

Our 20222 Fall Competition’s regular deadline is coming up!! We’ll be announcing mentors next week!

For the second-year running, writers can submit their comic book scripts for a chance to win real mentorship from comic book professionals!

Link in Bio
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27/10/2022

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ARTISTS!

Teddy Leo, Editor at , is offering portfolio reviews through our Negative Space Anthology crowdfunding campaign!

Only 5 available! Get to them quick!

Looking to build a portfolio that will catch comic book editor’s eyes & help you better your skills? Teddy will provide artwork feedback, portfolio guidance, and editorial contact tips that can help build a winning portfolio and start landing paid work!

Support this book and grow your career — go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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26/10/2022

Want to make comics? Learn from the best!

Our Negative Space Anthology crowdfunding campaign allows you to purchase mentoring session with some of the top industry pros — including Brian Hawkins, Editor at Mad Caves and writer of The Vineyard (Aftershock Comics), Black Cotton (Scout Comics), and many more!

In these Zoom sessions you can talk about where you are in your comics career and learn how to achieve your individual and specific goals – whether it’s in the script writing stage, finding an artist, best way to pitch, making connections, or finding continued success in the industry. If you end up making a long-time industry connection, all the better!

Invest in yourself and your growth — spend time with our mentors! Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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26/10/2022

The Warlock & Me
Written by Mia Torres
Illustrated by Marta Selusi

Harlow, a young witch, wants to have fun for a change and go out to parties and meet boys. Gael, her mentor warlock, is a bit strict on the magic rules but deep down Harlow knows he's just trying to protect her. Will he let her go out for a night at the school spring dance with her best friend (and hopefully future sweetheart) Collins? Or will Gael reign her in once again with another lecture about the balance between mortal life and magic life?

Support this book and find out — go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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26/10/2022

Art commissions and prints are up on our crowdfunding campaign!

Fernando was a judge on the first-ever Negative Space competition and he’s the coolest! Get a fun, wild, character commission in the exciting art style of Fernando Pinto! You can request 1 or 2 full figure characters doing something action-y. Commission will be 8.5x11 page size — Physical Art Piece. Price Includes Shipping from Chile. Please Note: It takes about 3 weeks for it to arrive after its art is sent.

Want to get some wildly amazing character commissions, or the high-demand Daredevil print from J.J. López? Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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25/10/2022

"And I don't know about you, but this writer, and comic book fan, is hungry for some new talent." —

Oh, aren't we all!

Support new talent: www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace

25/10/2022

Realm of Possibilities
Written by Caitlin Sinclair Chappell
Illustrated by Erin Cooney

This story delves into what a group of scientists would do if they found another planet with all the needed resources after we ruined ours… do we take over? Do we learn from them? Do we hide our discovery?

Support this book and find out — go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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25/10/2022

Art commissions and prints are up on our crowdfunding campaign!

We met at NYCC and fell in love with his style. Get an 8x10 commission in Max’s “constant wiggling" art style — beyond the superheroes, Max loves old school video games (Mega-Man) and cartoons (TMNT), and he’s not afraid to do personalized commissions of people in his style (but no caricatures/exact likenesses, please).

Want to get some wildly amazing character commissions, or the high-demand Daredevil print from J.J. López? Go to www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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25/10/2022

“A young girl reading comics today does not have to wonder if there is a place for her in this industry!”
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23/10/2022

The great is offering two more mentoring sessions through our Negative Space Anthology crowdfunding campaign!! Run and get these as soon as possible — the first 2 we’re bought out in less than 5 minutes!

www.zoop.gg/c/negativespace (or check link in bio)
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