THE DREAMLAND ANTHOLOGY WILL FEATURE MIND MELTING TALES OF COSMIC HORROR NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON THE PAGE BY INDEPENDENT COMIC CREATORS.

THE DREAMLAND ANTHOLOGY IS THE THIRD ANTHOLOGY FROM WARDEN COMICS LAUNCHING IN 2026

PRODUCTION

WHAT WE WANT

The Dreamland Anthology will be a full-color, all-comics anthology. Each story will be between 4 and 10 pages in length. The desired contents are H.P Lovecraft inspired stories regardless of genre. We prefer new creations that have never been seen on a page before.
Pitches from a SOLO CREATOR (making the entire comic by yourself), or as a TEAM (yourself including one or more additional team members). You are responsible for forming and managing your team.
Online publication as a web comic or a portfolio piece is ok for submission.

SUBMISSIONS

The names and emails of all creators involved in the story.
The title of the proposed story.
A summary of the proposed, which includes the beginning, the middle, and the end. (Please be as succinct as possible. Novellas will be frowned upon)
A predicted page count (estimates are fine).
Portfolio links for the proposed participants, which may also include any preparatory sketches done for the proposal, although this is not required.
Comics should be 4-10 pages long.
If your submission is accepted the final art must be designed to fit standard American graphic novel dimensions: 6.625” x 10.25”.Color, B&W, or grayscale are accepted.

PAYMENT

Warden Comics will pay $300 per comic. Teams are responsible for deciding how they split the payment. Additionally, two contributor copies per creator (not to exceed 4 per team).
All creators will receive 10 copies of all advertisement objects related to their story. (see RIGHTS)

RIGHTS

Agreeing to participate means that you’re allowing Warden Comics, LLC. To exclusively release your story via print and digital formats.
Ownership remains with the creators. The agreement duration is a full calendar year from the date of original publication. After the full calendar year, the owner may freely distribute and use the work(s) as they please.
Warden Comics, LLC. Retains non-exclusive digital and physical re-print rights in perpetuity.
Warden Comics will work with artists to create unique advertisement objects for each selected story for use in advertisement of the book – each team will receive 10 of each item. Rights to produce and sell those items will be held with Warden Comics LLC for sole use of advertisement / selling of the book.

WHAT WE DON’T WANT

Submissions from creators under the age of 18.
Pin-ups and prose submissions. This anthology will exclusively feature comics.
Excessively graphic content.
Submissions to the anthology must be equivalent to a PG=13 or soft R movie rating. No frequent “hard” profanity or erotica will be accepted.
Proposals from incomplete creative teams. If you’re an artist without a writer, or a writer without an artist, please find a partner before submitting your proposal. Warden Comics can’t play matchmaker. (Single-creator submissions are fine. We don’t prefer multi-person teams over single creators or vice-versa)
Fanfic, fan art, or pastiche. Please don’t submit stories using intellectual property that you don’t own, or stories that are clearly referential of such work/take place in the same universe or reality.
Any story that is found to not follow our mission or values will be rejected with no explanation. We do not tolerate any forms of hate, bigotry, or racism.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The names and emails of all creators involved in the story.
The title of the proposed story.
A summary of the proposed, which includes the beginning, the middle, and the end. (Please be as succinct as possible. Novellas will be frowned upon)
A predicted page count (estimates are fine).
Portfolio links for the proposed participants, which may also include any preparatory sketches done for the proposal, although this is not required.
Comics should be 4-10 pages long.

Please email us with the subject line:

The Dreamland Anthology Submission

using the link below:

Thank you for your submission

FAQ

Oh sweet! A Lovecraft anthology means Cthulhu right?
- Yes. We know submissions are going to have the Great Old One in it, but the core of what makes a Lovecraft story is cosmic horror. This doesn’t mean you can’t have a Cthulhu story, but cosmic horror is what we’re looking for. If it’s going to be a Cthulhu story, it has to be the best submitted.

Cosmic Horror?... But I'm not really a “horror comic” creator.
- All genres are on the table here. Who says Shoggoths can’t be funny? Maybe The King In Yellow decides to start a mind melting Tik Tok channel? Maybe there is a Cosmic Horror baking show? Possibilities are endless.

What level of ability will you be looking for in a submission?
- This is a professional publishing project. Writing and art will have to meet our standards of quality. If your submission is denied, it is not personal. You will be given a professional explanation for its refusal.

I’m not in America, can I still submit to this Anthology?
- Unfortunately, no. This is solely due to shipping cost as larger creator packages tend to be in the hundreds of dollars.

Can I submit more than one proposal? I have multiple good ideas!
- Yes, but please, no more than three per creator/creative team. We want your best ideas, but not every idea you have.

I have an already-finished comic that fits this theme perfectly. Would you be willing to consider it?
- Only so long as it truly fits the original prompt, follows the stated guidelines, and has never been physically published before.

What age group will this anthology be meant for?
- YA (young adult) and up. “Hard” swears (F***, C***) should be limited and nudity should be non-sexual.

What about intellectual property rights? Are you buying those from selected stories?
- No. Participation in The Dreamland Anthology cedes universal first publication rights to Warden Comics for a period of one year, and generally publication rights in perpetuity.
- What that means in practice is that only Warden Comics and no one else will be permitted to sell your story in the agreed format (as part of an anthology) for one calendar year and will be permitted to continue to sell your story in that format until the Earth is eventually swallowed by a black hole, non-exclusively. After that initial year concludes, you can put your submission on comiXology, sell it to a different anthology, and print it as a mini for cons, anything you like.
- Warden Comics is not purchasing intellectual property rights. If Netflix decides they need to make a movie out of a story we’ve published in The Dreamland Anthology, they’ll have to go to you, not us. Warden Comics exclusively published creator-owned comics.