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O-THE ANTHOLOGY

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01 July, 2023

O – THE ANTHOLOGY WILL FEATURE TENTACLED FILLED TALES NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON THE PAGE BY INDEPENDENT COMIC CREATORS.

 

O – THE ANTHOLOGY IS THE SECOND ANTHOLOGY FROM WARDEN COMICS LAUNCHING IN 2024 

PRODUCTION

 

  • Submissions are open (Now)

 

  • Submissions close (July 1, 2023)

 

  • Successful applicants will be announced (July 15, 2023)

 

  • Final art will be due (October 8, 2023)

 

  • A crowdsourcing campaign will run from (01 February, 2024 to 01 March, 2024 )

 

  • Book is scheduled to ship (April 2024)

 

  • Book will only be sold in U.S due to shipping cost 

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. 

WHAT WE WANT

 

  • O – The Anthology will be a full-color, all-comics anthology. Each story will be between 4 and 10 pages in length. The desired contents are Octopus inspired stories regardless of theme. 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.  

PAYMENT

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  • Warden Comics will pay $300 per comic. Teams are responsible for deciding how they split the payment. Additionally, two contributor copies per creator, and the perpetual rights to buy copies of the anthology for 50% off the cover price. 

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  • 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 in O – the Anthology  via print and digital formats. 

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  • 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. 

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  • Warden Comics, LLC. Retains non-exclusive digital and physical re-print rights in perpetuity. 

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  • Warden Comics will work with artist 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.  

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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 submission 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. 

Submit your story

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:

 

O – ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION

 

using the link below:

 

Thank you for your submission 

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FAQ

 

Oh sweet! An Octopus anthology really means Cthulhu or Lovecraft right?

  • No. We know submissions are going to have the Great Old One in it, but the theme is Octopus stories. Any story without an Octopus in it will be rejected. Our Cthulhu anthology is a few years off. This doesn’t mean you can’t have a Cthulhu story with an Octopus, but originality is what we’re looking for. 

 

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 O – The 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 O, they’ll have to go to you, not us. Warden Comics exclusively published creator-owned comics. 

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