Announcing the Fall 2021 Semifinalists

Negative Space Comics is proud to announce our first ever Comic Book Writing Competition Semifinalists!

Our Fall 2021 Comic Book Writing Competition brought some amazing scripts, and many we think could easily already be on the shelves. Creative, fun, intriguing, engaging, fresh, wild, clean, freaking awesome — these are some words used to describe the scripts that made it into the semifinals!

We had serialized comics, excerpts from graphic novels, a wide variety of genres, and an inspiring collection of diverse writers who submitted their work.

Here are the Comic Book Writing Competition Semifinalists
(in alphabetical order based on the project name)

Buckethead, by Josh Sippie
Everyday Magus, by Sean Murphy & Kelly D. La Croix
Major Tomás, by Omar Morales
Prometheus Unbound, by Lars Gonzalez
Rocket Punch Siouxsie: 4884 A.X., by Robby Melendez
Starfall, by Austin Weeks
The Trenchstalker, by C. Brennan Knight
Undertow, by Josh Sippie
Unrotton, by Daniel D. Calvo
What Binds Us, by Mike Tjaden

All in all, this competition embodied what Negative Space Comics’ mission aims to accomplish. We are here to open new paths for comic book writers, and to give the tools for aspiring creators to grow and thrive in the comic book industry. Our first competition is doing exactly that!

We truly believe these writers and projects are ready to break in and make a HUGE splash in the industry. We couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve read. Stay tuned, we will be announcing our finalists on February 4, and soon after that, on February 7, we will announce our first ever Grand Prize Winner!

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