Short Comics Competition 2024 Digital Anthology
Year Three — and it just keeps getting better! This Short Comics Competition gave us a real look at the future of comics.
So many of these stories, including some that didn’t even make it into the top ten, blew our minds. I feel privileged to be able to spend my time reading these short comics and to be able to support the creators in their next steps.
Actually, you know what else can really help these creators? If you follow them on social media! Help comics to grow. Support these creators who want so badly to make a career in comics. It’s not easy, but we all enjoy this stuff, so let’s help it flourish!
Our digital anthology below features the competition’s grand prize winner, runner-up, and all the finalists.
Download the Negative Space Shorts Digital Anthology (Large File)
Download the Negative Space Shorts Digital Anthology (Small File)
See the full list of creators below — go follow them on social media!
Here are the Short Comics Competition Creators
(in ranked order based on the competition judging)
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
I’M SORRY, I LOVE YOU
By Emma Kim Rust
RUNNER UP
JACKPOT
By Patrice Garden
Editing by Sara Rasul
FINALISTS
MOTHER HEN
Writing by Jamil Scalese
Art by Samir Simão
Lettering by Docolomansky
SAUDADE
By Mario Cau
LACKEY NO MORE
Writing by Patrick Reilly
Art by Juan Romera
Lettering by Sean Rinehart
Editing by Paul Allor
THE MONSTERS WE MAKE
Writing by Nate Schachter
Art by Nicolò Arcuti
Lettering by Sean Rinehart
AIN’T THAT A KICK IN THE FACE
By Viane Londoño
SILVER & GOLD
Writing by Malcolm McLeod
Art by Niccolo Lelapi
Coloring by Teresa Del Pilar Bajo
Lettering by Tom Lynott
DISCO 2024
By Qianyu Wang
BRITTANY THE GHOST
By Molly Hensley
Thank you to everyone who submitted to this competition, we were honored to read these short comics. A huge THANK YOU to our judges — Joseph “Doc” Gilmore, Nick Friar, Akira Brown, Zack Quaintance, Alex Dvorak, and Nahuel F.A. — for reading, judging, and giving such constructive and supportive feedback while building this list of creators to showcase.
The cover and book design of the digital anthology were done by Nahuel Fanjul-Arguijo, Negative Space Co-Founder.
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