A 150-page collection of short stories from Negative Space Comics competition winners, finalists, mentors, judges, and more!
Support this project to gain access to rare opportunities in the add-ons section, including competition entries and one-on-one mentoring sessions with respected comic book industry professionals!
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PDF of the Negative Space Comics Anthology
Full digital version of the book including all 150 pages [15 short comics]
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Physical Print of the Negative Space Comics Anthology
Full 150-page anthology comic book in your hands! Dang, this is going to look great on your book she...
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Retail Bundle — Physical Print x5 of the Negative Space Comics Anthology
This offers a 50% discount to any retailer. The bundle includes 5 copies of the printed anthology.
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Retail Bundle — Physical Print x10 of the Negative Space Comics Anthology
This offers a 50% discount to any retailer. The bundle includes 10 copies of the printed anthology.
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Tip Jar
If you want to add something extra for us hard working creators and administrators — you can increas...
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2023 Competition Entry
Add an entry to any competition next year! For our 2023 competitions, our regular deadline fees will...
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2023 Pitch Fest Competition Entry
In the spring of 2023, we will hold a Pitch Fest Competition! You will be able to submit a 2-4 page...
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We'll Promote Your Crowdfunding Campaign!
Do you have a crowdfunding campaign coming up? For the price of an overpriced coffee (like they are...
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2 Pages of Script Feedback Notes
Receive professional feedback notes on your comic book script! Similar to our feedback notes additio...
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45-Minute Mentoring Session w/ Teodoro Leo — Editor at Aftershock Comics
Teddy has a passion for producing new and innovative ways to tell, experience, and consume stories....
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60-Minute Mentoring Session w/ Teodoro Leo — Editor at Aftershock Comics
Teddy has a passion for producing new and innovative ways to tell, experience, and consume stories....
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60-Minute Mentoring Session w/ Marla Eizik — Writer & Editor at TKO Studios
Marla Eizik is Associate Editor at TKO Studios. Previously, they acted as Talent Liaison at Image Co...
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45-Minute Mentoring Session w/ Nahuel F.A. — Writer & Co-Founder of Negative Space
Nahuel F.A. is an Argentinian comic book writer and screenwriter. This year, Nahuel wrote the short...
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60-Minute Mentoring Session w/ Andre Frattino — Graphic Novelist
Andre is a professional illustrator and storyteller, having worked in a variety of mediums, from pub...
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45-Minute Mentoring Session w/ Josh Sippie — Writer & Educator
Josh is offering 45-minute query letter coaching for those intrepid creators who want to go the trad...
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Black & White Commission Art from Fernando Pinto
Get a fun, wild, character commission in the exciting art style of Fernando Pinto! You can request 1...
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Color Commission Art from Fernando Pinto
Get a fun, wild, character commission in the exciting art style of Fernando Pinto! You can request 1...
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Daredevil 8x10 Print by JJ Lopez
Did you see this post on Twitter? Did you see how people went wild for it? Well, now you can get you...
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Commission Digital Art from J.J. López
Want your own piece similar to the Daredevil one? Get a waist-up, relaxed, or non-action portrait wi...
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Black & White Commission Art from Max Bare
Get an 8x10 commission in Max’s “constant wiggling" art style — beyond the superheroes, Max loves ol...
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Color Commission Art from Max Bare
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Color Character Commission Digital Art from Ace Hetisimer
Get an 8.5x11 character commission from Student Competition winner Ace Hetisimer! Loves to draw mech...
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Color Character & Scene Commission Digital Art from Ace Hetisimer
Get an 8.5x11 full character and scene commission from Student Competition winner Ace Hetisimer! Lov...
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30-Minute Portfolio Reviews w/ Teodoro Leo — Editor at Aftershock Comics
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NEGATIVE SPACE COMICS IS ONE YEAR OLD! To celebrate, we are launching our first-ever anthology featuring our competition winners, finalists, mentors, judges, and more!
Our writers were told to give us their interpretation of what “negative space” means to them — either as a physical thing, a concept, or a mission — and they took it and ran. Most stories are YA+ and range in genre from horror to romance, from fantasy to real life.
Some of the creators on this anthology are being published for the first time! This is them breaking into the industry and being showcased to the community, while others are veterans with amazing new stories to tell. Our mission has always been to empower creators to get the education and mentorship to make it in the comic book industry — and with this anthology, AND YOUR SUPPORT, we can cover our second mission — TO GET PEOPLE PUBLISHED!
We believe the comic book industry is ready for new voices, new stories, new people — our competitions open up a door for many newcomers in comics to find a community, grow their circle, and find professional mentors towards life-long career support. Our anthology, in part with that mission, is giving new creators a chance to get published, to get their work in your hands, to have something to show for their amazingly creative ideas that they have been pushing to put out in the world. Your help can make many of these creator’s lives & careers flourish! We are here for the underrepresented — your support in this really helps us to continue our mission and our path to open doors into the comic book industry!
$12K — Negative Space Sticker Pack: Anyone who purchased a physical reward will receive a sticker pack with 6 stickers, including Negative Space Comics and Negative Space Anthology artwork stickers!
$15K — Postcard Set: Anyone who purchased a physical reward will receive a postcard set with 5 postcards of artwork from this anthology!
$20K — Negative Space Fund: This is the big one! If we reach $20K we will launch the Negative Space Fund for 2023 competitions. Anyone that does not have the ability to pay for our competitions can easily apply to receive discounts or even a free submission to any competition! Help us help others!
All anthology stories are already in the art stage! We spent August editing the stories — we expect inks to be ready by end of September and colors/letters by end of October.
When the campaign ends, on November 4, we hope to take 2-3 weeks to finalize the book design, and set up for printers. Our aim is to go to print before December. We are working with anthology creator extraordinaire Pete Carlsson, who will make sure we stick to our schedule.
Yes! We encourage you to get more than 1 item! That could be multiple copies of the same reward, or you can mix and match rewards! There is no limit, unless otherwise stated in the reward description.
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Please use the notes section in the last checkout step or you could e-mail us at hello@wearezoop.com with that info during the campaign if you'd like to get it out of the way. Otherwise, we'll be reaching out to all supporters of rewards that require feedback shortly after the campaign is over.
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No - this is it! We're essentially your in-campaign pledge manager. If you are interested in supporting these creators, this is the time to do it! And it's the exact reason we allow you to purchase as many rewards as you want during the campaign!