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Mad Cave Studios Opens the Submissions for its 2025 Talent Search

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Submissions are officially open for Mad Cave Studios’ 8th Annual Talent Search! Built to spotlight bold, original voices who haven’t yet broken into the industry, the Mad Cave Studios Talent Search continues to serve as a direct path to publication for aspiring comic creators around the globe.

Mad Cave Studios is seeking two creators in each of the following categories: writers, illustrators, colorists, and letterers. All submissions must take place within one of four eligible Mad Cave universes—Exit City, Dark Pyramid, Endless Night, or Sanction—though selected creators may be placed on projects that differ in style or continuity. Submissions open and close on August 29, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST, with winners announced in October 2025. The Talent Search is open worldwide to those 18 or older. Each creator may submit only one entry, though those skilled in multiple disciplines may apply to more than one category.

Submission Requirements:

  • Writers must submit five pages of comic script (PDF or Word) set in one of the four eligible worlds.
  • Artists must submit the three sequential art pages (JPG or PDF) based on one of those same worlds.
  • Colorists must color the three provided inked pages from the resource kit and submit them as JPG or PDF files.
  • Letterers must use the three provided colored pages, plus script, and submit lettered pages in JPG or PDF format.

Only complete entries submitted through the official form will be reviewed by Mad Cave’s editorial team.

Create boldly and pitch with confidence! Full guidelines, sample materials, and the official entry form are available at madcavestudios.com/talent-search.

Mad Cave 2025 Talent Search

Tapas Entertainment Announces the Winners of the “Tapas Action Fantasy Tourney” Writing Contest

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The Useless S-Class Hunter

Tapas Entertainment has announced the winners of its highly anticipated “Tapas Action Fantasy Tourney,” a global writing competition designed to showcase exceptional talent in the Action Fantasy genre. This contest, which drew hundreds of submissions from around the world, celebrates the creativity and storytelling prowess of both aspiring and established authors. Through a combination of Reader’s Choice Voting and careful evaluation by a panel of industry professionals, these winners have been awarded exclusive publishing contracts and marketing opportunities to bring their captivating stories to life on a global stage.

The first-place winner, The Useless S-Class Hunter by AKG, captivated judges and readers alike with its dynamic characters and imaginative world-building. Second place went to The Infernal Scribe by PCK, followed by Piyumi of Palaedia by lotus fire in third place. Additional top honors were awarded to Umbris: Covenant of Corruption by BijouParadise in fourth place and The Necromancer’s Knight by caffeinatsun in fifth place. Honorable mentions included Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by GiveMeThatBread, Waba Hama: The Plague by nezkovsou, The Villain’s Sidekick by Yourpersonalprince, Irelina and the Blood Cursed Sword by Kim Diok, and Of Lowlifes, Lutes & Liars by Skiddigy, highlighting a diverse range of voices and narratives within the action fantasy genre.

Winners of the Tapas Action Fantasy Tourney have been awarded exclusive three-year publishing contracts with Tapas Entertainment, complete with minimum guarantees of up to $15,000, a 50/50 revenue share, and custom cover art created by professional designers. Additionally, winners will receive comprehensive editorial and production support, extensive marketing campaigns, and in-app promotions to maximize their exposure to Tapas’ vast audience. These stories will also be considered for other creative opportunities, further cementing Tapas’ commitment to nurturing extraordinary talent.

The winning stories will debut with premium relaunches in the coming months, paired with extensive publicity campaigns and in-app marketing to ensure maximum visibility. Readers can look forward to diving into these thrilling worlds of action and fantasy, each brought to life by Tapas’ signature editorial and creative expertise.

Webtoon seeks webcomic superstars with new “Webcomic Legends” contest featuring $1 million in prizes

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Webtoon 2025 Contest Webcomic Legends

Webtoon Entertainment Inc. is on the hunt for the next wave of visionary webcomic creators with “Webcomic Legends,” a new contest with over USD $1 million in prizes. The contest will highlight emerging talent on Webtoon’s Canvas platform, rewarding 40 outstanding webcomics with cash prizes and the opportunity to join the Webtoon Originals program. 

Launching in March 2025, creators from around the world can submit to “Webcomic Legends” on Webtoon’s English language Canvas platform. Future legends can submit stories across four genre categories:

  • Most Epic (Action/Fantasy)
  • Most Feels (Romance/Drama)
  • Most Laughs (Comedy/Slice of Life)
  • Most Gripping (Horror/Thriller/Mystery/Supernatural)

Entries will be evaluated by a combination of scoring from a panel of expert judges, including Webtoon’s in-house editorial team and select Webtoon Originals creators, and audience appeal and engagement. 

The “Webcomic Legends” prize breakdown includes:

  • Grand Prize Winner (1): a total of $150,000
  • Genre Winners (3): a total of$100,000 each
  • Genre Finalists (12): a total of $35,000 each
  • Genre Runner-Ups (24): a total of $5,500 each

In addition to the cash prizes, all 40 winners will have the chance to pitch their title to join the Webtoon Originals lineup, where they can develop their series as an ongoing story with the support of the Webtoon editorial team. 

Lucha Comics celebrates 10 years with a contest to win original art and more!

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Lucha Comics

t’s Spooky Season, and Lucha Comics is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with the supernatural samurai story Hungry Ghosts! Enter (for free) to get something! Just sign up for their email list to enter, it’s that easy!

Grand Prize (one winner): Original exclusive artwork from Lucha Comics’ samurai graphic novel Hungry Ghosts, signed by the artist, Jeremy Dumouchel – AND print copies of the Hungry Ghosts graphic novel AND a print copy of the prose novel of the same name!

First Place Prize (one winner): print copies of the Hungry Ghosts graphic novel and the prose novel of the same name!

Second Place Prize (one winner): a print copy of the Hungry Ghosts graphic novel, and an ebook copy of the prose novel of the same name!

Third Place Prize (one winner): ebook copies of the Hungry Ghosts graphic novel and the prose novel of the same name!

ALL entrants receive: ebook copies of the first chapter of the Hungry Ghosts graphic novel PLUS one story from our upcoming graphic novel release, the collected urban fantasy comic Gun Street Girl!

DSTLRY launches a contest for a chance to win Deluxe Limited Edition Hardcovers Signed by DSTLRY Founding Creators and Exclusive Vinyl Art Toy

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DSTLRY

DSTLRY is offering a chance for one lucky respondent who completes a brief survey to win a stunning prize package of Deluxe Limited Edition Hardcovers with tip-in plates signed by the creators of DSTLRY’s top series, as well as a special edition vinyl art toy.

The prize includes signed Deluxe Limited Editions of every current DSTLRY hardcover release: Gone by Jock, Somna by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay, and Blasfamous by Mirka Andolfo. In addition, the winner will also receive DSTLRY’s exclusive vinyl art toy, Mominu Gold, designed by Junko Mizuno. The approximate retail value of this prize is $700 USD.

Anyone can complete the survey.

To be eligible for this spectacular prize, fans need to visit the survey link, answer a few questions, and submit their contact information.  The survey will run from September 19, 2024, to September 30, 2024. One respondent will be picked at random to win the prize and will be notified by October 9, 2024. Full Terms and Conditions for the survey can be found here.

NYCC 2024: Win the Ultimate Winx Experience

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Winx Club contest

New York Comic Con is just around the corner, and Winx Club wants to spread the magic by giving away the ultimate Winx Club experience! Winx Club has teamed up with Papercutz, MBA Making Beauty Academy, and New York Comic Con to give a lucky winner the ultimate Winx Club experience for you and a friend!
 
Including:

  • Two 4-Day Sidekick Tickets
  • A Fabulous Makeover from MBA Making Beauty Academy
  • Limited Edition Winx Club Graphic Novel
  • Winx Club Exclusive Prize Pack

Enter now for your chance to win! Winners will be selected by or before October 7th!

This contest is brought to you by Papercutz and sponsored by ReedPop.

Disclaimer: Travel and accommodations not included, must be 18 years or older to enter.

Mad Cave Studios announces its 2024 Talent Search!

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Mad Cave Studios' 2024 Talent Search

This year marks Mad Cave Studios‘ 7th annual talent search. By running this talent search Mad Cave’s goal is to give aspiring creators the opportunity that many people can only dream of; having their work published!

This year Mad Cave is searching for two writers, two illustrators, two colorists, and two letterers to work on an upcoming project. This search is specifically for underrepresented talent with a unique voice that has never worked with or been distributed by a major publisher.

Each submission must be based on one of these Mad Cave titles to qualify: Battlecats (Fantasy), The Devil That Wears My Face (Horror), Nottingham (Historical Fiction), or Hunt. Kill. Repeat. (Mythology). Each creator may send one submission, but keep in mind that the project you could potentially be working on may or may not be set in the same universe as your submission.

*Note: To any artist who chooses to submit an entry for only Battlecats; any series that you may potentially be working on may or may not feature anthropomorphic creatures.

Only submissions that follow these guidelines, and are submitted through Mad Cave Studios’ 2024 Talent Search Submission Form, will be reviewed.

The contest begins in June 2024, and runs through August 2024. Each entry will be considered by members of Mad Cave Studios’ editorial team. The eight winners will be announced in September.

Noizi Ito, Hajime Kamoshida, and Mine Yoshizaki named as “Supporters” of the 1st Tatesc Comics Global Awards!

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1st TATESC COMICS Global Awards

Kadokawa Corporation has began accepting international entries for “The 1st TATESC COMICS Global Awards” on March 9, 2023. Kadokawa World Entertainment coordinates the contest for the English language. In an expansion of the award, a new “Supporter” system has been implemented, with top Japanese creators providing professional insight to emerging talent.

Kadokawa has announced that Noizi Ito, Hajime Kamoshida, and Mine Yoshizaki have been appointed as “Supporters.” It’s a program in which Japan’s top creators will support fledgling manga artists looking to take their artistic expression to the next level. Supporters will offer further guidance to the winners for their debuts. Additional details will be released in due course!

Noizi Ito (Illustrator/Character Designer. Representative works: Shakugan no Shana series and Haruhi Suzumiya series.)

My name is Noizi Ito, and I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed as a supporter of the TATESC Comic Award.

I am very much looking forward to seeing the works of creators with experiences cultivated in different cultures from all over the world.

Stay spontaneous, follow your instincts, and create your own work!

We hope this contest will be a great first step for you.

Hajime Kamoshida (Author. Representative works: Rascal Does Not Dream series.)

I am Hajime Kamoshida, and I have been appointed as a supporter.

I am very much looking forward to seeing what kind of material will be waiting for me in the first global TATESC Comic Awards.

I can’t wait to see your works, brimming with enthusiasm and interesting ideas.

Mine Yoshizaki (Manga artist. Representative works: Sgt. Frog.)

As various cultures develop and evolve, the “manga” we know today will also change.

I participated in this event because I found it to be a valuable opportunity to study a new form of “manga” that has evolved to meet the needs of the current era.

I look forward to seeing new forms of expression made possible through the TATESC comics format.

Overview of TATESC COMICS Global Awards

For the KADOKAWA Group’s third TATESC contest, submissions have been opened to contestants from all over the world. Entries are being accepted in six different languages (including English and

Japanese) with the aid of our overseas subsidiaries.

This is your chance to show off the wonderful world of TATESC comics!

Application Period

03/09/2023 12:00 AM~08/31/2023 11:59 PM (JST)

Results Announcement

Finalists will be announced on a special website in October 2023. The final selection results will be announced in November 2023 along with the award-winning works in each language and the “Translation and Publication Award” for works selected for translation and distribution in Japan. An award ceremony will be held in December 2023 in Japan. (Though the final location has yet to be determined, it will take place in or around Tokyo).

Awards

TATESC COMICS Global Awards

Prizes for each language

First place: 15,000 USD
Second place: 2,500 USD
Third place: 1,000 USD

Translation and Publication Award in Japan

First place: 15,000 USD
Second place: 2,500 USD
Third place: 1,000 USD

The “Translation and Publication Award” will be granted to three submissions from the five eligible languages (English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Malay). These works will be translated and published in Japanese.

*Each winning entry will be serialized as a vertical scrolling comic with editors offering advice on how to bring the work to its full potential.

*In the event that no entries reach a standard, some prizes may remain unclaimed.

Ithacon to host its first ever coloring contest!

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This year’s Ithacon will host a unique event… the nation’s first Comic Convention Poster Coloring Contest!

Fans are invited to exercise their creative talents and design their own colored version of an Ithacon poster. Fans will also be encouraged to bring their colored poster to the convention for the Coloring Contest. Ten finalists will have their work reviewed by longtime comics colorist Glenn Whitmore, who professionally colored the Superman illustration featured on the poster when it debuted. The top 3 winners will win comic-themed prizes!

Fans can download a copy of the poster to color online and the full rules, from ithacon.org. Several leading comic shops will also have copies of the poster available for fans.

This contest is just one of the ways Ithacon is revisiting the “Death of Superman” event for its 30th anniversary. This year’s convention will also feature a panel discussion that will include writer Roger Stern and colorist Glenn Whitmore, who worked on these comics originally.

Tickets for the Ithacon comic convention, to be held April 22nd and 23 , are available now at ithacon.org. A full list of Ithacon activities will be available soon.

Enter to Win – Marvel Contest of Champions’ Ant-Man Nendroid: Endgame Sweepstakes

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Ant-Man Nendroid: Endgame figures

In celebration of the recent premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Kabam’s award-winning mobile fighter Marvel Contest of Champions is giving away TWO Ant-Man Nendroid: Endgame figures! Fans and players in the US and Canada have the opportunity to enter to win one of the two Ant-Man Nendroid: Endgame figures through February 28th. Check Marvel Contest of Champions’ official Twitter and Instagram for how you can enter for a chance to WIN!

Official rules and details: https://playcontestofchampions.com/nendroid-ant-man-endgame-sweepstakes/ 

Also, all new and existing players that log in and download Marvel Contest of Champions can add Cassie Lang to their rosters now through March 8. With over 200 Champions in The Contest, players can also add other legendary Marvel characters to their roster from the Quantum Realm including Wasp, Kang the Conqueror and more!

Fans can also check out Cassie Lang and Ant-Man (Future) in the latest Champion Reveal Trailer Pym There, Done That! and catch up on The Battlerealm with character Deep Dive and Special Moves content on the official Marvel Contest of Champions YouTube channel. 

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