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Summit Comics Announces its First Talent Search Winners. Artist Talent Search Opens.

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Right in time for the holidays, Summit Comics has crowned the winners for the first part of its first-ever talent search. Writers Scott Alan Gregory and Jimmy Gaspero won their respective categories, coming up with origin stories to introduce characters designed by Summit partner Peter Collins.

As a part of the contest, each writer was to type a brief origin synopsis for their character of choice and then introduce them with a two-page comic script. In total, 145 writers took part in the search, with six Summit partners serving as the committee reading through each entry and voting for their favorites.

The first-ever Summit Talent Search continues with Part Two, focusing on artists looking for their next gig. There are two separate pathways for Part Two–one for pencilers/inkers and another for colorists. Summit is now accepting submissions from artists through December 24th, with the winners being announced on New Year’s Eve.

The first full-length Summit Comics story—Summit: Pinacle #1—is set for launch on Kickstarter in January. As we prepare to put the final touches on the book for the masses, we’ve unlocked our prelaunch so that readers can follow and be the first to know latest news and updates, plus access exclusive rewards! Follow the prelaunch page here.

If you’d like a sneak “peak” at Pinnacle #1, the Summit Comics Sneak Peek 2025 is available now for purchase exclusively at: readsumm.it/store.

Summit’s launch roster of creatives includes Travis Gibb (Upheaval, Cthulhu Invades), CJ Hudson (Granite, Interstellar Dust), Devin Arscott (Noir, Magni the Mighty), Adam Barnhardt (SH*TSHOW, Moonspawn), Marcus Jimenez (Techoknights, Knight From Hell), Eric Palicki (Guardians of Infinity, Black’s Myth), Brayden Viloria (Haven), J. Michael Miller (Kid Cretaceous, The Healer’s Blade), Nate Schachter (The CloakRoom), Cam Kerkau (Gilgamesh), Daniel Kalban (American Dreams, Knightwrath), Brian Wolf (Upheaval), Benjamin Morse (We Are Scarlet Twilight), and letterer extraordinaire Jerome Gagnon.

Summit Comics Launches a Small Press Superhero Universe

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Summit Comics is a new comics collective set to launch a new shared comics universe after the first of the year. It features characters new and old and over a dozen creatives who’ve collectively raised nearly half a million dollars on Kickstarter. Summit will tell tales in a single shared world, allowing characters and storylines to jump over from one creator-owned title to the next.

At the root of it all will be Summit: Pinnacle, an annual anthology featuring short stories from all corners of the Summit Universe. Those shorts will then continue on in Summit Jump, a bi-monthly release inspired by weekly shōnen manga titles. Select characters will then receive their own limited series.

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The Summit Universe will then carry over into standalone titles such as Travis Gibb’s Upheaval, and CJ Hudson’s Granite.

Summit’s launch roster of creatives includes Travis Gibb (Upheaval, Cthulhu Invades), CJ Hudson (Granite, Interstellar Dust), Devin Arscott (Noir, Magni the Mighty), Adam Barnhardt (SH*TSHOW, Moonspawn), Marcus Jimenez (Techoknights, Knight From Hell), Eric Palicki (Guardians of Infinity, Black’s Myth), Brayden Viloria (Haven), J. Michael Miller (Kid Cretaceous, The Healer’s Blade), Nate Schachter (The CloakRoom), Cam Kerkau (Gilgamesh), Daniel Kalban (American Dreams, Knightwrath), Brian Wolf (Upheaval), Benjamin Morse (We Are Scarlet Twilight), Ignacio di Meglio, Pete Collins, Sebastian Piccione, and letterer extraordinaire Jerome Gagnon.

Summit’s character rosters and publishing schedule will be available in the coming weeks. The best way to find out the latest news and updates regarding this exciting new publisher is to sign-up for the Summit Comics newsletter at https://readsumm.it, and by following the social media accounts listed at https://readsumm.it/follow.

Exclusive Preview: Lost Sun #1: The SH*TSHOW saga continues

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Picking up just moments after SH*TSHOW concludes with the defeat of the demonic Balam, the eponymous group has taken their circus on an international tour in Lost Sun. Lost Sun is by writer and letterer Adam Barnhardt with art by Nicolas Santos and colors by Marta Gasperoni. It’s currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter with the campaign wrapping up on June 3.

Unfortunately for our heroes, not all is well. The god Ra has returned under the sway of a mischievous trickster, and the McCoys stand in the way of his global domination.

Lost Sun #1 is a 24-page full-color comic printed on 80# text interiors and a premium matte cardstock cover. Check out the exclusive preview below then go and secure your copy on Kickstarter!

Crowdfunding Corner: Nock #1 is a dark, gritty tale of one man’s powerless journey through a superpower-filled world

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Backer Beware: Crowdfunding projects are not guaranteed to be delivered and/or delivered when promised. We always recommend to do your research before backing.

Nock #1 from writer Adam Barnhardt, art by Nicolas Santos, colors by Viviana di Chiara, and letterer Neil Allen Moherman is crowdfunding on Kickstarter.

With superheroes focusing on world-ending threats, crime has flourished across every borough of Cross City. No oversight from the powered has allowed the city’s most demented serial killer to revel in his kills. Enter John Nock, a member of the crime-fighting World Warriors. Only Nock isn’t a superhero; or, at the very least, he doesn’t think he is. All he’s got is a bow and some arrows.

After one failed mission, Nock faces expulsion from the World Warriors, so he sets out to do the unthinkable. Wanting to prove his worth not to just himself, but to the superheroes of the world, Nock makes the decision to take down the Bagface killer once and for all—all by his lonesome.

Green Arrow meets Daredevil in this dark, neo-noir tale. Nock #1 is the first in a four-issue miniseries.

For the process fiends out there, Nock #1’s Kickstarter Special Edition is a 28-page comic (24 pages of story!) that will be printed on 80# satin text paper.

The campaign ends on Friday, March 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT.

Review: Sh*tshow #2

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There was once an Age of Heroes, a time Earth was protected by the demigod hero Legend and his band of heroes called Legend’s Legion until one day, the three-headed demon Balam was summoned to the planet. In the ensuing fight, the powers were ripped away from any enabled beings on the planet — heroes and villains, alike. Battered, broken, and losing his entire Legion in the process, Legend was able to cobble together whatever remaining powered beings he could find but by that time, Balam was long gone.

This is the story of what happens after… when Balam returns!

Story: Adam Barnhardt
Art: Samir Samão
Color: Warnia K. Sahadewa
Letterer: Lettersquids

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Exclusive Preview: Sh*tshow #3

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Sh*tshow #3

(W) Adam Barnhardt (A) Samir Simao (C) Warnia K. Sahadewa (L) Lettersquids
In Shops: Apr 07, 2021
SRP: $3.99

This is it, fearless readers! Balam is picking off the McCoys one by one, and Legend’s day of reckoning has arrived. Does the Principled Protector of Peace have it in him to put the demon away for good, or should we prepare ourselves to be doomed for eternity? The first story ends here!

Sh*tshow #3

Review: Sh*tshow #1

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There was once an Age of Heroes, a time Earth was protected by the demigod hero Legend and his band of heroes called Legend’s Legion until one day, the three-headed demon Balam was summoned to the planet. In the ensuing fight, the powers were ripped away from any enabled beings on the planet — heroes and villains, alike. Battered, broken, and losing his entire Legion in the process, Legend was able to cobble together whatever remaining powered beings he could find but by that time, Balam was long gone.

This is the story of what happens after… when Balam returns!

Story: Adam Barnhardt
Art: Samir Samão
Color: Warnia K. Sahadewa
Letterer: Lettersquids

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Scout Comics
Zeus Comics

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