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Summit Comics is Launching Open Submissions

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Submitting to comic publishers can feel like a labyrinth with rules and processes varying, if existing at all. Some publishers hold contests to find new talent to work on their properties. Summit Comics has launched something a little different, an OPEN submission… to join the Summit Universe.

The publisher is accepting portfolios from writers and cartoonists to join the group of creators and shared universe.

Summit Comics publishes creator-owned comics within a shared universe. Think of it as Image but one cohesive universe. The creators own the work and the publisher works on a “creator-owned model” with them handling publishing, distribution, and promotion. Creators keep the rights.

There’s two ways to take part.

For the transfer track — meaning you want to bring an already-made character and story into the Summit Universe — you must have released no more issues than the number of issues that have been released of Summit: Pinnacle. As of 2026, this means your character/story can only have one issue that has been released.

For the original track, submitting lets us know you are interested in developing new characters and stories within the Summit Universe. Again, we are not looking for you to submit your character and story ideas as a part of the submission. Instead, you need to submit a link to a folder of your completed comics so we can read what you have made in the past. If we think you would be a good fit for Summit, we will then talk to you about our development track and ask you to submit a character idea at that point.

You can find an easy to follow form on their website with a smart submission form… and of course, NO AI, creations by human hands only.

Summit Comics makes the 100% Human-Made Pledge

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In April, Matt Kindt declared comics from his Flux House imprint would be “100% Human-Made.” And with that, Kindt also launched a new, open-source certification for comics, graphic novels, and other visual, musical and audio forms of creative work to designate them as fully derived of the human imagination and otherwise free of elements designed or enhanced by generative artificial intelligence.

That featured an emblem designed by Kindt that was free to use under a Creative Commons license.

Today, Summit Comics has committed to that movement declaring their comics 100% Human-Made with the badge appearing on their indie comics.

Check out Summit’s statement below.

The very foundation of Summit Comics is rooted in the small press creator, folks who throw every fiber of their being into the production of their stories. The people who kick, scratch, and claw their way through one campaign or convention after the next, hoping to get whatever eyes to read their stories they can.

Because that’s been part of ethos since the beginning, and since it will remain central to it until the end of days, the partners behind Summit Comics, LLC are choosing to take the 100% Human-Made Pledge.

First introduced by comics writer Matt Kindt earlier this year, the 100% Human-Made badge has started appearing on or in indie comics on the shelves at your local comic store.

Moving forward, the badge will appear on every release from Summit Comics too. In no way, shape, or form is Generative AI allowed in the writing or production of any Summit Comics titles—regardless if they’re owned by the company or one of our creator partners.

The hands that make Summit Comics will always be human, we partners pledge that to comic readers everywhere.

Signed,
The partners of Summit Comics, LLC

Exclusive Preview: Get a look at Summit Comics’ Upheaval as it returns to Kickstarter

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Summit Comics‘ Upheaval is returning to Kickstarter. The first character ever announced as part of the Summit Universe is officially appearing in her second self-titled issue—Upheaval #2. Don’t miss out on the campaign.

Covers for Upheaval #2 features artwork by Brian Wolf, Javier Lugo, Giula Lalli, Michael Woods, and Alexandre Starling.

In the aftermath of a brutal assault on Mazona Industries, the city is left asking one question: Who is Upheaval? Masked behind an anime-style digital avatar and surrounded by swarms of weaponized drones, the city’s newest vigilante has gone viral—and she’s about to become a target.

As the media digs in, Orlando’s underground defenders step into the spotlight. NEW HEROES!! NEW VILLIANS!! MORE ACTION!

–Upheaval writer (and Summit CEO) Travis Gibb

Upheaval #2 isn’t just bigger. It’s louder, darker, more personal—and it proves this universe is only getting started.

We have an exclusive look at the upcoming issue. You can check it out below and don’t miss out!

Upheaval #2

Summit Comics announces the Winners of its Artist Talent Search

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Four more creatives are being added to the Summit Comics umbrella as a result of the publisher’s first-ever talent search. Just weeks after the company unveiled two winners of the writer’s portion of the contest, two artists and two colorists have also been crowned from a field of over 50 submissions.

Andres Esparza and Jay Zi have been named as the victors for the artist’s portion, each submitting their vision for Grymstone, a short written by fellow talent search winner Scott Alan Gregory. Zi will be finishing the Grymstone story while Esparza will work with Summit Editor-in-Chief Devin Arscott on a new Noir short for Summit: Pinnacle #1, which heads to Kickstarter in January.

For the colorists portion, Daniele Caramanico and Diego Souza were selected as the winners for the category.

Esparza, Zi, Caramanico, and Souza join Gregory and Jimmy Gaspero as the first class to join Summit through its annual talent search. That search will continue with Part Three, focusing on letterers looking for their next gig. More information on how to participate on that will be available in the coming days.

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.