SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY: CLOSED
Thanks for stopping by the Band of Bards Submissions Portal. Submissions are currently CLOSED.
Band of Bards is a publishing company dedicated to bringing opportunities to the independent creator, but with the current climate in the industry (and country) we need to refocus if we’re going to continue to do so. We have plans to reopen submissions later in 2025. In the meantime please check out the information below to prepare!
Thank you for the continued support!
Gather your materials!
Your pitch should present the artistic, narrative, and thematic elements of your project. Make sure it contains the following:
- A cover letter introducing yourself (and your team, if you have one), and the project you want to pitch. We also hope you’ll take the time to let us know what you’re looking for in a publisher. Feedback is important, and important to our ongoing mission! This letter should also include your contact information (name, email, and phone numbers) clearly marked at the top of the page.
- A summary and outline of your entire story arc, its major plot points, and all the spoilers. Tell us everything that you have planned out– every twist and turn is important. We promise we won’t leak it!
- Main Character Designs – Please send any Character turn-aroundsand info sheets. If your characters have gone through design changes let us see where you started as well! We want to know them as well as you!
- A minimum of Five complete sequential pages of the comic, however we’d prefer that you submit the finished work.
- Script and page thumbnails – We’d like to see your planning process, and how you develop your ideas. Please include a chapter’s worth of script, and at least two thumbnailed pages.
- Tell us what sets your story apart from other comics, and who your audience is. (be specific, as “everyone” does not read the same stuff). Include the planned length of the comic, and what you envision it to be– Is it in print, or published digitally on the web? Is it full color or black and white? Is it a mini-series, or on-going… maybe a graphic novel? Don’t be shy, tell us about you want to create!
Things to think about...
- Do not send your pitch to us via email. If it doesn’t come through the submission portal it will not be acknowledged, and it will be discarded.
- Please do not send us any projects that have been previously published by another publishing company.
- We are currently only accepting completed creator-owned works. Please do not submit unfinished and unsolicited pitches or ideas — They will be ignored and destroyed.
Please do not submit work that utilizes trademarked characters from other publishers (ex. Wolverine, Superman, etc.). Characters which exist in the public domain are welcome, but do your homework and make sure you know what you’re getting into. You may also want to check out Copyright.gov for more information.
Due to the high volume of submissions being received we are unable to respond to each pitch individually. If you don’t hear from us within six weeks of your submission, please consider your pitch declined.
We’re not looking for any specific story or genre. We are looking for comics that are well written, well drawn, and created by good people who are dedicated to starting and completing their story. Sticking to one genre or type of story doesn’t help us or the industry evolve.
Band of Bards does not own your intellectual property—accepted or not—when your work is creator-owned it should stay that way.
Please only submit one proposal at a time.
Last but not least, if we are interested in publishing your project you will receive a response via email.