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Thought Bubble Teams Up With 2000AD For New Talent Search
Do You Have What It Takes To Work For The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic?
Thoughtbubble and 2000AD have teamed up to launch a new talent search for the next 2000AD creator. Here’s a few details…
No virus is going to stop us finding the next generation of 2000 AD creators – the 2000 AD talent search panels return as part of Thought Bubble 2021! The prize is paid work with the legendary comic book, 2000 AD, where legendary creators such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Jock, Brian Bolland, Frazer Irving, Charlie Adlard, and many more got their big break! If you want to join them then read on!
It’s Dragons’ Den meets the Nerve Centre as Tharg the Mighty’s droids sit in judgement on hopeful writers and artists looking to join their ranks. All online and all Thrill-powered!
ART CHALLENGE
Some of the greatest artists in comics got their start at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – and you could be joining them!
The 2000 AD Art Challenge brings you the ultimate prize – the winner will get the chance to illustrate a Future Shock in 2000 AD! Join the ranks of the biggest names in British comic books by getting a paid work from Tharg the Mighty!
An online panel of top creators will then sift through a list of finalists chosen by 2000 AD editorial and pick who should get their art into the pages of 2000 AD!
You have until October 24 to email your entry (in PDF or JPG format). Then tune in to the Thought Bubble YouTube channel during the festival week to see all the shortlisted entries and hear who’s been chosen as the winner!
Previous winners have gone to regular work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – and you could be joining them! Whether you’re into sci-fi, horror, time twisters, or anything else, we’re especially looking for pitches from creators from women and marginalised communities.
So can you draw your way into a job with 2000 AD?
To Enter:
•Download the competition sample script and draw up to four pages
•Once you have finished your pages, send them in a single email to 2000ADartistcompetition@gmail.com
•Full image specifications can be found in the T&Cs below.
Editor of 2000 AD, Tharg the Mighty, will then choose a shortlist of 10 entries to put before an online panel of top creators from the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, who will offer professional advice to the shortlisted entrants before choosing which one they think deserves to get paid work at 2000 AD! The panel will air on Thought Bubble’s youTube channel.
Good Luck!!
Art Competition T&Cs
• Art entries must be sent by 11.59pm BST on Sunday 24 October.
• Art entries must be in JPG, TIFF or PNG format – PDF and GIF will not be accepted.
• All images must be at 200dpi resolution.
• All entries must be sent in a single email – please do not send pages individually.
• You will receive an automated reply to let you know that your entry has been received.
• The competition is NOT open to people who are working or previously have worked as professional comic book artists – this includes previous or current paid work for a publisher. It does not include unpaid small press work.
WRITING CHALLENGE
Ever dreamed of being a paid comic book writer? Now’s your chance, with the 2000 AD Writing Challenge at Thought Bubble 2021!
2000 AD’s Future Shocks are the ultimate writing challenge – four pages of compact, concise storytelling with a shocking twist ending. For decades they’ve been the proving ground for some of comics’ biggest names, including Alan Moore, Peter Milligan, and Grant Morrison – and you could join this pantheon of greats!
For the 2000 AD Writing Challenge, all you need to do is write your own Future Shock and pitch it in a video to an online panel of 2000 AD creators – but you’ve only got two minutes to do it!
Blow their socks off to win and not only will you get published in 2000 AD but we’ll get paid for it too – it’s the best competition in comics and exclusive to Thought Bubble!
You have until October 24 to email a two-minute MP4 or WAV video of you presenting your pitch, along with your pitch document (please use PDF, RTF or Word format). Then tune in to the Thought Bubble YouTube channel during the Festival Week to see all the pitches and hear who’s been chosen as the winner!
Previous winners have gone to regular work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – and you could be joining them! Whether you’re into sci-fi, horror, time twisters, or anything else, we’re especially looking for pitches from creators from women and marginalised communities.
So can you make your pitch and write your way into a job with 2000 AD?
To Enter:
• Write your two-minute pitch for a Future Shock (general writing tips can be found at https://2000ad.com/news/art-and-writing-submissions-to-2000-ad/).
• Record a video of yourself reading out your pitch in two minutes or less.
• Email BOTH your finished video AND your written pitch to 2000ADwriterscompetition@gmail.com
Tharg the Mighty will choose his favourites and put them before an online panel of top pros, who will give their advice and decide if you are worthy of the prize of getting paid to have your winning script turned into a Future Shock in the pages of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! Join previous winners Rory McConville, Andrew Williamson and Laura Bailey, whose stories have all gone on to appear in the pages of 2000 AD! The panel will air at Thought Bubble’s youTube channel.
Good luck, Earthlets!
Script Competition T&Cs
• Videos must be sent by 11.59pm BST on Sunday 24 October.
• Videos over two minutes will not be considered.
• All entries must include both a video and written version of the pitch.
• Entrants should clearly state their name at the beginning of their entries.
• Due to the online nature of the competition, entries featuring swearing will not be considered.
• You will receive an automated reply to let you know that your entry has been received.
• The competition is NOT open to people who are working or previously have worked as professional comic book writers – this includes previous or current paid work for a publisher. It does not include unpaid small press work.
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