Are you also sick of all the alternative and fake news? We for sure are! Therefore we decided to make a new issue based only on real, scientific facts! And due to the popular demand (it's true!) we are launching an open call for this issue. If you would like to take part and put an end to all the disinformation, find out all the details of participation below
Illustration: Excerpt from mini kuš! #97 'BLINK' by Martín López Lam
Details of participation:
- Theme: Scientific Facts
- Theme: Scientific Facts
- Page count: 4-12 (preferably an even page count)
- Language: English
- Format: DIN A6, width 10.5cm × height 14.8cm
- Bleed: In case you want your comics to be full bleed make sure to add 3 mm cut off space all around the comics (in this case the width of each page should be 11.1 cm and the height 15.4 cm). Don't place texts and important details close to the page borders!
- Format: DIN A6, width 10.5cm × height 14.8cm
- Bleed: In case you want your comics to be full bleed make sure to add 3 mm cut off space all around the comics (in this case the width of each page should be 11.1 cm and the height 15.4 cm). Don't place texts and important details close to the page borders!
- Colors: Yes, CMYK, b/w works are also welcome
- Resolution: 300 dpi (1200 dpi for b/w works)
- File format: preferably tiff or pdf
- If we publish your comics, you'll get 10 free copies of the anthology. - File format: preferably tiff or pdf
- You keep the full copyrights to publish your story anywhere else.
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Submit only low-resolution jpgs for our consideration (but big
enough
to read (approximately 900 pixels in width)! The big resolution
files as described above we'll ask you to send later.) Please don't send
zip files, don't use google drive, dropbox or the like, we
only want preview files now as simple attachments.
- Please include a very short description of yourself and a link to your site/instagram
- Please include a very short description of yourself and a link to your site/instagram
- Include also a list of sources please
- Deadline: 4 May 2021
- Send to komiksukonkurss@gmail.com
- Send to komiksukonkurss@gmail.com
Additional notes:
- After receiving your work we'll write you a confirmation e-mail within 14 days. If you don't hear from us, write us again, maybe your mail got lost or the internet got shut down.
- The decision what we'll publish will be made until 1 June. We'll mail you if you're in!
- We'd prefer if you don't publish the full comics on- or offline before we print it.
- Please don't send comics which are made for a bigger format. If your comic is unreadable in A6 format, it will not be published!
- We are always happy to feature experimental approaches in storytelling and art. Don't limit
yourself!
- If you have any questions, just write us. Best if you write a comment below, as other people might have the same question.
- If you have any questions, just write us. Best if you write a comment below, as other people might have the same question.
If you are indifferent about fake news or are just not interested to take part, you can also just purchase some of our previous books. You can find them all on komikss.lv or maybe even at your local comic shop. If you are just into following stuff on social media, you can find us here on twitter, facebook and instagram.
Looking forward to your submissions. Let's spread some facts!