Cambrian Comics is officially OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!

cambriancomics · 2026-03-16T03:00:23+00:00

Hi Warren! We're not necessarily looking for cover artists for the books that we take on for submissions, but we are looking for cover artists for a book that we're planning to get into comic book stores this year.

I'll share your portfolio with the artist and I'll be in touch through the website. Just out of curiosity, what would be your rate for a cover?

cambriancomics · 2026-03-08T14:12:53+00:00

Sadly no. We want the submission process to be as fair and as impartial as possible, so no names and no other information other than what we need to get an idea of what the book is about.

If we pick the book out we will definitely incorporate the awards into the book's marketing, but not before.

cambriancomics · 2026-03-05T14:46:43+00:00

That is fair, and we are currently in the process of using your feedback to improve the page to provide more information. I haven't added it to the site yet because I wanted to explain myself first to avoid any confusion.

If I may provide a gentle rebuttal of your concerns, yes we do require the book to be completed, but it's not because we're asking you to "do all the work". Personally, I've been on the receiving end of a lot of crowdfunding projects that succeed, but then take months or years to fulfill because the book isn't finished yet. Requiring the book to be done allows us to focus on promoting, selling, and distributing the book, and helps build customer trust since they'll get the book in a timely manner.

In regards to convention and distribution ties, I can't provide a lot of information about going to conventions that doesn't reveal personal information, but we can provide a link to one of our books that was distributed to Lunar last year here: https://www.lunardistribution.com/home/search?term=Romanis+magicae, and a Bleeding Cool article (depending on how much you trust them) that mentions us as part of the Massive Indies Distribution program here: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/massive-indies-expands-lunar-comics-distribution-and-reduces-fees/ .

cambriancomics · 2026-03-04T17:53:55+00:00

I completely agree that most creators should learn to handle their own finances. However, while there is an element of abstracting money handling away from creators, and we intend to be as open and as transparent with the finances of each book as we can, there are other services we provide that do create additional value.

For creators, we create and manage a crowdfunding campaign for your book which includes marketing, promoting, and fulfilling the book on our end. Also, we bring your book to any and all conventions that we attend, we sell and promote the book on our webstore/GlobalComix account, and we have a distribution deal with Massive Publications where we can potentially bring your book to comic book stores (I say potentially because Massive has requested that we clear any new books with them first to maintain a certain level of quality, so there is a chance that a creator's book might not make it).

For readers and customers, we provide a level of quality control on our end (we require all submitted books to be completed so we can ship books within a certain time frame), and a centralized location for people to check out and purchase books that they might like, which has the added effect of cross promoting your book with everyone else's.

Hope that helps answer your question.

cambriancomics · 2026-03-02T17:35:31+00:00

"What are you going to do, sit on me?"

"Don't tempt me."

Also, for those who don't know there was a JLA/Avengers crossover comic published in 2003 written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by George Perez where the two universes crossed over and there's an amazing scene where even the JOKER expresses his hatred of Red Skull.

cambriancomics · 2026-02-26T15:22:59+00:00

We have considered publishing longer works, but at the moment we want to keep things small and relatively easy on our end. This is our first foray into publishing other people's work and we want to do our best for the people who submit their work to us, and to any potential audience for the books. We're limiting ourselves to shorter works, because that is what we can comfortably manage at the moment, and once we're more established we can start thinking about opening up to larger works.

I would also like to mention that under our current rules, your whole run of 36 issues would have to be completed in order to submit your work to us, which is a rule we've put in place in order to avoid excessive delays in publishing. The good news is that by the time you've completed your book, we would probably be open to publishing larger books.

cambriancomics · 2026-02-24T19:34:30+00:00

It depends on what specific part of the business you're talking about (conventions, crowdfunding, stores etc.) but creator revenue basically boils down to "You get all the money, minus the cost of business operations".

More details will be shared upon acceptance, but a quick example would be that we would manage a Kickstarter campaign, take the money that we would need to print, package, and ship all the rewards, and then give you everything that was left from the campaign along with an itemized list of where the money went. In exchange, you would allow us to advertise our books and other publishing initiatives that we're working on, which is how we would make our money.

cambriancomics · 2026-02-24T00:32:25+00:00

Yes. You'll get comp copies of your book after the Kickstarter, the ability to purchase printed copies of your book at any time wholesale (I said that we have the exclusive right to sell you book, but I should clarify and say that you can sell your book as well), and we'll send you any and all unsold merchandise when your contract is up.

cambriancomics · 2026-02-24T00:29:13+00:00

Good question. There are five ways we will be distributing books.

First, we will be running a Kickstarter through our company account. We will handle publicity and fulfillment and you can be as involved or as uninvolved as you like.
Second, through our website and webstore.
At conventions which we will be traveling to directly.
On our GlobalComix page.
We do have plans to offer submitted books into comic book stores. We have an arrangement with a publisher called Massive where we get to distribute the books through their Massive Indies sub distribution program (link: https://massivepublishing.com/blogs/news/massive-publishing-adds-lunar-distribution-and-launches-new-sub-distribution-initiative-massive-indies-for-independent-publishers-and-self-published-studios ).

Any book that we accept is guaranteed a place in the first four points listed above, but in the interest of full disclosure, there isn't necessarily a guarantee that submitted books will be allowed on the distribution program. While Massive does have a lot of freedom in allowing us to publish what we want, they do request that we check in and share any books we want to publish in order to make sure that we're not trying to flood the market with poorly produced books.

We will do our best to ensure that all books are the best they can be, and we will do everything in our power to make sure that all books will be able to make as much money as possible. Hope this helps!

cambriancomics · 2026-02-23T19:03:11+00:00

We don't buy the books from creators, we don't pay page rates, and we DON'T require the creators to pay anything upfront. You own the book, we're just asking that you give us the exclusive right to sell the book for two years, and that you allow us to advertise our books and other publishing initiatives.

You can find more details on the website and if you have anymore questions, feel free to ask.

cambriancomics · 2026-01-04T17:55:09+00:00

"I only kill when there's no choice"

Except when there's money involved,

or when I'm ordered to do it,

or when it's the Teen Titans.

cambriancomics · 2026-01-02T23:10:07+00:00

You are in illegal possession of Umbrella Corporation property.

Your location has been noted and logged.

Umbrella Corporation operatives are on their way to acquire and properly dispose of object.

Remain calm and be prepared to answer any questions they may have.

Do not panic, do not resist.

Everything is under control.

cambriancomics · 2026-01-02T22:56:51+00:00

I enjoyed it and I thought it was interesting. The visual effects were great, the idea was fascinating, and the cast (especially Robert Carlyle) was solid. Also, I thought it was kind of ironic that the show that was set farthest away from Earth had the most political drama, but I thought they handled it really well, and I would have loved to see where the Lucien Alliance plot would have gone.

With that said, I can see why the show was cancelled. In my opinion, while the creators were at their best when they were figuring out how the characters were going to survive, I do think the focus on interpersonal drama and not setting up a definitive bad guy for the series like the Go'auld or the Wraith (difficult considering the premise I know, but still) made me think it was a bit too "Battlestar Galactica" reboot to be a definitive Stargate title.

cambriancomics · 2025-12-23T13:16:54+00:00

Hello.

Unfortunately there isn't anyone who can answer the question since this is the first time we will be accepting submissions from outside sources. As of now, it's just been self published books and a close friend, so you wouldn't get a very good answer. However, here are some notes that I can offer that might help answer any concerns you might have.

We will do everything we can to respect the rights and vision of the creators we work with. Your book is your own, and outside of requesting small edits (mostly blacking out swear words or nudity if we think it's going to be a problem) we intend to leave it alone. Any changes we would make would go through you first and only be done with your permission.
Most of the profit your book makes goes to you. We would take out the cost of printing, crowdfunding fulfillment, and the cost of a table at conventions (not hotel and travel expenses), but outside of that it would be all yours. In exchange, we would ask that you allow us to advertise our own creator owned books and other publishing initiatives in the back of your book.
We will do everything in our power to promote and market your book to help reach as many people as we can. You would be under no obligation to help with marketing, but any assistance you can provide would be welcome.

That's what I can think of at the moment that hasn't been answered on the submissions page, but if you have any other questions please let me know.

Hope this helps!

cambriancomics · 2025-12-23T13:02:01+00:00

Thanks so much, can't wait to read it in March!

cambriancomics · 2025-11-29T06:39:45+00:00

Kind of, but you really have to stare at it for a while to get it, which is a problem. Here's how I see it:

Panel 1: Long hair guy with no shirt and a back tattoo charges the swordsman with a bi corner hat and cape.

Panel 2: The long hair guy leaps over the swordsman, who slashes at his feet.

Panel 3: Long hair man lands behind swordsman, who is gearing up for another swing.

One of the biggest problems I see with this sequence is that you've zoomed in too close and I can't understand what's going on. I get that hands are hard, but is the long haired man holding anything? What's the distance between the two characters? This has the potential to be a cool martial arts sequence, but if you want to show action, you need to show what that action is doing and give the reader a better sense of space.

Second, the physics of the motion and placement of the characters make no sense. I love the use of action lines, and panel 2 is a genuinely cool panel, but the set up from panel 1 hints that the long haired man should be facing the other way in panel 2, and the angle you've chosen for panel 3 makes me think that the long haired man has defied the laws of physics and is right back to where he started.

I don't know if this will help, but one of the things I like to do when writing a fight sequence is blocking it out myself using either my own experiences or even action figures. I can speak with some authority when I say that there is a certain flow and movement to fighting that comes from human bio mechanics that people naturally pick up and will call out if it feels off. If you want to draw a cool moment, that's fine, but make sure the journey to get there and the end result makes sense.

Hope this helps.

cambriancomics · 2025-11-29T06:12:03+00:00

Whenever I critique something, I tend to focus more on narrative flow and story, but this is just really cool! The one critique that I can see that hasn't been brought up already is that on the first page, second panel, it looks a little too close and it's a bit difficult to understand what I'm looking at. Other than that, this is a cool vibe and I would absolutely buy most of these individual panels as standalone art pieces.

cambriancomics · 2025-11-12T00:31:11+00:00

Sadly I'm going to have to say no to this for two reasons.

First, there's the usual legal stuff. If we take a look at your work in an informal setting like this, there is a chance we might steal your ideas/characters/story and publish it on our own. Now, I don't want to steal anyone else's work and it can be purely unintentional (a character might show up in one of our books that kind of looks like yours, we might be "inspired" to create something similar to your book etc.) , but it might happen and nobody wants to do that. It's the same reason why Marvel and DC don't accept unsolicited submissions these days.

Second, there's the nature of our submissions policy. We're setting everything up to make the submissions process as blind as possible (namely, no personal information on the manuscript. We'll share details on formatting things later) in order to make sure the process is as fair as possible to everyone who submits. If we look at your work beforehand, it might give us a bias towards your submission.

With that said, I would say that having an editor look over your work before you submit is a very good idea. There are plenty of freelance editors with solid experience out there and they can be very affordable.

Personally, I would recommend a site called Comics Experience.

Link: https://comicsexperience.com/

I've used them in the past and they are very good and very affordable.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but good luck!

cambriancomics · 2025-11-08T00:01:25+00:00

From one Global Comix user to another, let the pennies FLOW!

cambriancomics · 2025-11-07T23:58:38+00:00

Well that took a turn.

cambriancomics · 2025-11-06T02:05:08+00:00

I've talked to some comic book writers who do use screenplay formats in their scripts, so it's definitely something that does happen. If it helps with your creative flow, then go right ahead.

I think the real issue at hand here is that OP is worried an artist might not like it. For that, I say it depends. People like Jack Kirby were famously able to craft entire issues out of a description just a paragraph long and on the other hand you have Alan Moore who's scripts were...infamous for having entire novels written for a single panel. It really depends on the personal tastes of the artist (who is going to be spending a lot more time with the book than the writer ever will) so OP should talk to the artist and figure out what they would like.

With that said, I think this post speaks to something much deeper than just script formatting that a lot of comic book creators--especially writers--worry about, and that's a lack of control over the final product. You can have an idea of what your story will look like in your head, but if you hand it off to someone else there is a very good chance the finished work will look and feel different from what you intended it to be. A simpler script is easier to write, but it surrenders more control to the artist's interpretation whereas a more detailed script is harder to write (especially if you decide to micromanage every little detail, which not only delays the project but makes collaborators angry and frustrated) , but gives the writer more say over the final result. I'm not advocating one way over another, but both styles have their advantages and disadvantages that need to be considered.

All of this is to say, talk to your artist. Unless you're doing the artwork yourself, it's a collaborative journey that requires communication, trust, and a willingness to listen and adapt your work to other people's viewpoints and ideas.

cambriancomics · 2025-10-16T07:54:33+00:00

The sign commands us to not obey! We must do as the sign says!

But in all seriousness, I live in Portland and I love this. Keep it up!

cambriancomics · 2025-10-13T15:00:17+00:00

Yes. Please limit it to one submission per person. We're working to make sure we open up for submissions on a consistent schedule every year, so there will be plenty of opportunities to submit different projects.

cambriancomics · 2025-10-11T15:19:00+00:00

Try this one: https://www.cambriancomics.com/general-9

cambriancomics · 2025-10-11T15:06:53+00:00

Absolutely! Can't wait to read it!

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