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ELEVATOR PITCHES
What’s an Elevator Pitch?
Imagine you have a comic that you’ve put a lot of work, life and soul into. You love it.You know others would to. You get into an elevator, maybe in a hotel at a convention. At the same time, in walks a wellknown editor. The doors close and you are alone. This is your chance - but you only have a short time to get your work noticed ... That’s the concept of Elevator Pitches. Provide us with a single sentence summarising your comic and another explaining why we should pick it up. Follow this up with a five page preview and the pitch is done - let the work sell itself. If you would like to submit a comic for this section, email: [email protected].
Reads
Writer: Various Artist: Various Publisher: Avery Hill Publishing Ltd. Buy It From: Orbital Comics, Worlds Apart, OK Comics, Travelling Man, Nostalgia & Comics, Forbidden Planet or Avery Hill’s Web Site.
What is Reads?
“A comics anthology that celebrates long-form narrative storytelling. The main strips are: Hilary Harper, an investigator of magical happenings (basically James Bond played by John Pertwee). Metroland, a time-travelling whodunit with added rock ’n’ roll. Bad Times Ahead, a mystery, inside an enigma, inside the mind of a very strange man. Added to that, we have the stunning comics of Tim Bird as he muses on London and life, ghost stories from M J Wallace and additional contributions from new and old kids on the UK comic scene block such as Paul Rainey, Luke Halsall and Clare Stewart. AND if that wasn’t enough we’re just starting to include articles on the technical aspects of comics production, UK Small Press landmarks and the history of comics!!! Basically, it’s brilliant.”
Why should we pick this up?
“Because we’re around for the long-stretch. Reads will become a mainstay of the UK comics scene and a go to for intriguing reads and great new talent. You can say you were there at the beginning.”
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