Third Bear Press, an indie comics publisher and distributor run by Steven Ingram, a comic artist based in Scotland, are looking for comics and articles for Volume Four of their ongoing comic anthology, BOXES.
BOXES aims to showcase new, short works from the most exciting and interesting creators in indie comics, and, with this in mind, you should think about pitching short strips that wouldn’t look out of place in an up-to-date MOME or Drawn & Quarterly magazine.
Take a look at the comics they stock in their shop or what was included in BOXES Volumes 1, 2 and 3 to see the kind of work they like.
“We are looking for interesting stories with something to say,” Steven outlines. “We would like to see a wide range of genres and art styles. Nuanced story-telling is the most important thing what we want to see.”
Comics should be between four to eight pages in length. The page size will be B5 (176mm x 250mm). Full colour or black & white artwork will be fine.
Contributors will be paid. For comics, they are offering a base rate of £35 per page and for articles, a base rate of £0.10 per word. Each contributor will also get five copies of the magazine to keep or sell as they wish.
Submissions are open until Sunday 23rd February 2025. Read through the submissions guidelines and send in your ideas here: thirdbearpress.com/submissions
Volume Three of BOXES is available to preorder now, featuring strips from Asya Voitenko, Taran Taylor, Millie Strachan, Abs Bailey, Steve Thompson, Daniel Bell, Feff Silvers, J W Murray & Fran Morton, Savannah Storm, Elliot Hanks, KitsuneArt & Steven Ingram.
Third Bear Press bring English language comics from around the world and make them available in the UK. If you are an English language comic artist looking to sell your books in the UK, get in touch at thirdbearpress@gmail.com.
With the publishing side, they’re building a platform to amplify the voices of artists doing something a bit different.
• Read through the submissions guidelines and send in your ideas here: thirdbearpress.com/submissions | If you have any questions, please ask them.
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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