What do hit TV series The Walking Dead, Watchmen, Umbrella Academy & The Boys and films like Old Guard and Extraction all have in common?
THEY ALL
STARTED
AS COMICS
Hard Truth
99% OF SCRIPTS NEVER GET MADE.
Most scripts never get read by more than a handful of people. Even studio-commissioned and contest-winning screenplays very rarely get 'produced'.
Real Opportunity
WE WILL MAKE YOUR SCRIPT A REAL COMIC.
This contest is different. Winners get their scripts made into comic books or graphic novels and published by one of the top indie comic labels.
Endless Possibility
NOT JUST PUBLISHED. OPTIONED.
These comic properties will be optioned by leading Hollywood production companies and read by top industry producers, agents, managers and financiers.
Our 2024 Sponsor is publishing powerhouse Kodansha, so winners will also have an opportunity to see their work published internationally as a manga!
2024 PREMIERE SPONSOR
KODANSHA Ltd. is Japan’s leading publishing house based in Tokyo, having delivered stories into ready hands across the globe with a wide variety of content from comic books to novels, fashion magazines, news journals, and picture books for children, as well as TV anime, movies, series, and video games since 1909 in the spirit of “Inspire Impossible Stories.” KODANSHA is globally recognized as the licensor of some of the world’s most loved comic book IPs, including AKIRA, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell.”
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The 2024 contest presents a rare chance for creators. One or more winners will see their book adapted into a comic book series and published in the US, and potentially as a manga or an animated series in Japan by Kodansha. This opportunity is set against the backdrop of the booming global manga market, offering a pathway into a rapidly growing and wide-reaching audience. This is more than a publication opportunity; it's a gateway into the limitless world of international storytelling.
Official website: https://licensing.kodansha.com/
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TIMELINE
Deadlines, entry fees and judging timeline for the 2023 Script2Comic Contest.
Entries open January 28th, 2024. (All deadlines are at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.)
Early Bird - $55
Enter by February 29th, 2024
Standard Entry - $65
Enter by April 30th, 2024
Late Entry - $75
Enter by May 31st, 2024
Last Minute - $85
Enter by June 30th, 2024
Quarterfinalists
Announced October 22nd, 2024
Semifinalists
Announced November 29th, 2024
Finalists
Announced December 14th, 2024
Winners
Announced January 31st, 2025
Feedback - $95
Available at time of entry
PRIZES
Grand Prize
2020 Grand Prize Winner by Hedwig Hale optioned by Westbrook Studios (Cobra Kai, Bel-Air)
Grand Prize
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Your story will be made into a limited series comic by Kodansha LTD and published by AMP Comics in the US.
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Your comic series will be put into active development for either film or television by manga powerhouse Kodansha, inspiring impossible stories since 1909.
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Winner will have a chance to be made into a manga by Kodansha and published internationally as well as considered for development into an animated series.
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Grand Prize winner receives 30 individual copies of their work.
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+ More!
This year is very special for Script2Comic because of our powerhouse sponsor Kodansha. They are Japan’s leading publishing house based in Tokyo, they are globally recognized as the licensor of some of the world's most beloved book IPs, including AKIRA, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell. Our Grand Prize Winner will not only see their book made into a comic and published in the US, but also have a chance to see their story made into a manga or animated series by Kodansha.
3rd Place
1st Prize
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Your story turned into a one-shot comic and published by Amp Comics or another leading indie publisher.
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Your comic optioned by one or more of our production sponsors and put into active development.
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20 individual copies of your published work.
2nd Prize
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Your story made into a comic or anthology excerpt and published.
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Your comic will be optioned for film and television by one or more of our production company sponsors and put into active development.
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10 individual copies of your published work.
3rd Prize
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Your story made into a comic short story and published in an anthology.
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Your property optioned for film and television by one or more of our production company sponsors and put into active development.
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10 individual copies of your published work.
2020 Grand Jury Prize Winner by Arun Narayanan
Special Jury Prize
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This is a special sometimes awarded by the jury of judges or sponsors. This prize winner will be made into a comic, graphic novel, children's book or anthology excerpt that will be published by AMP comics or another publisher.
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The Special Jury Prize-winning property will be optioned for film and television by one or more of our production company sponsors and put into active development.
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10 individual copies of their work.
JUDGES
Here are just a small sampling of the films and TV shows produced by our current and previous industry judges. We will soon announce a new line up of top industry professionals who will judge the 2024 Contest.
CRITERIA
Judges assign a score based on the following elements (10 points each):
1. Concept
The basic premise of your story -- what it is about.
2. Plot
What happens in your story -- how the events unfold.
3. Characters
How compelling and unique are your characters.
4. Theme
The universal message your story conveys.
5. Dialogue
Unique voices, buried subtext, real emotion.
6. Market Appeal
Commercial potential and audience demand.
7. Pacing
The timing of plot and character development.
8. Structure
Does your story have a satisfying beginning, middle and end.
9. Presentation
The style and format with which your story is on the page.
10. Emotion
Does your story make people feel something. Good, bad or ugly.
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Los Angeles, California 90024
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