SCRIPT2COMIC 2025 WINNERS
These are the winners for the 2025 Script2Comic Contest. Our GRAND PRIZE Winner will be published by Amp Comic (www.ampcomics.com) in North America -- and has a chance to be made into a manga and published worldwide by internatioanl publishing powerhouse Kodansha Japan (Akira, Attack on Titan)
Thank you again to all of our entrants — and to all of our judges and sponsor Kodansha Japan. We could not have done this without you all.
GRAND PRIZE
Kyojin by Chris and Michael Mul
by Chris & Michael Mul
In 1942, during a fight for the Solomon Islands, a group of American and Japanese soldiers are forced to form an uneasy alliance to survive against a common, monstrous race of subterranean giants called the Kyojin, while grappling with the psychological trauma of war and the brutal realities of their situation.
The Mul Brothers—Chris & Michael Mul—are a British writing, directing, and producing duo behind Astral (Frank Dillane, Damson Idris) and the short film Selkie (Joanna Vanderham, Steven Cree). Alumni of the NYFA screenwriters’ fellowship, the brothers are award-winning screenwriters recognised by Final Draft & Austin Film Festival. They’re currently in pre-production on the true-survival feature Faster Than Horses (Ansel Elgort), produced by Bear Grylls, and are developing Lionheart with Tai Duncan at Biscuit Filmworks. They also founded the screenplay competition Writers By Writers.
1ST PRIZE
Methfoot by Joseph Lint
When a helicopter crashes in the forest, a small group of men goes out to find it. But a chance happening upon the legendary Bigfoot quickly becomes a fight for their lives.
Joseph Lint is an award-winning screenwriter living in Southern California, with his wife and four children. Joseph studied screenwriting at UCLA and some of Joseph's his award-winning screenplays include, "The Villain," "Hacienda," "The General," “House Broken,” “The Happiest Moment,” and "The Suicide Diaries." Additionally, Joseph and his son, Hank, won an award for the short screenplay "Gold Diggers." When he is not writing, Joseph is one of the guitarists for the punk band, No Solution.
2ND PRIZE
Night of the Purple Moon
by Scott Cramer
Scott Cramer is a best-selling author of young adult dystopian novels and an optioned screenwriter. As an early riser, he starts each day writing stories that make people laugh, think, and feel. His work spans across science fiction, drama, and comedy.
A mysterious bacteria from a comet’s purple dust targets adults, forcing a determined teen to lead her siblings and friends on a dangerous quest for a cure, battling not only the deadly pandemic but also love, loss, and betrayal.
3RD PRIZE
Gunslinger Izakaya
by Liam Sherman
Liam Sherman graduated from Emory University where he studied film and screenwriting. Currently finishing his MFA at the prestigious American Film Institute as a Directing Fellow, he tirelessly produces original TV & feature film screenplays. In addition to the Script2Comic’s prestigious prize, he was also one of four finalists on the 2023 Disney Television Talent Showcase. With the completion of his first film (Of Masturbation and Men), and on the cusp of finishing his first novel, he is extremely excited for a future where he can comfortably write for a living and his family will no longer be worried about his career choice.
Set in the far unknown future in a brutal, archaic prison, a defiant prisoner uses his knowledge of ancient fighting techniques to orchestrate a complex escape, revealing a larger conspiracy and a hidden futuristic world beyond the prison walls.
FINALISTS 2025
Title | Writers |
|---|---|
Party Cut | Adam Radford |
FOUR TEENAGERS OF THE APOCALYPSE | Vigeland Rubin |
The Gangs of Kyoto | Chris Martin |
The Short Sword | Kera McKeon |
Gunslinger Izakaya | Liam Sherman |
Neon Flames | Jason Romero |
Night of the Purple Moon | SCOTT CRAMER |
Peeling Paige | Nello DiGiandomenico |
JAJU | Greg Dorchak |
Steel Urns | Thomas Weitzel |
Trash Pandas | Ruth Morrison & Pat Hughes |
Kyojin | Chris Mul & Michael Mul |
Kiss Me Dead | Ken Henderson |
Bunny | Joshua Armstrong |
Dominion | Moutaz Jad |
The Game Master | Charles Fatuki |
Rasputin's Curse | Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm & Matthew Hill |
The Circumnavigators Club | Sarah Fischer |
WASTERS | Omri Kadim |
Monster Country | Lena Cigleris |
The Switch | Thomas Clary |
Instant Messengers | Zayda Exeliz |
The Beast of America | Julia Jones |
Jose Builds a Woman | Jan Baross |
SEMI-FINALISTS 2025
Title | Writers |
|---|---|
KILLING KELLY | Katy Erin |
The Messiahs | Justin Saucedo |
33 | Dustin Clendenen |
Prehistoric Pre-High | Bryan van Dijk |
BASED AND REDPILLED SIGMA SAMURAI | Nick Rose |
Bread | Jack Heath |
The Saga of Asbjørn Auðursson | Tristin Downs |
GONERS | Daniel King |
Sam Seeks Ultimate Vengeance on the Cancer That Killed His Mother | Home less |
Chaos Theory | Jordan Hall |
The Graveyard Shift | Briana Rayner & Marisa Chandler |
Night of the Purple Moon | SCOTT CRAMER |
The Shepherd | Eric Kallevig |
Dark Witness | Eric Kallevig |
Just Noise | Grace Rein |
Kids 'n' Ghosts - Trouble at Home (Pilot) | Andrew Cochrane & Matt White |
RED FLAG FLEET | Kathryn Orwig |
SUBCITY | WILLIAM ZIDE |
Halimuhfack | Amauri Davis |
Low Chance | Verner Maldonado |
The Last Vorthain | Kaela Arsenault |
Hundred Acre Noir | Itai Adam Vagner |
Robin Winter's Tales--Wiccan Child | J. Treacy Cole |
Speedrun | Ernesto Canet & Sky Saludes |
The Children Under the House | Paul Catalanotto |
Kaya | Etta Gray |
Chrumbs | Aubrey Maddock |
Terra Rex | Evgeny Kim |
Poems of Yore [Draft 1.07i] | Quanah Jay Hicks |
Assassins Are Us | Kimberly Van Sickle |
Blood Thief | Winnie Soldi |
Borealis | Andri Elia |
The Risen (Pilot) | Christopher Bell |
SO Harsh | Christopher Charlton |
When All is Lost | Jacqueline Olivé |
Craters | Andrew Joustra |
The Way of the Wolf | Bradley Gaurano |
Curses LLC - Pilot | Thomas R. Wood |
Behemoth | Russell Kinscherff |
Eve | Jonni Remmler |
kratos | choon wah tan |
LONDONAUTS | Paul Glen Neuman |
Wolves & Sheep | David Saunders II |
The Whisperers | Travis J. Opgenorth |
IRON MAIDEN | Travis J. Opgenorth |
Freedom-Boy Saves the Day | Bryant Joseph |
Lady Seraphim | JERMAINE JONES |
JEN-16 | Craig Berger |
Citizen | Eric Kallevig |
The Folklore Files | Warren Lane |
Drones | Pedro Salinas |
CROW | Matilda Corley Schulman |
INANIMATE | Nikko Wisner |
The Final Spectacle | Julie Ann Slaby |
Joe Coffee and the Dead-Eyed Bozo | Julie Ann Slaby |
The Reckoning | Julie Ann Slaby |
The Happiest Moment | Joseph Lint |
This Is the Work of One Hundred Best Citizens | Julie Ann Slaby |
The Bad Splice | Paul Di Filippo |
There's Something about Lucy | Julie Ann Slaby |
Erasmus Book One: First of May | Julie Ann Slaby |
Long Terms | Carlos Pozo |
Bob's Pest Control | Ryan Hyatt |
Dick | Michael Drake |
M - Demon Killer | Mark Hammond |
The Paper Squadron | Carlton Welch |
CHRIS MESS | D. A. Stenard |
Core | Stephen Griswold |
Grandmother's Familiar | K.N. Salustro |
Greenman | Don Stroud & Winter Mead |
QUARTER-FINALISTS 2025
Title | Writers |
|---|---|
The Gateway | Parm Saini |
The Graveyard Shift | Briana Rayner & Marisa Chandler |
The Great & the Small | Andrea Torrey Balsara |
The Happiest Moment | Joseph Lint |
The Headsman's Diary | Alexander Foyle |
The Hero and the Spare | Molly Gross |
The Last Vorthain | Kaela Arsenault |
The Messiahs | Justin Saucedo |
The Nebulon Chronicles | B.K. Frizzell |
The Paper Squadron | Carlton Welch |
The Reckoning | Julie Ann Slaby |
The Risen (Pilot) | Christopher Bell |
The Saga of Asbjørn Auðursson | Tristin Downs |
The Shaman | Niyanta Acharya |
The Shepherd | Eric Kallevig |
The Short Sword | Kera McKeon |
The Switch | Thomas Clary |
The Unchanged | Sessen Mengist |
The Way of the Wolf | Bradley Gaurano |
The Whisperers | Travis J. Opgenorth |
The Widow and The Nun | Jillian Dunn |
There's Something about Lucy | Julie Ann Slaby |
This Is the Work of One Hundred Best Citizens | Julie Ann Slaby |
Trash Pandas | Ruth Morrison & Pat Hughes |
VEGAS on THE MOON | Reed Michael Campbell |
VIEWERS | Scott Hawthorne & Jim Goode |
VIRGINS | Sophie Hessekiel |
Villain Era | Simone Gerber |
Villainesque | Katherine Street |
WASTERS | Omri Kadim |
WICKIE | Tom Kelsey |
WITCHSIGN | Scott Hawthorne |
Waybrel. Book 1 | Josefina Valenzuela Cerda |
When All is Lost | Jacqueline Olivé |
Wild Geese | Matt Sadowski |
Wildflower of the Valley (Pilot): Carnal Bloom | Hannah Vernot |
Witchblood | Richard Hohenrath |
Wolves | David Brashawn |
Wolves & Sheep | David Saunders II |
Women At Night | Sam Marine |
Woodhollow's Bane | Joel Svendsen |
Worldmaker of Yand—Eltanin | Andri Elia |
XOVA7 | Quanah Hicks |
Yao Guai: Dragons and Demons | Brent McKnight |
Yesterland | Dirk Blackman |
You Can Wear The Mask | Josh Snyder |
Zulu Squadron: Silken Skies | Francis Marfone |
kratos | choon wah tan |