The Pitch

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How to pitch a comic to Mad Cave Studios

Has a submission portal

Mad Cave takes submissions through its Creators Submission Portal and holds an annual Talent Search for rising comics creators. It bought Papercutz, the children’s graphic novel house founded by Terry Nantier and Jim Salicrup.

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Comic-Con, San Diego
Where pitches like these are made: Comic-Con, San Diego · Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0

What it says

“Mad Cave is accepting submissions via our Creators Submission Portal.”

“Mad Cave hosts an annual talent search to support rising talent in the comic industry.”

What it has bought from outside

  1. 2022

    Papercutz, a middle-grade graphic novel publisher, made an imprint from Terry Nantier and Jim Salicrup

    “Mad Cave Studios, a fast-growing Miami graphic novel publisher, has acquired Papercutz, the groundbreaking independent children’s graphic novel house founded in 2005 by Terry Nantier and Jim Salicrup.” publishersweekly.com

Other companies that take a comic

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