Excavation Exhibition 2025 | Excavation Comics

CREATOR OWNED ANTHOLOGY

Submissions open NOW and CLOSE June 1st

What is the Excavation Exhibition? It's an anthology!

We want you to submit stories, artwork, color samples, and lettering samples as a TEAM or as an INVIDVIDUAL creator. We will pair you with other people who submit and publish your work!

This anthology is CREATOR OWNED which means you'll keep the rights to your work and get paid!

The Team

Nathaniel Foster

Juancho Velez (Juancho!)

Story Editor

Art Director

Nathaniel is the Founder of Excavation Comics and the creator of Beatbox and Tune, Ducks Dan and Dave, and the Final 5. He hails from Central Montana and is an MFA graduate student at Northwestern University.

Juancho! Is a Colombian colorist and art director. Juancho's work can be seen at Marvel, Mad Cave, and Aftershock.

He's also the colorist for our flagship series Beatbox and Tune!

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We're looking for original comics 5-10 pages in length
We are open to various genres focused on character or world in a unique way
Teen+ content

WHAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR

Stories that are explicit, fan service, or R-Rated (If you're unsure, please REACH OUT).
Work published elsewhere. We want original stories.
No AI generated work. We believe in human stories, creativity, and expression.

SUBMISSION TERMS

We're aiming for the anthology to be approximately 100 pages.
The anthology will be funded through Kickstarter.
If accepted, 75% of project must be complete before the launch of the Kickstarter campaign on JULY 1ST.
All accepted to participate in the anthology will receive a copy of the anthology as a .pdf and printed first edition in the mail.
After Kickstarter's platform and payment processing fees (10%), Excavation will receive 50% of funds raised for editorial, printing, shipping, design, marketing, and development costs. The remaining 50% of funds will be distributed to creative teams based on submission length.

For full list of submission terms, please refer to our SUBMISSION AGREEMENT FORM.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

We're looking for comics 5-10 pages in length. *Projects longer than 10 pages will not be considered.
We are open to various genres focused on character or world in a unique way.
Teen+ content.

SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE:

For WRITERS:

Project Title.
Bio outlining your writing experience or interest.
One page summary including: Log Line, Character Descriptions, Premise, Story Summary.
Completed Script.
Signed Submission Agreement.

For ARTISTS:

Portfolio.
Bio outlining your comics experience or interest.
Signed Submission Agreement.

If submitting as a solo creator, please include all requirements of the roles you're taking.
Writer/ Artists please submit 2-4 pages of finished line art.

For COLORISTS:

Portfolio.
Bio outlining your comics experience or interest.
Signed Submission Agreement.

For LETTERERS:

Portfolio.
Bio outlining your comics experience or interest.
Signed Submission Agreement.

*NOTE: Any submissions without an attached submission agreement will not be reviewed!