Kids Comics Pitchfest 2025 Showcase
Comics creators from around the world submit their unpublished projects to be previewed online by editors and agents. A panel of judges (click here to see the juror list) select the top pitches. Projects are archived here so that industry pros may view them and discover new talent.
Gzhel Guardian
Deep underground, in a place far away from our world, exists the Railway System. A complex, mysterious network of trains, towns and mechanical monsters, these communities are open and known only to a few on Earth. Central to these communities are Guardians, people chosen at random and adorned with power. Leo is one such Guardian, and even though their burn-out and depression has taken hold of them, they have one last job to finish.
Age Range:
Young Adult (approx ages 13+)Genre:
FantasyPage Count Estimate:
138
My Why:
My partner is a diasporic queer Russian, and he had always talked about how little he felt seen, how isolating it was to be stuck between these worlds. Being queer and being Russian is often, understandably, at odds with one another.
So, I wrote this comic to ensure he always felt seen.
Atla Hrafney
Atla Hrafney is an Icelandic comics creator, editor and community organizer with over 10 years of experience in the field of comics and graphic novels. With an intense and vivid interest in the medium from a very young age, Atla is currently writing GZHEL GUARDIAN at Hiveworks Comics, and has written for anthologies such as WE’RE STILL HERE (A Prism-nominated comics anthology), and ESCAPE FROM BITCH MOUNTAIN from Avery Hill.
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