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Comics creators from around the world submit their unpublished projects to be previewed online by editors and agents.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.
The League of Lost Pets
After trekking for many moons, lost Axolotl best friends, mellow Kip and adventure-seeking Azula, finally find a tentative home as junior members of The League of Lost Pets. Now sworn to ‘protect the lost and forgotten’ making up their eclectic new family, Kip’s sole goal is relaxation while Azula gathers supplies to secure their place.
When Azula’s latest treasure—a polaroid camera—is stolen from her cache and used to endanger their new home, the two friends must expose the traitor in their midst before any secrets of The League are revealed while weighing if they are all better off lost or found.
THE LEAGUE OF LOST PETS is a graphic novel chapter book—series potential.
Comps: Smith’s PEA, BEE, & JAY and Green’s INVESTIGATORS
Age Range:
Chapter Book (approx ages 7-9)Genre:
Adventure, Animals, Fiction, HumorPage Count Estimate:
128
My Why:
In my family, our three Autistic sons span the reader-type spectrum. Our teenager has always been an avid reader. Meanwhile, our 4th grader is a skilled but reluctant reader until he finds the perfect book for his hyperfocus to consume. Lastly, our language delayed toddler resists all reading attempts. THE LEAGUE OF LOST PETS is for each of my sons and kids like them at different places in their reading journey. With adventure and mystery for my eldest to enjoy as he reads to his brothers, based on characters my Axolotl obsessed 9-year-old inspired, I am hopeful that this is the kind of book that convinces my youngest there is magic in reading—whether on the page or in reality, there are friends and fun to be found along the way.
Nicole Harwood
I’m an Author-Illustrator with a passion for ASL and theater. As an American Sign Language/English Interpreter, I regularly transform English phrases into the visual medium of ASL to paint pictures of meaning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients. Finally open to pursuing creative endeavors, I can be found acting on local community theater stages, writing plays, spending time with my Neurodivergent family while working towards publishing my debut graphic novel.
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