Kids Comics Pitchfest 2025 Showcase

Ponder

After their mom joins the many people who have vanished to Solsta Luna, a place where dreams become reality, Wilson, Poppy, Zoey, Alan, and Miguel leave their secluded town on a journey through an ever-growing, fanciful world to find this magical oasis, get rid of the nightmares that plague it, and bring everyone home before their world becomes a ghost town.
The kids must combat magic users and fantastical creatures that impede their quest, traverse absurd landscapes, and face the distress Solsta Luna has created head-on as they strive to make their family whole again and save both worlds by showing people what is possible when you have a dream to believe in.

I am pitching this story as a series, with the first book being 180-219 pages.

My Why:

When making Ponder, I thought a lot about how powerful having a dream can be, especially as the world seems to become more negative and cynical by the day. So, I wanted to make an action-adventure story about love and its many forms, family, optimism, and how not letting go of your imagination can lead to fantastic things others would not have considered possible. With this story championing the idea of pursuing dreams and highlighting what that means to different people, I hope to show others that if you hold on to the things that are important to you and are open to new perspectives, even in the face of adversity, life can be amazing.