Kids Comics Pitchfest 2026 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Comics creators from around the world submit their unpublished projects to be previewed online by editors and agents.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 Scrappers
The Scrappers follows a group of four orphaned children, Lith, Volt, Sprocket and Violet who live in a scrapyard, assembling robots from the discarded scrap around them. They have befriended a boy named Allen, the grandson of the blind man who owns the scrapyard, and with Allen’s help they keep their presence a secret while building and selling their robots. In each chapter of The Scrappers the young team will find themselves on a unique adventure, all starting from when they decide to send their youngest member, Violet, to the dreaded elementary school. They will compete in Robot Boxing, fight a turf war, end up on a runaway train and more in this kid friendly rustic sci-fi adventure!
Age Range:
Middle Grade (approx ages 9-12)Genre:
Adventure, Science Fiction, STEMPage Count Estimate:
140
My Why:
The Scrappers is a book about robot fights and scrapyards, but our 'why' when writing it came from the found family at the core of the story. We are both writers who have found community in the comic book world, and we have experienced firsthand the positive impact of being surrounded by welcoming, creative, and hard-working people. Those people have been the blueprint for the characters in this book, who are just as warm, inventive, and stubborn... but they also get to build epic robots!
Comp Titles:
Big Hero Six by Don Hall /Chris Williams/Paul Briggs, Transformers by Daniel Warren JohnsonJoseph Jasionowski
Joseph Jasionowski has been featured in multiple indie comic anthologies, including “Space, Cows, and Alien Meatballs,” and “Edges of Oblivion.” He wrote the popular Webtoon “Janitor Hero” for Paintword and has been the writer of Hapsie’s “Cunning Carly” for over five years.
Jok
Jok is a beloved up-and-coming artist in the indie comic world. He has worked at Image Comics on the book “In Hell We Fight,” as well as at Mad Cave Studios on the 2024 title “The Body Trade.” His work has also been featured in Heavy Metal Magazine with the “Dungeons & Burglars” stories.