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Calling Detroit Area Comics Artists Do you have a vision of the future? Do you have a story of a time that will take place in a million could-be years, or on a thousand maybe worlds? Electric Cloud is seeking submissions for its third issue, “Visions”.

The theme this time deals with all kinds of speculative fiction – welcoming utopian and dystopian worlds, cyberpunk cityscapes, afrofuturist cosmologies, and trans-humanist evolutions. A Detroit (and Detroit area) comics zine, Electric Cloud’s previous two issues, “Dreams” and “Travel” shared short comics about their titular subjects submitted by a diverse array of creators.

This time, it’s explorations of what’s to come. All stories that fall under the heading of science- and speculative-fiction are welcome. If you have a story about a could-be world of tomorrow, share it with Electric Cloud. Submit your comics by October 31st, just in time for Halloween. Please note: Due to space and printing limitations, all submissions may not be included. Artists who are included will receive a free copy of the issue, as well as the ability to purchase a quantity at cost. -------------- SUBMISSION RULES Submissions should be no more than 4 pages and adhere to the dimensions below. Dimensions are given in inches, and include other acceptable rations. Larger is better for scaling! All work will be B&W.

Digital Submissions: 300 dpi minimum Ratio: w5.5 x h8.5 (5.5x8.5, 9x14, 7x11, 11x17). Submit each page individually as PDF or PNG

Scanned Submissions: 300 dpi minimum

Ratio: w5.5 x h8.5 (5.5x8.5, 9x14, 7x11, 11x17).

Submit each page individually as PDF or PNG

Physical Submissions:

Ratio: Same as scanned submissions. Max 11x17. Pages should be single sided to enable better scanning. The higher the contrast of submissions the better, so inked pages are preferable.

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Digital & Scanned submissions: email PDF/PNG pages individually to [email protected]

Issue #2 is here!

After 2 years and a pandemic, we are excited to release issue #2 of the Detroit comic anthology zine Electric Cloud. This issue's theme is travel, kind of ironic because most submissions came in during the early days of the lockdown.

The cover is designed by Angie Coe (Instagram @ angie.coe) and riso printed at Taxonomy Press in Detroit. It features 60 pages of comics by local Detroit artists. Grab your copy at the release party:

August 20th, 7pm-9pm PJ's Lager House, Detroit Music performances by: Dave Nova Lurgue F'Tahn Carmel Liburdi

Theme: Travel Submit a comic based on your experiences traveling, being far from home, getting around, or a fictional story along those lines.

Art Specs:

Suggested length 5 pages max

Page dimensions are 5.5″ x 8.5″ (a letter page folded in half) with 1/4″ margins. Feel free to draw bigger as long as it keeps to that ratio (11 x 17 works).

Artwork must be black and white, graytones are allowed.

For the best quality of printing please send high-resolution (300dpi) files.

The finished books will be printed and bound by the excellent local Detroit Printer, and each book will have a colorful custom  screen printed cover printed at Ocelot Print Shop

Artwork That said, we encourage you to submit a graphic narrative, if you can, as this is a comics anthology, and use real life stories, as they are easier to successfully craft than fictional narratives.

Submission Details:

Email your completed comic to [email protected] with “Electric Cloud Comic Submission” in the title.

Tell us your name as you’d like to be credited and your gender pronouns

Include a link to any website or social media you’d like to share

DEADLINE: April 1st, 2020

Each contributor will receive one free copy of the book! In your submission email, please indicate how many additional copies at wholesale cost you’d like to buy (approx $2) for you to sell or do with as you please.

Theme: In Your Dreams We’re keeping the theme pretty open here - submit a comic/narrative artwork that is based in any way on a dream you’ve had, your thoughts/feelings about dreams, dreamy things, fictional dream world stories, ... the unbelievable is believable!

Art Specs:

Suggested length 1-6 pages, but there may be room for some longer stories.

The page dimensions are 5.5″ x 8.5″ (a letter page folded in half) with 1/4″ margins.

Artwork should be black and white, graytones are allowed.

For the best quality of printing please send high-resolution (300dpi) files.

The finished books will be printed and bound by the excellent local Detroit Printer, and each book will have a colorful custom  screen printed cover printed at Ocelot Print Shop.

Application Details:

Email your completed comic to [email protected] with “Electric Cloud Comic Submission” in the title.

Tell us your name as you’d like to be credited and your gender pronouns

Include a link to any personal/artwork website or social media you’d like to share as well as a short one or two sentence bio of yourself!

DEADLINE: August 31st, 2017

Each contributor will receive one free copy of the book! In your submission email, please indicate if you would like to buy additional copies at wholesale cost for you to sell or do with as you please. The wholesale cost will be approximately $2 depending on the length of the book, and we would suggest a resale price of $5-7. If each contributor could contribute $10 for 5 copies (plus your free copy) that would go a long way to help cover printing costs!

Here is an unfinished sneak peek of my comic submission for the Electric Cloud Comics anthology issue!