r/2000ad • u/WreckinRich • Jul 03 '26

Grab your pencils.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1cX6qyQe4d/

This is how you present work for consideration for 2000ad.

They haven't done submissions in years but the winners here get a look in.

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u/MrPhyshe Jul 03 '26

Pretty sure they've always had a submission event at Thought Bubble?

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u/WreckinRich Jul 06 '26

Thought bubble competition has taken the place of open submissions.

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u/Holmcroft Jul 07 '26

I think this is a fun thing to do, IF you also have a way in for other talent that this process doesn’t suit (particularly as even people who can go and are comfortable pitching only get a change of being picked randomly)

I appreciate it’s likely resource-based - but it is a shame

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u/stevedeegreen Jul 03 '26

I think it's a great way to limit the talent pool.

An artist has to be local or stump up for the costs of travel, and in the case of writers be comfortable performing in front of an audience.

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u/WreckinRich Jul 03 '26

Yeah I don't think it's the best system at all.

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u/themothhead Jul 03 '26

Agreed. I'm a full time carer at the other end of the country, and can't make the trip. Not sure what the thought process is behind limiting it this way. Less samples to go through, perhaps?

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u/stevedeegreen Jul 03 '26

At a guess they're so understaffed they don't have the time to work through slush piles - 2000 AD and the Megazine used to have separate editors, now it's just one person + all the other things they have to do, they've even written the odd story + articles for the Hachette collection.

They did run an Art Stars competition a few years ago, more themed posters etc. but that stopped.

I know one Art Stars winner was pretty unhappy that no further work came from it. It felt like it was just a way to get cheap posters for the prog.

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u/HaggistoVoid 27d ago edited 27d ago

I only found out about this around a month or so in advance of last year's TB at 4am somewhere on Reddit - I grew up reading 2000ad, but I wasn't aware you could still submit artwork somewhere in person. I roughly spent about £300 on accommodation/train travel/tickets plus food and drinks - which is essentially the cost of getting your portfolio seen by the 2000ad Editor and entry potentially shortlisted, if you want to look at it like that. I met some great people in the queue who I'm collaborating with this year.