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For Cartoonists

Your comic belongs
in front of millions
of readers.

Get drawn in.

Comics Kingdom has been syndicating strips since 1915. We pay you from day one — no minimum traffic thresholds, no waiting periods. You draw. We handle the rest.

Submit Your Comic → See What We Publish
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100+
Active Comics
~20
New Titles Per Year
Day 1
When You Get Paid
1915
Publishing Since
What We Publish

We publish all kinds of comics.

Strips, panels, vertical scroll, full-page formats — if you have enough ideas to run for a few years and an audience to grow into, we want to see your work.

Daily Strip

Horizontal, 3-4 panels. Gag-a-day or long-form narrative. The classic format.

Single Panel

One image. One punchline. Economy of expression – think Bizarro or The Far Side.

Vertical Scroll

Mobile-native, infinite canvas. Longer episodes designed for how people read today.

Page Format

Full comic-book style pages. Adventure, serialized drama, long-arc storytelling.

Content guidelines: All-ages friendly, legal in the US. No extreme violence, graphic sexual content, excessive profanity, or hate speech. For action/adventure tone references, see The Phantom or Flash Gordon. Niche topics welcome — if yours is specific, tell us about your existing audience.

The Process

From submission to published.

Four steps. A few months start to finish. You stay focused on making the comic.

01

Submit Your Packet

Cover letter, 24 sample panels or 3 scroll episodes, and a character sheet. All in one PDF or DOC.

Anytime
02

Editorial Review

Our team reviews every submission. We’ll respond one way or another within 1–2 months.

1–2 Months
03

Contract & Prep

If we love it, you get an official Comics Kingdom contract. Then we work together on launch prep.

A Few Weeks
04

Launch & Get Paid

Your comic goes live across CK and our syndication network. Revenue starts from day one.

Ongoing

Your submission packet should contain three things. Combine everything into a single PDF or DOC — it makes it much easier for the whole editorial team to review and discuss.

1
Cover Letter

Your name, address, email, website URL, and social handles. Tell us about your comic and yourself. Include any publishing history — and if you already have an audience on social media or another platform, tell us the numbers. That context matters.

2
24 Sample Panels or Strips — or — 3 Scroll Episodes

Send your best work, not your most work. If you’re unsure which strips to include, ask a trusted friend to help you choose. Quality over quantity — we’d rather see your 24 strongest than 50 average ones.

3
Character Sheet

An illustration of each major character with their name and a short description. If you have a large cast, this can run more than one page. You can include it in the same file as your cover letter.

Submit Your Packet

Fill out the form, upload your submission file, and send. No file size limit. We’ll follow up within 1–2 months.

Or email: [email protected]

You earn from the moment you publish.

We don’t make you hit a traffic threshold before you see revenue. From day one, your comic earns across two streams — and the more readers you build, the more you make.

Pageview Revenue

Every visit to your comic generates ad revenue. Your share is calculated based on your comic’s proportion of total site traffic. The more readers you bring in, the more you earn.

Subscription Revenue

Comics Kingdom subscribers pay for unlimited archive access. A portion of subscription revenue is distributed across all active comics, weighted by readership.

Licensing & Syndication

We also have opportunities to sell your comic to print and web publishers outside of Comics Kingdom. When we do, you always get paid. Licensing is additional income on top of your ongoing revenue.

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No Audience Requirement

We don’t gate publishing behind follower counts or minimum traffic. You start earning as soon as your comic launches.

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Growth-Linked Earnings

As your readership grows, your share of revenue grows with it. Promoting your comic directly benefits your bottom line.

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Two Streams, One Platform

Ad revenue from free readers and subscription revenue from paying members — you benefit from both audiences simultaneously.

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Editorial Handles Distribution

Our team uploads, formats, and publishes your work across all required sizes and file types. You focus on making the comic.

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Print & Licensing Upside

Opportunities to reach print and web publishers through our syndication network — with compensation every time your work is placed elsewhere.

We review submissions and reply within 1–2 months. If you haven’t heard from us after two months, feel free to check in — we’re happy to confirm receipt and give you a status update.
We receive thousands of submissions each year and launch around 20 new titles. We’re selective — but if you don’t submit, your chances are exactly 0%. We encourage everyone to try.
We’ll send you a rejection letter. Don’t be discouraged — we have to pass on many excellent comics simply because we don’t have room for everything at that moment. You can always resubmit later, especially if you’ve developed new work or refined your idea.
We’ll reach out with an official Comics Kingdom contract. Once signed, we work with you on launch preparation — formatting, editorial review, scheduling. This typically takes a few weeks to a few months depending on the work involved.
On Comics Kingdom and on the many websites that subscribe to our syndication network. We’ll occasionally share your comics on Comics Kingdom’s social channels, and there are licensing opportunities to place your work with print and web publishers — for which you’re always compensated separately.
No. We don’t require a minimum follower count or existing readership. That said, if your comic is focused on a niche topic, telling us about your existing audience helps us assess fit. And if you do have an audience somewhere, mention it — it’s useful context.
Reach out to us at [email protected] to discuss your situation. Existing publishing history can actually work in your favor — it demonstrates proven readership and execution.
Please send everything — cover letter, character sheet, and sample comics — in a single PDF or DOC file rather than individual image files. This makes it much easier for our entire team to review and share feedback. If you’re scanning physical artwork, please scan at high resolution rather than photographing with a phone.
Get drawn in.

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Questions before you send? Email us at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you.

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