Geek Syndicate Issue 8 | Page 117

Geek Syndicate ELEVATOR PITCHES What’s an Elevator Pitch? Imagine you have a production that you’ve put a lot of work, life and soul into. You love it.You know others would to. You get into an elevator, maybe in a hotel at a convention. At the same time, in walks a well-known editor. The doors close and you are alone. This is your chance - but you only have a short time to get your work noticed ... That’s the concept of Elevator Pitches. Provide us with a single sentence summarising your production and another explaining why we should pick it up. Follow this up with a preview and the pitch is done - let the work sell itself. If you would like to submit a production for this section, email: [email protected]. Butterfly Gate Writer: Benjamin Read Artist: Chris Wildgoose Publisher: Improper Books Buy It From: Limited UK indie release available from Page 45 (Nottingham), Travelling Man (Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and York), Gosh! (London), Orbital Comics (London), Chaos City Comics (St. Albans),Destination Venus (Harrogate), Paradox Comics (Poole), and OK Comics (Leeds). What is Butterfly Gate? “A dark SF odyssey, following two siblings who, after throwing themselves headlong into another world, must face the brutal reality that lies beyond and find their place amidst an empire built after a revolution against the Gods. Butterfly Gate is also a silent comic, conveying the story purely through its imagery.” Why should we pick this up? “Because lots of very talented people said lots of very nice things indeed about the creative team’s last book, Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale. Also you could get to the read Butterfly Gate ahead of the rest of the world by buying the limited UK release. ” 117