Academy of Shadows now accepting apprenticesThe Mist has been spotted near the welcome window. Keep your Glimmer steady.PRISMBREAK — Book One, 175 pages, ages 8–12Chapter Two is locked. Mail opens it.
Book One of the MYSTORiQ series · PRISMBREAK

Best viewed with an
open imagination.

(And, honestly, on a desktop.)
Written & Created by Demi Visnick
Illustrated by Polina Karmazova
A STEM-fantasy graphic novel · 175 pages · Ages 8–12
PRISMBREAK cover
MYSTORiQ
realm of learning
Read by its readers

“If I saw this book in school I'd grab it — and I like how they talk.”

— Cody, 9

Can you make it keep going past chapter one.

— Reina, 9

“I like how this book starts. It's creative and cool.”

— Charlotte, 11

“They are really cute. I'd keep it as my pet.”

— Amelia, 8
✦ The Query

PRISMBREAK, at a glance.

Seeking representation for a complete, 175-page middle-grade STEM-fantasy graphic novel for ages 8–12—Book One of the planned MYSTORiQ trilogy.
Trim 6.625 × 10.25 in (flexible) · pitched on a partial, with the full manuscript already in hand.
Length
175 pp · 17 ch
Audience
Ages 8–12
Format
Full-color GN
Series
Book 1 of 3
STEM taught in Book One
— the science behind the magic
Chemistry
Reactions & states
Circuits
Power, flow & energy
Sound
Frequency & vibration
Energy transfer
Storing & moving energy
Comparable titles

PRISMBREAK combines the cinematic adventure of Amulet, the tone and visual atmosphere of Lightfall, and the STEM-inspired teamwork of Sanity & Tallulah.

Amulet
Kazu Kibuishi
Lightfall
Tim Probert
Sanity & Tallulah
Molly Brooks
Glimmer grows when kids grow.
Built for the school & library shelf—real classroom science folded into the story, so readers leave with an actual STEM takeaway wrapped in magic.
Why now
Kids’ graphic novels are the fastest-growing category in children’s publishing—yet STEM-driven fantasy series stay rare. PRISMBREAK lands squarely in that gap.
✦ The Story

Four young apprentices accidentally release a realm-devouring Mist while trying to release their own academy and discover the prism they were fighting was never a prison.

It was holding something back.

Deep inside the Academy of Flames, four young mystlings—Sori, Wyvie, Kitsu, and Chimi—awaken to a realm gone wrong. The blast has left them alone: no teachers, no other mystlings, no way out. The Academy’s power is draining by the hour, and a sickly yellow-green Mist is creeping through the halls, devouring every trace of Glimmer it touches.

They experiment, argue, invent, and fail—then try again—using real principles of chemistry, circuits, sound, and energy transfer to turn science into glimmer-powered magic.

Their goal: restart the Glowb, the living core connecting all six Academies, before the last Glimmer dies. Their plan even seems to work—until they realize the prism was never keeping danger out. It was keeping the Mist locked in.

The Goblin Narrator in the Mist
“That’s the thing about glimmer. It was never meant to work alone.
— The Goblin Narrator
✦ The World

A realm powered by Glimmer.

Glimmer isn’t just magic… it’s the energy of imagination.
The Heart of the Realm
The Glowb—the six-chambered core that powers every Academy.

MYSTORiQ is a magical academic realm powered by Glimmer—a living energy that looks like magic but behaves like real energy kids understand. It glows, drifts, and sparks—yet it flows through machines, powers the Glowb, and responds to heat, motion, water, and wind. Best of all, Glimmer grows when kids grow: it brightens with curiosity, teamwork, and imagination, and dims when they give up. It doesn’t punish—it reflects.

Six academies make up the realm
Academy of
Flames
Academy of
Tides
Academy of
Terra
Academy of
Skies
Academy of
Sparks
Academy of
Shadows
The floating realm of MYSTORiQ — six Academy islands around the GlowbThe Goblin Narrator with a Glowb Power readout
✦ The Cast

Meet the mystlings.

An ensemble cast, each with a distinct strength—and a real flaw to grow past. Full-color development art by Polina Karmazova.

Sori
Sori
The Spark

Charges in on instinct and pure optimism—and learns to breathe before she blasts.

Chimi
Chimi
The Anchor

Keeps everyone calm and holds the group together—learns it’s okay to admit he’s scared too.

Kitsu
Kitsu
The Analyst

Reads every pattern and plan—learns he doesn’t have to solve it all alone.

Wyvie
Wyvie
The Live Wire

All jittery electric nerve—learns that owning her fear is what steadies her spark.

✦ Supporting cast
Goblin Narrator
Goblin Narrator
Breaks the fourth wall to guide the reader through the realm.
Professor Artichoke
Professor Artichoke
The kids' Flames professor, whose lessons—like Snail Mail—become their lifeline.
Mail Snails
Mail Snails
Ancient, grumpy couriers summoned only when the realm's portals fail.
✦ The Arc

One story, three books.

PRISMBREAK tells a complete, self-contained story while opening a planned trilogy—from survival, to origins, to restoration.
Book One
PRISMBREAK
Survival adventure

The Glowb explodes, the six Academies are sealed inside prisms, and an energy-eating Mist is unleashed. Four Flames mystlings must restart the Glowb before the last Glimmer dies.

“Alone, their light flickers. Together, it burns.”
Book Two
BLASTBACK
Origin · past to present

A flashback to Terra reveals where the Mist was truly born—then leaps forward to the present, where the Flames kids join forces with Sparks to fight it. The story moves from past to present.

“To stop what's coming, they have to know why it came.”
Book Three
LIGHTBOUND
Unity · restoration

Flames, Terra, and Sparks unite—and Shadows steps into the light—combining their Glimmer to end the Mist and restore MYSTORiQ. The answer was always the same.

“Not by force — by harmony.”
Beyond the trilogy
The three-book arc resolves completely—but the world of MYSTORiQ is built to grow. Six elemental academies, an ever-expanding cast of mystlings, and a magic-as-science engine leave the door wide open for companion stories, spin-offs, and further adventures in the realm.
Sample Pages

Chapter One

The complete opening chapter, in full color—where the blast hits, the Mist arrives, and four young apprentices are left alone in a failing Academy.

Chapter One opening spread PRISMBREAK Chapter One spread, pages 2–3 PRISMBREAK Chapter One spread, pages 4–5 PRISMBREAK Chapter One spread, pages 6–7 PRISMBREAK Chapter One spread, pages 8–9 PRISMBREAK Chapter One spread, pages 10–11 PRISMBREAK Chapter One spread, pages 12–13
✦ The Team

Meet the creator.

Demi Visnick — Writer, Creator & Creative Director

Demi Visnick is a designer, entrepreneur, and storyteller with more than 14 years of experience across fashion, branding, product development, and digital media. Her background in visual storytelling and bringing creative ideas to life inspired the richly imagined world of MYSTORiQ and its first graphic novel, PRISMBREAK. She helps shape every layer of the graphic novel—from its characters and world-building to its overall creative direction.

Polina Karmazova — Illustrator

Children's-book illustrator and character designer—with credits including Seals of Approval and The Camper and the Counselor—behind the existing sample artwork and visual foundation for PRISMBREAK, to be contracted for the full-color interiors and cover.

The Ask

Seeking representation and a publishing partner to bring the MYSTORiQ trilogy to shelves—starting with PRISMBREAK.

✉ greetings@mystoriq.com Full manuscript available on request
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