⏳ Last chance for Early Bird Tickets! Join Cross Comix 2026 on 11–12 Sept in Rotterdam for talks, exhibitions, workshops, performances & more. 2 festival days for just €20! 🎟️ https://crosscomix.eu

Calling all zine makers worldwide! Cross Comix is looking for fresh, bold & innovative work for our Zine Kiosk. We’ll showcase and sell creations by independent artists & publishers during the festival. Apply now! Deadline: July 20  🔗 https://crosscomix.eu/open-call-zine-kiosk-2026

Artists & makers! Apply for a FREE table at the Cross Comix 2026 Makers Market 🎨 Sell your work, meet fellow makers & join the festival vibe. Deadline: July 5, 11:59 PM. https://crosscomix.eu/event/open-call-makers-market-2026

Artists & makers! Apply for a FREE table at the Cross Comix 2026 Makers Market 🎨 Sell your work, meet fellow makers & join the festival vibe. Deadline: July 5, 11:59 PM. https://crosscomix.eu/event/open-call-makers-market-2026

Cross Comix meets science! Imagination, Mediation & Manifestation, a 4-day conference on graphic storytelling in healthcare, joins Cross Comix 2026. The final 2 days take place at the festival with talks & workshops. https://crosscomix.eu/event/conference-imagination-mediation-manifestation

News! 🎉 The Cross Comix 2026 poster & campaign image is created by visual artist, writer and storyteller Guus Møystad. He’ll also join the festival to talk about his work and sign it. Don’t miss it! ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam https://crosscomix.eu/

Calling all zine makers worldwide! Cross Comix is looking for fresh, bold & innovative work for our Zine Kiosk. We’ll showcase and sell creations by independent artists & publishers during the festival. Apply now! Deadline: July 20  🔗 https://crosscomix.eu/event/open-call-zine-kiosk-2026

Early Bird tickets for Cross Comix 2026 are live! 11–12 Sept in De Doelen, Rotterdam. Talks, expos, workshops, performances & more. 2 festival days for just €20. Grab your discount! https://crosscomix.eu/project/cross-comix-festival-2026

🏆 "Una's Book Project Vol. 4: Curious Dot" by Charlie Jermyn, Una Jongenelis, Jonghwan Jeong & Cato Douwes Dekker has won the Small Press Award 2026 at Stripdagen Haarlem. Congrats to all winners! See the shortlist at Cross Comix, 11–12 Sept.

Artists and makers! Apply now for a table at the Cross Comix 2026 market. It’s free! Cross Comix 2026 is in full preparation. The festival by and for lovers of visual storytelling will take place on Friday 11 and Saturday 12, September in Rotterdam. https://crosscomix.eu/open-call-makers-market

Cross Comix, platform for visual story storytelling, is op zoek naar een lid voor de Raad van Toezicht met een artistiek profiel. 🔗 Meer informatie over de functie bij https://www.versbeton.nl/vacatures/cross-comix-zoekt-lid-raad-van-toezicht/

Today the jury of the 2026 Small Press Award got together to make their final selection. The winner will announced on May 29 at the Stripdagen Haarlem.

Renate Comics Berlin & Cross Comix Rotterdam team up again! 10 artists from NL & Berlin create a zine during a 4-day exchange in May. Follow us on this journey!

Woo & Judy Greta Moore join 8 artists from Berlin & NL for a 4-day zine exchange at Renate Comics Library. Woo explores women & genderqueer lives; Judy is author of Everything is Somewhat Repaired. Results at Cross Comix, Sept 11–12, De Doelen Rotterdam.

Adam Pol & Sterre Richard join 8 artists from Berlin & NL for a 4-day zine exchange at Renate Comics Library. Adam blends queer stories with folklore; Sterre makes queer love, knight horror & kids’ fantasy. Results at Cross Comix, Sept 11–12, De Doelen Rotterdam.

Shawn Wannapat & Ellie Mc Guinness join 8 artists from Berlin & NL for a 4-day zine exchange at Renate Comics Library. Shawn explores gentrification in Berlin; Ellie creates intimate, dreamlike work. Results at Cross Comix, Sept 11–12, De Doelen Rotterdam.

Renate Comics Berlin & Cross Comix Rotterdam team up again! 10 artists from NL & Berlin create a zine during a 4-day exchange in May. Second duo: Eva ten cate & Maka. The zine premieres at Cross Comix, Sept 11–12, 2026, De Doelen Rotterdam.

Renate Comics Berlin & Cross Comix Rotterdam team up again! 10 artists from NL & Berlin create a zine during a 4-day exchange in May. First duo: Anh Ngo & Angelie. The zine premieres at Cross Comix, Sept 11–12, 2026, De Doelen Rotterdam.

Deadline for the Berlin Comic Exchange extended to April 7. We invite comic artists based in the Netherlands and Berlin to apply for this exciting exchange program at Renate Comics in Berlin! APPLY NOW 🔗 https://crosscomix.eu/project/open-call-berlin-comics-exchange-2026

DEADLINE for the Berlin Comic Exchange is close, on March 31! We invite comic artists based in the Netherlands and Berlin to apply for this exciting exchange program at Renate Comics in Berlin! APPLY NOW via https://f.mtr.cool/ahjdmzvbmn ! Design by alea rodriguez & Saskia van Amstel

This March, our intrepid curator Dasha Starostin brought a 'light' version of the Cross Comix Zine Kiosk to a new audience in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.  🔗 crosscomix.eu or linkinbio

OPEN CALL: We invite comic artists based in the Netherlands and Berlin to apply for this exciting exchange program at Renate Comics in Berlin! APPLY NOW via crosscomix.eu!

Students of the St Joost School of Art and Design visited Cross Comix last September. We're happy to show you the great drawings and notes they sent us.  Save the Date: Cross Comix 2026: Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September. https://crosscomix.eu

Dates for Cross Comix 2026 announced! Update your calendars, and invite your friends to do the same! Cross Comix will be returning to De Doelen next year. Cross Comix 2026: 📅 Friday 11 + Saturday 12 September, 2026 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

✨ Today we’re looking back at the Market at Cross Comix 2025✨ So many of you applied, ,and we sadly had to turn down a lot of people. Our new spot at De Doelen is much bigger, but there was still a limited amount of space!  📩 Want updates? Subscribe here: https://f.mtr.cool/keowqbmdky

The aftermovie is here! A thousand thanks to everybody who worked so tirelessly to make Cross Comix happen. 📅 See you next year! Cross Comix 2026: Friday 11 September and Saturday 12 September 🎥 Thanks to Xmaarten for making the video

✨ A look back at Cross Comix 2025, part THREE ✨… and we’re still not done! Extra love to 📸 Michell Urbiztondo for catching all the magic. ✨ Cross Comix will be back on Friday 11 & Saturday 12 September 2026, again at De Doelen, Rotterdam 📩 Newsletter: https://f.mtr.cool/ikrmhnbute

✨ A look back at Cross Comix 2025, part #2 ✨ The entire week we had wonderful performances right in the middle of Rotterdam Central Station. From there, the festival only got bigger and better! Photos Michelle Urbiztondo 📩 Want updates? Subscribe here: https://f.mtr.cool/mhecyvvsir

✨ A look back at Cross Comix 2025, part #1 This year’s festival was our biggest yet — more visitors, more talks, more exhibitions, a bigger market, and a brand new home at De Doelen, Rotterdam.  📩 Want updates? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://f.mtr.cool/cpjwujjkql

About last weekend: 📍 #StationRotterdamCentraal 🗓️ 12/9/2025 🖌️ #CrossComixRotterdam @crosscomix.nl 🎨 @sellfable.bsky.social 🎵 Florian Magnus Maier (known from musical projects such as #Alkaloid & #Changeling ) 🎥 Sethpicturesmusic - Seth Abrikoos Music by Florian Magnus Maier

Moos Boeke has won the Small Press Award 2025 with ‘Abel en Caïn’. Boeke wins €1500.  Second Prize went to Vera Wolsink, and a joint third place to Hilal Uzuner and Hilde Vermeeren. On the first photo : Moos Boeke with last year’s prize winner Abel Dijkstra. Photo by Michelle Urbiztondo:

Cross Comix timetable for Saturday Sept 13. Tickets at https://f.mtr.cool/xbqtaayete or at the door. Do bring your kids because there’s a kids’ corner!  📅 Saturday, 13 Sep 2025 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/yfixrztlye

Cross Comix timetable for Friday sept 12. Don’t miss the talks by Melek Zertal, Merel Barends, Lauraine Meyer, Aimée de Jongh and Vera van Wolferen. Downstairs is free! The SWAP starts at 18:00.  📅 12 + 13 Sep 2025 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Today at our open studio in Station Rotterdam Centraal we had Danny Rumbl and Sicovecas Say hello when you pass by on your way to the Cross Comix Festival on Friday and Saturday. Friday 12 + Saturday,13 September 📅  Friday 12 + Saturday 13 September 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.nl

This year cross Comix joint forces with Dutch comic magazine Zone 5300. For an essay about how women make Comic history by Natasja van Loon. The essay accompanies the exhibition women on women at the festival on September 12 and 13. 📅 12 + 13 Sep 2025 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

The Berlin Comic Exchange 2025 zine is finally published and for sale at the Cross Comix Zine Kiosk this weekend  in Rotterdam, and there is an exhibition. Check it out!  www.crosscomix.eu

Take a seat on Saturday in the chair or under the dome, and experience an improvised session resulting in a custom-made drawing! by Buro Rococo! At De Doelen in Rotterdam. Entrance via Willem Burgerzaal.  📅 Saturday, 13 Sep 2025 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Today was the first day of our Open Studio Station Rotterdam Centraal, with artist and illustrator Jos Derckx!  New artists every day. Drop by and don’t forget to buy tickets for Cross Comix! 📅 12 + 13 Sep 2025 🔗 tickets: Crosscomix.eu or linkinbio

Buy Cross Comix tickets NOW and win this exclusive limited print by María Medem! Winners will be notified by mail later this week, and they can pick up their print at the festival. 📅 12 + 13 Sep 2025 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Visit our Cross Comix Open Studio at Rotterdam Centraal! Each day from Tuesday september 9 until Saturday september 13. Every afternoon an artist will work on a large canvas, sometimes with music. For free! 📅 8 - 13 September  📍Centraal Station, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.nl | linkinbio

Special giveaway! Buy a ticket on Monday September 8 for the Cross Comix Festival which is happening on September 12 + 13 in Rotterdam, and you stand a good chance to win an exclusive little mystery present! The countdown has started! 📅 12 + 13 Sep 2025 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

This year our moderator is Nova de Hoo. An accomplished comic artist herself, she will be on stage doing presentation, interviews and moderation on Friday and Saturday. Nova won the Gouden Mus award for her book 'Middag, Aand, Oggend' 📅 12 + 13 Sep 2025 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Get your tickets for Melek Zertal at Cross Comix now! Zertal is a French Algerian illustrator and comic artist, based between Paris and California. 📅 12 Sep 2025, morning program from 11:00 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 Tickets: www.crosscomix.eu

Join the SellFable Archivist, and Florian Magnus Maier on a journey into the SellFable universe at @crosscomix.nl Festival. Friday, September 12th (12:00-17:00), we’ll weave sound and charcoal into a live visual and sonic exploration at Rotterdam Central Station. #art #performance #drawing #music

Lauraine Meyer, author of ‘Feminists in Progress’, will join our program “In depth: Feminist comics” for an academic discussion about feminist comics. Get your tickets! 📅 Sat 13 Sep, 15:30 - 16:30 📍 Cross Comix Festival, De Doelen Rotterdam 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/yjlkoaiqjo

Get your tickets! During Cross Comix on 12 & 13 September in Rotterdam, Wobby.club celebrates its 10th anniversary with a glorious exhibition showcasing all 41 issues released over the past decade. 📅 12 +13 September  📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Create your own one-page comic with expert guidance. How do you tell a story in just a few images? How do you structure a page. Your guides are María Victoria Rodríguez. and Marcel Ruijters.  Get your tickets now!  📅 Sat 13 Sep, 12:00 - 17:00 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Get tickets for Vera van Wolferen! Her animation Down in the Dumps, about a ladybug that has her sheaths stolen, premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival. On Friday 12 sep, she talks about the creation of the short. 📅 12 Sep  📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu @veravanwolferen.bsky.social

Lagos, Home for All is a storytelling project by Lagos-based animators, comic makers and filmmakers, curated by Mooves and Merel Barends into AR-illustrated posters. Premiering at Cross Comix, they’ll also showcase at the African Film Festival in Lagos. 📅12–13 Sep 📍Rotterdam 🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Open Call! Meet the Editor! Get insight, feedback and advice on your portfolio from professional publishers and editors: woby,club, Zone 5300, Stripburger and Pulp de Luxe.  🔗 Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/uqrrkgcafl  ➣ Deadline Monday Sept 8.   📅 Friday, 12 September  📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL