LICZ! is BACK! 💥 The Lansing Independent Comics and Zine Fest is a FREE-TO-ATTEND one-day celebration of all kinds of printed matter--hosting over 50+ self-published creators with paper, staplers, and moxie!

We've got lots of photos from last year we never posted... So we're gonna start sharing them now. :)

✨ APPLICANTS! CHECK YOUR EMAILS! ✨ We received almost double the amount of applications we received last year! A lot of interest in the fest, and a ton of cool folks who applied!

This is your LAST CHANCE to get that application IN! Forms close at 11:59pm EST! ✨

Hey folks. We've all got more important things to focus on today. Applications will now close Sunday, February 1st at 11:59pm. Decisions will still be sent out on February 7th! Please use today and tomorrow to take care of yourselves and others. We'll be in touch soon!

What are you waiting for?! We wanna see YOUR application TODAY! ✨ Just one week left to apply. Check the 🔗 in our bio or head to our website to get started!

There's just TWO WEEKS LEFT to apply for LICZ! ✨ ...So get those applications IN! Check the 🔗 in our bio or head to our website to get started!

We're back! ✨ LICZ! (pronounced licks!) is all about celebrating the creators of self-published works, and encouraging new makers to get printing! Do you make comics and/or zines and wanna join in? Check the link in our bio for our exhibitor application! Send us your deets, we'd love to have you!

Huge news for bright color lovers! 👾 Last night we made enough to order our very first drum of ink: fluorescent pink!

We hit a milestone yesterday. :) Now, no matter what, we're getting a machine. This duplicator is going to have a home in Lansing! And it only took us nine days of fundraising, which is absolutely incredible.

🥳 I'm trying something big! Ultra Mega is fundraising to get a specialty printer--a Risograph Duplicator--to make it easier and cheaper for artists and publishers to print their comics, zines, posters and more in Lansing, MI. Head to the 🔗 for more info!

A few shots from @licz.bsky.social last month. Photos courtesy of Charlie Rose Photography

Have you heard the good news? Applications for @grzinefest.bsky.social 2025 are now open! 🙀 GRZF will take place on August 16th, 12:00pm - 6:00pm at the Fountain Street Church. Head on over to their page, or check out the following link to apply! grzinefest.com/2025-applica...

More Lansing zine events! Be there or be square 👾

I went to @licz.bsky.social on Saturday and it was great! So many people turned up, so many cool artists were there! I hope this is the first of many annual zine fests to come 💜

What an unbelievable experience at @licz.bsky.social in Lansing, Michigan, yesterday. I'm still reeling from my experience exhibiting and the quantity of positive, open-minded attendees who were interested in BOOKS. I hardly even had time to grab a snack throughout the day!

Some recent portraits from @licz.bsky.social

today's haul from the Lansing Independent Comics and Zine Fest!

Had a lot of fun at @licz.bsky.social folks we appreciate you and your patronage at @diskettepress.bsky.social

Always wanted a zine, sticker, or print by me? Come visit me this Saturday at @licz.bsky.social !

Check it! The first-ever LICZ! table map! ✨ See some names you don't already know? Our website has links to exhibitors' social media! You can practically browse the whole fest before Saturday rolls around.😉 Wow. We're excited! See you all very, very soon!

THIS SATURDAY, 4/12: REO Town is the place to be. Come on down to the REO Town Marketplace for the first Lansing Independent Comics and Zine Fest! @licz.bsky.social

We'll be tabling at @licz.bsky.social April 12th at REO town marketplace! New Zines from Zoe Zoot and @hausofdecline.bsky.social New Goodies, Our Remaining Shirts, and the high intensity Notebook System!

if you’re in the Lansing, MI area and you like comics, zines, self published art, and soforth come say hi at LICZ this saturday, 11a-5p! @licz.bsky.social

The final wave of exhibitors! 🙀

I’ll be there, with my little books and drawings and such!

Meet with and purchase from over 40+ creators at LICZ! - The Lansing Independent Comics and Zine Fest. LICZ! will be open to the public Saturday, April 12th 11:00am - 5:00pm, and admission is FREE! So come get some fantastic independent print!

In just a couple weeks, I'll be exhibiting my work for the first time in 2025 at the brand new Lansing Independent Comics and Zine Fest! ( @licz.bsky.social ) It's shaping up to be an incredible first show that I'm excited to be a part of! Hope to see you there on Saturday, April 12th!

Did you know that the Murray & Hong Special Collections holds the largest collections of zines in the Big 10? How about that it also has one of the largest collections of comics--IN THE WORLD?! MSU Libraries, thank you, for your support of this fest AND the support of creators the world over!

Wave 5 is... alive!

Got any burning questions to ask the new fest on the scene? Can't wait to say hello? We'll be at Behind the Zines on Friday, March 28th passing out prints and spreading the word! Drop by to meet the other fests, attend workshops and live demonstrations! We're looking forward to meeting you!

Interested in lending a hand at the fest? Check out the 🔗 in our bio for our volunteer application! 💥Helping exhibitors load in or load out 💥Greeting attendees 💥Passing out KN95 masks 💥Managing trash cans, bathroom supplies 💥Misc. tasks that arise during the fest 💥More stuff we haven't thought of!

Interested in lending a hand at the fest? Check out the 🔗 in our bio for our volunteer application! 💥Helping exhibitors load in or load out 💥Greeting attendees 💥Passing out KN95 masks 💥Managing trash cans, bathroom supplies 💥Misc. tasks that arise during the fest 💥More stuff we haven't thought of!

More freshly folded zines! If you just so happen to be in the Michigan area and just so happen to like zines and comics, come see me and other makers at LICZ in Lansing on April 12 @licz.bsky.social

Got any burning questions to ask the new fest on the scene? Can't wait to say hello? We'll be at Behind the Zines on Friday, March 28th passing out prints and spreading the word! Drop by to meet the other fests, attend workshops and live demonstrations! We're looking forward to meeting you!

its me :3!! so excited that there's gonna be a lansing comics and zine fest and even more excited to be tabling at it!

@msufcu.org was another one of our earliest supporters. Having someone in your corner early on is absolutely HUGE in event planning. As a result, we were able to plan sooner, commit sooner, and take on unexpected challenges with room to breathe. Thanks MSUFCU, for having our backs!

WIZARDS TOWER a freshly printed zine. First dibs copies will be available locally at @licz.bsky.social April 12 in Lansing, MI.

It's time for ROUND 4! ✨

This time we're saying thanks to @bonafidemasks.bsky.social, who donated a whopping 1,200 KN95 masks to improve the safety of our fest! We'll be passing them out at the LICZ! table to make sure that everyone who doesn't bring a mask has access to one. Thanks a bunch, Bona Fide Masks!

Round 3 of our superstar comics and zinesters! 😎✨

This fest wouldn't be possible without community support. We're especially glad when that community includes independent print organizations like The State News! :) Thank you so much @statenews.com, for helping us create an opportunity for more independent creators to show off their stuff!

Wow! Just one more month until our very first LICZ! 🙀

Check it! ✨ Even MORE of the exhibitors that will be hanging out in Lansing this April 12th:

WOO! It's finally time to announce the exhibitors we'll be bringing to Lansing! ✨ Say hello to the first wave of a WONDERFUL batch of creators:

✨ APPLICANTS! CHECK YOUR EMAILS! ✨ Please check your inboxes and spam filters for the information you need to know! If you were expecting an email and did not receive one, please reach out by emailing [email protected]. We're sooo excited to be one step closer to seeing your friendly faces. :)

It's never been a better time to make a zine! And if you're by that red dot in Michigan, I'm teaching a workshop on how to make them on Jan 21. facebook.com/events/1268659424417672 (hate using meta but it's got a stranglehold on local event advertising here)

Happy 2025 everyone! 🥳 With the turn of the new year, there's only ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your exhibitor application for LICZ! Check the link in our bio, and start filling one out! Submissions are due by end of day, January 7th. We're looking forward to seeing all the cool work you do! ✌️

When we say DIY, we mean it 😅 Busy cutting some promotional material for the months to come. LICZ! has already received a HUGE amount of support from folks ALL over, and we're excited to get even more folks involved!

New comic & Zine Fest incoming! I just applied, you should too!