🎨 The Conundrum Press MiniComic Bursary for Black and Indigenous Creators is now open for submissions! (continued...)

New York Public Library includes Katarina Thorsen's SALT GREEN DEATH on their Best New Comics of 2025 for Adults! It's a great collection of comics so if you're keen to build a TO READ stack for the cozier months on the horizon, the NYPL list is a great place to start. 🔗 in bio for the full list

Join Andy Brown in conversation with Laurie Brown to discuss Andy’s new book Why Fish Piss Matters: On the Last Authentic Bohemia as part of Halifax’s own Afterwords Literary Festival Sunday November 1, 3pm-4pm in Room 301 at the Halifax Central Library! 🔗 in bio for festival details!

Vivi Partridge's QUIET CROSSINGS gets a Kirkus review!! "Contemplatively ethereal and certain to spark lively debates over its interpretation" - Kirkus Plus! Toronto! You're invited to QUIET CROSSING's book launch at The Beguiling, October 29, 4-7pm! 🎉

📚 🎨 COVER REVEAL! Check out that incredible cover illustration by Adam de Souza!

TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY! 📚 🚀 Join us in celebrating the launch of Veronica Post‘s THIRD title with Conundrum Press, LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, a graphic novel exploring travel through the lens of disability and inclusion.

Herizons Magazine has been publishing in Canada since 1992, quarterly in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 territory and is distributed across the country. Herizons publishes on art, culture, and legal/political/community affairs.

Andy Oliver at Broken Frontier with a wonderful review of Cole Pauls' We see stars only at night! 🔗 in bio!

Hello comics people of the internet! Did you know I have a graphic novel coming out? Well I do! And you can pre order it here: conundrumpress.com/product/quie... (or at your local bookstore!) @conundrumpress.bsky.social @skyjanquest.bsky.social - colourist @salsawler.bsky.social - editor

Conundrum Press heads to the Helsinki Comics Festival this weekend, September 20-21! If you're looking for quality Canadian comics, come have a look and fill your boots! 📚 👢

Word Vancouver Festival presents: INKED IN STORY: Comics, Prints & Place INKED IN STORY brings together two artists who blur the boundaries between the visual and the textual, inviting us to see story as something that lives in images, words, and materials alike.

Join us in celebrating the launch of Veronica Post‘s THIRD (!!!) title with Conundrum Press, LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, a graphic novel exploring travel through the lens of disability and inclusion. WHEN: October 8th, 6:00-8:30pm WHERE: Halifax Central Library, in the Lindsay Children’s Room

Don’t miss out on celebrating Zoé Jusseret’s About the Little Ones @ Lucky’s Books with a book launch and art exhibit! WHEN: September 12, 2025, 7-9pm ART EXHIBIT: September 12 – October 20, 2025 WHERE: Lucky’s Books, Vancouver

Join Lynette Richards TODAY, September 5 @ the Halifax Central Public Library for an Author Talk! WHEN: 2-4pm WHERE: Halifax Central Public Library

Join Conundrum Press and artists Sofia Alarcon and Veronica Post at the Prairie Comics Festival (PCF) THIS WEEKEND, September 6-7, 2025! WHEN: September 6-7, 2025. Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm WHERE: Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave. ADMISSION: Free!

Launching October 2025, Vivi Partridge's QUIET CROSSINGS receives a starred review from Publishers Weekly! “Debut creator Partridge leverages fantasy allegory surrounding death and grief in this reflective and heartfelt speculative graphic novel.” – Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

Alison McCreesh's DEGREES OF SEPARATION hits the stage! 🎭 An adaptation of NWT artist McCreesh’s graphic novel Degrees of Separation hits the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC) stage on March 28, 2026.

Join Conundrum Press and artists Sofia Alarcon, Mollie Cronin, Eleanor Hannon and Veronica Post at the Halifax Art Book Fair (HABF) TODAY (Friday) and TOMORROW (Saturday) August 22 & 23, 11am-6pm! 📚 ⚡

Dave Lapp's LA FRICHE from Ici Même is reviewed by the daily paper, Libération! If you thought THE FIELD was a brick in English, you won't believe your eyes for the French translation of LA FRICHE! 🧱 📚 🌾

We are so excited to have copies of 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘦 𝘐𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘵 by former Woozle Mollie Cronin! We’ll have signed copies later in the month but if you’re like us and can’t wait to read it drop by and grab your copy now! Congratulations Mollie! @conundrumpress.bsky.social

Join Conundrum Press and artists Sofia Alarcon and Veronica Post at the Prairie Comics Festival (PCF) September 6 & 7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Free admission! Prairie Comics Festival is a not-for-profit arts org celebrating indie comics! 🌾 📚 🎊

Join Conundrum Press and artists Sofia Alarcon, Mollie Cronin, Eleanor Hannon and Veronica Post at the Halifax Art Book Fair (HABF) August 22 & 23!

The FMIF tour continues!! 🚌 Join Mollie Cronin at Halifax's Ramblers TONIGHT (Friday, August 8) from 7-9pm for Cronin's artist talk!

CP heads to DCAF 2025! ⛴️ Mollie Cronin, Alex Forbes, Veronica Post, Lynette Richards, Rebecca Roher, + EMANATA editors Sal Sawler & Irene Velentzas are participating in Saturday's (Aug 9) DCAF Talks! as moderators, panelists, workshop facilitators plus conducting portfolio reviews!

See y'all at Sappy this weekend!!! 🌾 🌬️ 🌞 Join Conundrum Press and artists Mollie Cronin Eleanor Hannon and Veronica Post at this year's Sappyfest Zine Fair!

Jeffrey Stychin reviews Katarina Thorsen's SALT GREEN DEATH for The British Columbia Review: "The sheer amount of artistic love and expression of emotion that went into this is profound and wonderfully inspiring. I cannot urge you enough to pick up a copy and welcome a unique journey [...]"

Nathan Abraha reviews Rick Trembles' GESTICULATING GENTRIFICATION for Maisonneuve's Summer 2025 Book Room! Hit the link in our bio to check it out 🔗

Join Conundrum Press and artists Veronica Post and Mollie Cronin at this year's Sappyfest Zine Fair! Veronica Post's LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL and Mollie Cronin's FUTURE ME IS FAT both launch this August, so we're celebrating with high winds and hot sun on the spectacular Tantramar marshes 🌾 🌬️ 🌞

Mollie Cronin on tour!! 🧳 📚 Mollie Cronin's highly anticipated FUTURE ME IS FAT launches this August and there are so many opportunities to meet Mollie and get your copy of FUTURE ME IS FAT signed by the artist:

Mark you calendars for The Sappyfest Zine Fair in Sackville, NB!! WHEN: Saturday, August 2nd, 10 AM - 3 PM WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, 15 Lorne Street, Sackville, NB 🌬️ 🌞 📚

Feeling nostalgic? Check out Andy Brown's interview with Nantali Indongo about his latest title WHY FISH PISS MATTERS: On The Last Authentic Bohemia (Véhicule Press). It'll take you back to the Montreal of the nineties, where a substantial DIY culture and community of artists thrived.🐟 Link in bio 📻

Check out UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities' interview with Call Me Bill author Lynette Richards! Link to the episode in bio 📻👂

Vancouver!! Join Conundrum Press & artists Ivana Filipovich, Cole Pauls, and Katarina Thorsen at the Vancouver Art Book Fair THIS weekend, July 4-6! WHEN: Friday July 4 – Sunday July 6, 11AM – 5PM WHERE: Roundhouse Community Recreations Centre, Vancouver ADMISSION: FREE! link in bio 4 more info~

‪@sofi-see-sofi-drew.bsky.social‬'s ENDSICKNESS makes The Beat's list of anticipated YA and adult graphic novels for summer 2025! Check out the full list via the link in our bio so you can prep your summer reading stack! 🍉 🏖️ 📚 🍉

Dave Lapp's THE FIELD is available in French from Ici Même Éditions! Make sure you've done some stretches before you try to pick this one up though 💪 📏 📚 French translation by Bérengère Orieux.

Had a chance to check out D. Boyd's DENNIVENIQUITY, a candid and personal exploration of junior high in the 1970s? Denniveniquity is a darkly humorous coming-of-age graphic memoir by D. Boyd, creator of the award-nominated Chicken Rising.

Phoenix Productions did a video review of Conundrum's 2025 catazine! Part catalogue, part magazine, the goal of our 80-page catazine is to introduce comic readers to new work, and includes lengthy excerpts of upcoming graphic novels, comics from artists we love, and behind-the-scenes interviews.

From Matthew Noe's incredible review of Katarina Thorsen's SALT GREEN DEATH for @ala-booklist.bsky.social: "This is a testament to curiosity and following the rabbit down the hole, wherever it may lead." 🐇 🕳️ 📚

What does it mean to make comics in this political context? Catch Conundrum Press artist Cole Pauls for TCAF's Kick-Off Panel this evening, Friday June 6 (6-7pm) to hear from Canadian cartoonists Sanya Anwar, Guy Delisle, Faith Erin Hicks, Cole Pauls & TCAF’s Festival Director Amie Wright!

One sleep 'til TCAF! Conundrum Press will be located at tables 146, 147 & 148 on the Mattamy Home Ice third floor (centre ice!) Don't forget, ADMISSION IS FREE!

Conundrum Press is pleased to announce the appointment of comics editor, scholar, and journalist Irene Velentzas to the role of Editor with Emanata, Conundrum’s young adult imprint!

Publishers Weekly features Katarina Thorsen's SALT GREEN DEATH in their article "Misery Loves Comics in Graphic Nonfiction About Grief" by Cheryl Klein. Check out the full piece via the link in bio.

TCAF 2025 is comin' in hot 🔥 🗯️ 📚 Happening June 6-8, this year's TCAF is in a new location, the Mattamy Athletic Centre!

D. Boyd's darkly humorous coming-of-age graphic memoir DENNIVENIQUITY receives a starred review from Publishers Weekly! ⭐

Join Broken Frontier! www.brokenfrontier.com/join-bf/

TCAF's own @librarylandia.bsky.social is in @publisherswkly.bsky.social, sharing how comics are uniquely effective at depicting grief, loss, and trauma. Plus, hear from @conundrumpress.bsky.social's Katarina Thorsen, whose "Salt Green Death" will be at TCAF! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Fretting about missing FBDM/MCAF? Gathering the perfect summer day reading pile? Looking to get your hands on those Eisner and Doug Wright Award nominated books?

More congratulations for Alison McCreesh, whose stunning DEGREES OF SEPARATION is nominated for the 2025 NorthWords Book Award in the Adult category! 🎉 🎨 📚

Check out this incredible interview with SALT GREEN DEATH's Katarina Thorsen from Rachel Bellwoar for Comicon.com! Link in bio. SALT GREEN DEATH is available for purchase from your fave local comic shop, independent bookstore, or from Conundrum Press online!

The 2025 Eisner Awards nominees list is out and um excuse me but 4/5 of the graphic memoir artists are Canadian! I would like to have a moment of national pride because our auto/bio comics artists & small presses @conundrumpress.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social deserve all the love