I'm thrilled to announce the creative lineup for our next comics anthology, The New Hotness!

Thanks for your patience, everyone! We've selected the story list for The New Hotness, and replied to every writer who applied. There were many truly incredible pitches we just didn't have the pages to include. We're finalizing the artist roster now, and we'll announce the stories very soon!

Thanks for all your submissions to "The New Hotness" everyone! There's some great stuff in there, and we'll be pouring over it to make some difficult decisions. We'll reach out to everyone who applied by August 3rd!

Today’s the last day to submit. These guys are great to work with!

The submission window for our queer Tiefling anthology ends this Sunday July 20 at midnight! Get those pitches and portfolios in, we'd love to work with you! www.tocomix.com/submissions

Looks like submissions close on the 20th. Three more days.

I bullied my writing group, my coworkers and my former students about this today, and now I'm going to bully YOU to apply!

[PAID] Submissions are open for our queer Tiefling anthology "The New Hotness"! Led by the gifted Shuster- and Eisner-winning @andrewwheeler.bsky.social, this will be our 12th anthology, and in many ways a spiritual sequel to our queer YA book "Shout Out!" www.tocomix.com/submissions

Hey folks, we're doing a casual book launch for The City We Chose this Wednesday from 6-9p at danusocialhouse.ca! Come hang out and celebrate with artists and writers from our newest comics anthology!

Young Walden used to love growing sunflowers on his father's farm, but everything in the megacity feels barren. Can his wounded heart find new roots? Find @jeremywhitley.bsky.social and David Hutajulu's "Sunflowers Don't Grow in the City" in THE CITY WE CHOSE, on KS for a handful more hours!

In @chrislackie.bsky.social and @keithgrachow.bsky.social's "Pride and Shame of Bracetown," a weary NHL has-been returns to the remote hometown he fled as a young man. Find this slice of small-town hockey drama in THE CITY WE CHOSE, on Kickstarter for the next ten hours!

Only one day left! We can do it! Check out The City We Chose from @tocomix.bsky.social! www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

One time while travelling alone, I arrived in a city during a donut crawl and proceeded to go to ~6 different donut shops. It was the best way to get to know the place. This comic is like that but, like, way cuter! Also the art is traditional watercolours!

In Malcolm Derikx and @pangolinart.bsky.social's "Bloodsucking Monsters" two millennial vampires face an unimaginable crisis; everyone's a renter, and no one can invite them in! Who are they supposed to eat?! Find the full comic in THE CITY WE CHOSE, on Kickstarter now!

In this autobio story, a sudden layoff sees Brandon and his family forced to leave their planned life in Ottawa. When the money runs out, where do you go? Find "Enmiaq" from Brandon Mitchell and @raysdrawlings.bsky.social in THE CITY WE CHOSE, on Kickstarter now!

Oo, TO Comix Press have shared another panel from "The Night Shift," the opossum-y Toronto tale (tail?) I wrote for their new comics anthology The City We Chose. Only 38 hours and $1400 left to go on the Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

In today's fast-paced world, sometimes you gotta take a break to appreciate the finer things in life, like free garbage! In Marilyn Anne Campbell and Ash Dadoun's "Night Shift," a tiny opossum tries to make sense of a changing world. It can be found in The City We Chose, on KS now!

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We're getting so close!

In Marta Selusi's "Bittersweet Ice Cream," a young boy searches his new city for the perfect flavor that will make it all okay again. ( Also there are cats )

Only two days left! You don’t want to miss out on this amazing anthology from @tocomix.bsky.social, do you?!? www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

Gather your courage, truth seeker, and search for her in the wild places. Pay her price and earn your answer. A spooky fey story from @spondeee.bsky.social and @thelen0.bsky.social for The City We Chose, on Kickstarter now!

We did an interview with Laura Romano about their surreal sci-fi comic "Celestia" from THE CITY WE CHOSE!

‼️The City We Chose Kickstarter ends in 5 DAYS and you def want to have this anthology by @tocomix.bsky.social I participated with a comic of 12 pages of city exploration, dad and son understanding each other, ice creams, mosquitoes and cats. Go and check it out! 🦟 www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

We did a short interview with @chrislackie.bsky.social about his hockey drama "The Pride and Shame of Bracetown" for THE CITY WE CHOSE.

We did an interview with @spookymeggie.bsky.social about illustrating CityHaver Plus!, an adorable SimCity parable written by @probablyday.bsky.social , with colours by @feathernotes.bsky.social and letters from Andrew Thomas! Get your very own copy from the Kickstarter!

Are you in town for #TCAF and curious about Canadian grant funding? Come to @allisonmotoole.bsky.social's #WordBalloon grants panel at 9am Friday, starring Victoria Day, Josh Rosen, and me! There's still time to register at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/word-ballo...

TCAF is nearly here!! Come visit us this weekend at table 2089, just inside the Salon doors on the second floor!

Anthology proofs for The City We Chose just arrived! We're doing final reviews before everything goes to print. The book is going to look phenomenal!

If you're considering backing #TheCityWeChose, you can check out all the rewards (the book, commissions, the whole @tocomix.bsky.social library) on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

Nine days and just under $4000 CAD to go on Kickstarter to fund the new @tocomix.bsky.social anthology The City We Chose. Just $10 will get you a digital download of thirteen new short comics. Seventy-seven cent stories! And those are Canadian cents! www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

This is Rex. He plays hockey. You can read more about him in "The City We Chose," currently on Kickstarter from @tocomix.bsky.social: kck.st/3U0vLtY

Oo! An opossum-y panel from my story "The Night Shift" is included in the first Kickstarter update for the new @tocomix.bsky.social anthology The City We Chose! Click through to check out the art by Ashley Dadoun and learn how you can help support the book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

Anyway, go support creators who are actually cool. Like these fine folks!

We're thrilled to get @kickstarter.com's coveted Project We Love sticker for The City We Chose! We're over half funded in our first week, and there's still time to back our fantastical urban comics anthology at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

Some Kickstarter rewards for The City We Chose include the whole @tocomix.bsky.social back catalogue, or you can choose previous anthologies as individual add-ons. (Which I mention 'cause I wrote a story about getting along with geese for Osgoode as Gold, in case you prefer birds over marsupials.)

Because I love to work the animal perspective into unexpected places, I'm excited to announce that I have a story about opossums in this comic anthology from @tocomix.bsky.social. "The Night Shift" is drawn by Ashley Dadoun, and the Kickstarter for the entire book is now live. Check it out!

HEY!⭐️😊 Really cool news, I worked on a few stories for the @tocomix.bsky.social The City We Chose anthology! The kickstarter is LIVE! and you can get your copy here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

It's back baby!!! I've drawn Bloodsucking Monsters for this, written by my wonderful funny partner Malcolm Derikx and coloured by Kylah Heykoop! Send some money to get us to the goal, a lot of great stories here!

🌟 I'm part of this project! I made a super cute comic of 12 pages of adventures and ice creams and hope you all enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed the process. Go and check it out NOW!!

I wrote a story about a washed-up hockey player for this anthology, and Keith Grachow drew it. You should check it out!

I just backed "The City We Chose" from @tocomix.bsky.social and maybe you could too? www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

Hey, @tocomix.bsky.social has a new kickstarter up for an anthology where I have a story! You should absolutely go back it at once! You'll love it. I promise! www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

We're proud to announce the Kickstarter for our eleventh anthology, The City We Chose! Its 180+ pages of gorgeous about the cities that shape us, the paths that brought us there, and the whimsical fantasy cities that might have been!

I have a story in this anthology! You should definitely follow it!

Sign up now so you don’t miss out!

Our new project launches next week! You can sign up to get notified the instant it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

Hey, we finally arrived on Bluesky! If you don't know us, we're a tiny anthology press that makes award-winning books. We've been nominated for an Ignatz, Prism, a Sequential Magazine award and a pile of Shusters. Here's a lil' preview of our next big project; due out real soon!