TYSM for supporting our crowdfunding campaign!!! We are finalizing the book and it will be PRINTING SOON! At the risk of repeating ourselves, none of this would be possible without the incredible work of the cartoonists we work. Do yourself a favor and check out more of their amazing work!

We are down to the final hours of the kickstarter for our anthology SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel! Here is the amazing cover, with an illustration by Mojo Wang @mojowang.bsky.social . We are such huge fans of Mojo's work, and thank you again to Patrick Crotty for laying out the cover.

Patrick Crotty of Peow2 graciously agreed to do the book design on Hot Net Hotel, and it came out so lovely! Huge thank you to Patrick for all the care and thoughtfulness he brought to this project 😭 SYSTEM01: Hot Net Hotel is now funding on kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...

NEW MANGA AVAILABLE! 🦇 Haze Cave by Pigao 💜 Custom-free and with FREE shipping! 🇪🇺 Affordable shipping elsewhere 🇦🇺 Format: 80 pages, A5 size From @paradisesystems.bsky.social 📯 sendaibooks.eu/haze

To close out our Kickstarter campaign for Hot Net Hotel, we have added a new tier with another project we have long been working on, a truly stunning tote bag by one of our favorite artists, Inkee Wang!

Page from System Error by Zheng Nanqibai 郑南七白 (Beijing, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Zheng Nanqibai’s previously published works include: -最后一颗智齿 (cult青年的选择) -存档点 (Game, Wild Things Press) -猫咪不在乎 (kuš!)

Spread from Capture by Xiang Yata 象牙塔 (Beijing, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Xiang Yata’s previously published works include: -红宝石的谜光 (纸耕堂) -Captivity (Paradise Systems) -Optometry (Driftwood Press)

Excerpt from Husband by Woshibai 我是白 (Shanghai, CN) Translation by Tiffany Wu This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...

Excerpt from Constipation of the Soul by Wang XX 王XX (Shanghai, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Wang XX’s previously published works include: -好好休息才是正经事啊(译林出版社) -Sealf-Care for Everyone (The Experiment)

Page from Net by toyoya 李帆 (Beijing, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... toyoya’s previously published works include: -Peach Boy (Paradise Systems) -Hole (self-published) -Ritual Machine (Paradise Systems / Yanshu)

Page from Homeland by Tou Yeye (London, UK) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Tou Yeye’s previous works include: -Blue Beetle -Monstrous Plague -Naked Lunch Thermoshrink

Page from The Naming by rere 热热 (Shanghai, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Rere’s previously published works include: -The Mountain (Yanshu) -牢的巨石 (Yanshu) -蓝莓之夜 (Wild Things Press)

Excerpt from Reflections by the Night by Pigao 唐筠 (Hangzhou, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Pigao’s previously published works include: -Haze Cave (Paradise Systems) -大蘑和二蘑 (浙江少年儿童出版社) -我和小猪有一块布丁 (浙江少年儿童出版社)

Page from Hunger Breeds Discontentment by KKCIT (Qingdao, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... KKCIT’s previous works include: -Built in Summer( FÉNOMENA, Papayep & One-Way Street） -星间碎片 (self-published)

Excerpt from Worm World by Han Xiao 韩笑 (Offenbach, DE) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Han Xiao’s previous works include: -Green Purple Blue You (self-published) -Disco Ausgang (self-published)

Blanket Creature by gantea (Shanghai, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... gantea’s previously published works include: -Two Stories (Paradise Systems) -The South Park (O.Q Comics) -らんらんと私 (Hand Saw Press)

Excerpt from Heat by Ganmu 甘木 (Dalian, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Ganmu is the author of Murmur, previously published by O.Q Comics and Paradise Systems.

Excerpt from He Hua by Fiona Peace 和平 (Beijing, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... Fiona is the author of Electrocat & Lightning Dog, previously published by Paradise Systems.

Excerpt from Our Home by fenta 粉塔 (Beijing, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par... fenta’s previously published works include: -Bad Boy Diaries (self-published) -Beyond A Cure (kuš!) -Lost Things (Paradise Systems)

Page from The Checkers Hotel by Boilingman 保龄曼 (Guangzhou, CN) This comic appears in SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel, funding now on Kickstarter!  www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...

Instant MUST GET new book from the great folks at Paradise Systems @paradisesystems.bsky.social ‼️ Make sure to check this one out, collecting a ton of really cool upcoming alternative comic artists from China's alt comics scene 🔥

We've been looking forward to this! Very nice comics AND Paradise Systems got peow2 designer/boss @picturecrotty.bsky.social to handle big chunk of design so it looks extra cool

Friend of the Fieldmice @paradisesystems.bsky.social is running a Kickstarter campaign to publish their latest book, HOT NET HOTEL, a collection of comics made by cartoonists from mainland China — www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...

NEW MANGA AVAILABLE! 🐟 Lost Things by fenta 🐟 Custom-free and with FREE shipping! 🇪🇺 Affordable shipping elsewhere 🇦🇺 Format: color, 44 pages, 12.8x8.9 cm From @paradisesystems.bsky.social 📯 sendaibooks.eu/lost

🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 We just launched a Kickstarter for a book we’ve been working on for over two years now - a brand new anthology of comics from some of the most exciting cartoonists in China’s alt comics scene! It’s called SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel ✨ www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...

Paradise Systems is returning to New York Art Book Fair for the first time since 2018!! We are so thrilled to be part of the fair this year, and we will be representing multiple Chinese publishers as well — Yanshu Books, Narrative Addiction, and OQ Comics.

Paradise Systems has been working with Yan Cong and Zuo Ma on the next edition of Narrative Addiction, coming out later this year. There is such an incredibly rich history to this publication, which we will get into more.

Paradise Systems will be at SPX this year! We can't wait to see you!

Demo video incoming! I've released a little @processing.org code library to mimic risograph effects locally on your computer, to then print them using a home printer! It's called p5.riso@home because it builds on p5.riso by @lav.io @tega.bsky.social and riso@home by @jywarren.bsky.social 👇🏼

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We are thrilled to announce that Not Ready For Real Life by Ding Pao-Yen is available in our webshop! paradise-systems.com/products/not...

Join us this summer for a zine fest celebrating indie publishing, and our community. Featuring a selection of indie publishers, a zine swap table, and live printing.

SEEKING SUMMER ARCHIVAL INTERN We are looking for an assistant to archive and document the Paradise Systems Chinese comics library. Must be comfortable reading Chinese comics (simplified and traditional) and writing about them in English. A background in translation is a plus.

We are thrilled to be part of the next Frog Farm Fair! Come see us an a gaggle of other amazing publishers and artists on June 14th!

New project coming soon 👀 Image description: crosshatch heavy drawing of some kids sitting in front of a TV while a few figures lay behind them sleeping. In the second panel, there's a speech bubble that says "我靠" which translates to something like "Oh shit."

We're no longer on what remains of Twitter! How lovely to be able to leave one of these horrible platforms for something slightly better! You can find us at www.paradise-systems.com, @paradisesystems.bsky.social‬, www.patreon.com/c/ParadiseSystems, and tumblr! Can we all leave instagram next plz? 🙏

In my latest newsletter update, I reviewed the short story collection Not Ready for Real Life by Taiwanese cartoonist Ding Pao-Yen, published by @glacierbaybooks.com in collaboration with @paradisesystems.bsky.social! samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-31...

Welcome! We have many exciting books that we can't wait to share with you! Find more info on our website at www.paradise-systems.com