Got an update on the blog today! Click thru to see some development art for two of our upcoming books 👀 www.balustradepress.com/autumn-check...

Don't sleep on this!!! Bulgilhan is publishing some of the best comics out there right now!! This looks incredible.

We're SO excited about Bonedust Press--the world needs more indulgent, illustrated novels! Snag a copy and maybe even an editorial session with Jasmine, what a DEAL!

The cats outta the bag~ I'm so excited to work with the incredible Nadia Shammas on this book, it's going to be AMAZING \ ( ^_^ ) /

Yoooo Shammas/Armstrong!

HEY KIDS I'll be at TCAF this weekend, selling my wares and hyping up @balustradepress.bsky.social !!! Come find me on the hockey rink, no skates required! I'll also be hosting TWO panels at Word Balloon Academy on Friday: Networking for Introverts (10:40) & the Indie Publisher Roundtable (4:00).

HERE IT IS our final publication announcement for 2026: Heartbreak Sounds Good in a Place Like This by @nadiashammas.bsky.social & @jelajade.bsky.social ! Learn more about the book here: www.balustradepress.com/publication-... And say hi to Jade and Hello Boyfriend at TCAF this weekend!

It's the last two days of the @cartoonist.coop Nib & Ink Fest Marketplace, and I have some work available! LEAF LACE: The goddess of thread-spun fate falls in love with a mortal woman. The rest is history, until history reaches its end. 25 pages, ages 13+ nif-shop.cartoonist.coop/products/lea...

As we head into #TCAF2025 - an ask from me that, if you can, please donate to help our festival with costs associated with its new location, to ensure #TCAF stays free for all, and to protect the vital importance of cartooning in this dangerous time. #comics www.torontocomics.com/support-tcaf

I really love Sunshine's work and I cannot wait to read this

Announcing the second of our 2026 graphic novels: Slumlord Ethics by sunshine gao! Learn more about the book and about sunshine at our website: www.balustradepress.com/publication-...

SO STOKED TO BE WORKING WITH MAYA ON THIS it's gonna be so cool!!!!!!

NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!* *(Well, maybe a dream.) Wanna be an Ignatz winning cartoonist, we’ve gotcha covered! Ignatz submissions are officially open from today, April 1st-May 31st. Only works published between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025 are eligible for the 2025 Ignatz Awards. Good luck! 🤞

Picked up Cole Pauls-curated Salmon Run collection a little while back and was completely blown away by this cartoonist’s comic, “Momentum.” Super-excited for this and to pick up their new zine at TCAF.

Announcing the first of our 2026 graphic novels: I DREAMT OF U <3 by @mkchibs.bsky.social Check out the summary and more information about Maya at our press release: www.balustradepress.com/publication-...

It was an honour to be included in this roundup of amazing small presses; thanks so much to Akira at WildStar for inviting us all to have this conversation!

oh wow this will be GORGEOUS!

Now's the perfect time to make sure you're SIGNED UP for our newsletter--book announcements will start next week! For now, here's a preview of what I'll be up to at TCAF and some other indie comics news I'm excited about. www.balustradepress.com/book-announc...

TCAF was my access & introduction to the comics community when I started pursuing working in direct market. It's by far one of the most extensive and dense FREE events in the city yearly that I have loved and attended countless times. If you love comics, please consider contributing:

I'm doing more conlang research! Ten years ago I wrote my dissertation on madeup languages, and now I'm updating it for public release. Please fill out this survey to tell me what you know about conlangs and enter to win a 50% discount code for quindriepress.com! 🗯️ Survey: forms.gle/GwbkjpKvZoKr...

By popular demand, I'm excited to be launching a second session of my 5 Weeks Comics Layout course for non-USA timezones (EU, Asia, AUS/NZ)!! I'll be teaching you how to think and make interesting comics layouts! Sign up before April 24 2025! 📚 www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/comics-layou...

Over at @balustradepress.bsky.social we've officially signed on THREE books to be published next year! Follow the newsletter to stay up to date--I'm hoping to start announcing the books this Spring! www.balustradepress.com

Announcing Balustrade Press, a new small press of original graphic novels!! Learn more and sign up here: www.balustradepress.com/announcing-b...