Here’s to 2026

It’s my nana’s NINTEY-FIRST birthday in 38 minutes. Everyone, please wish my Nana a Happy Birthday for the new year! 🎉🎂🎊

Just to clarify: Quarter 4 taxes are due Jan 15 and you can can pay instantly online at IRS dot gov. No need to involve the mail at all.

aaaaaaaa i didn't realize it'd been uploaded!! if you couldn't attend my workshop with SAW, you can tune into this and see how everyone, and 🫵YOU🫵 can explore reclaiming agency over your disabled experience with comics and all the different forms that can look like 💖💖💖💖

Earlier this year, I colored the last 15 pages of Everything Sucks #6 by Michael Sweater. Here are four of my favorite moments. ☔☔☔ You can see Michael's other work at @michaelsweater.bsky.social, and find the Everything Sucks collection at store.silversprocket.net/products/pre...

Do you write about comics? If you do, you should consider applying to the Comics Criticism Mini Grant. All you need are two clips published over the past year. It is a very simple application! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hey all! I had an emergency appendectomy back in October. I got the $4,000 bill down to $840, but now I need to raise funds to pay it. I know it’s been a lean year for all & we’re in the midst of the holidays but it never hurts to ask for help! 💖 mixtapecomics.storenvy.com Venmo: @mixtapecomics

I've had to raise the goal again with this new estimate and after receiving the results after the ultrasound. Vega's organs are not looking good at all. I hate seeing him in pain... Please please share, and thank you 💔 gofund.me/9763e4234

Have you heard about the snazziest newspaper-format journal of comics criticism around? The Comics Courier Issue 3 Kickstarter is chugging towards it's end date on Oct 31 - make sure to get your pledge in today!

This Sunday, Oct 19! 🌯 I’ll be tabling at San Diego Zine Fest in Barrio Logan! I’ll have mini-comics, risograph prints, Frankie Comics, stickers, and all sorts of good stuff! Can’t wait to see you there! This event is FREE and open to the public. October 18 & 19, 12–6pm 2212 Main St., San Diego, CA

The Secret Life of Shapes is debuting in Hullabaloo magazine this January. 💟 Treat yourself! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

Hullabaloo Comic magazine is live on @kickstarter.com 🎉🎉🎉 Subscribe to get four new pages of comics from @michaelsweater.bsky.social and I in your mailbox every month! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

On the road to SPX! I’ll be at table J4A this weekend with new prints, comics, and other fun things. Can’t wait to see you there! 🩵🩷💛🖤

Any antique doll fans here? I’m trying to learn more about my nana’s doll. 1940’s, bisque head-and-shoulders, no joints, bisque limbs, synthetic wig, inset eyes (not painted on), closed mouth. Twin face makers mark. She looks like a Kester or Bradley doll to me, but I’m having trouble confirming.

Art Journal Page Dump . Cute stickers and found objects from: @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social @mixtapecomics.bsky.social @tigerstooth.bsky.social @uppermindink.bsky.social @royallydivine.bsky.social @giantrobotstore.bsky.social

"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details: LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au... (This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)

Excited to be back at Now or Never Comics w/ @uppermindink.bsky.social, @royallydivine.bsky.social, & @michaelsweater.bsky.social on 7/23 leading up to @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social. 🎉Catch us there from 11a-3p, slinging comics, zines, riso prints and more!

2003: Small Press at SDCC. Approved a week before the show, I made a zine describing my in-progress comics & promoting my webcomic. I had buttons & magnets for sale, & shared the 6' table w/ friends. 2024: A2CAF, where I filled my 3' w/ comics, zines, stickers, plush, and prints!

Tom Tenney is a veteran comics artists. He's got COPD and his family is facing eviction. (they're also struggling to afford his medication and buy food.) If you can help, please do. gofundme.com/f/emergency-donations-for-veteran-marvel-artist-thomas-tenney

It's (and I'm not making this up) National Cartoonist Day. I will accept gifts and tribute.

Despite the name, Free Comic Book Day isn’t free for the comic shops, so make a purchase as well. Ask for a recommendation Start a pull list Pick up a new series Buy a gift card Support your local comic shop tomorrow, this week, next month, all year long! 🖤

Re: small press/publisher agreements, if your advance is $2k, you're gonna see those royalties much sooner than if your advance were $50k from a traditional publisher. At least small publishers are forthcoming about what the costs to be made back are. 50/50 is a GOOD deal.

REMINDER! Tomorrow is #FreeComicBookDay - a yearly event where a whole bunch of comics are made specifically to be given away to you FOR FREE at your participating comic shop! It's a great day to 1) Get a whole bunch of free comics 2) Support your local comic shop by buying/pre-ordering comics

If you enjoyed the Beat's coverage of the Diamond Bankruptcy Drama this week - or the rest of our coverage of Big Two comics, indie comics, kickstarters, webtoons, and even wrestling.....Please consider supporting us on Patreon - everyone little bit helps. www.patreon.com/comicsbeat

A lot of us know Bianca in the comics community, pls help by sharing the donation link www.paypal.com/paypalme/bia...

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

With most small publishers, you almost never see royalties even on a modest seller; it's almost always the case that while they take 50% of the profits (larger publishers give you a percentage of cover, which is harder to creatively doctor), 100% of the costs, not 50, are deducted from your end.

Holeeeeeee shit. Give it up for @graphicpolicy.com reporting on a new bombshell. Why did Alliance bail on their Diamond purchase? Now we know. graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/29/a...

Let’s spill some personal tea at CAMP panel Self-Gossip: Diary Comics with @lizprincecomics.bsky.social , @mixtapecomics.bsky.social , Nicole Testa LaLiberty and Kristen Schull! Sign up here: www.comicartsmaineportland.com/programming2...

The news is out! I am working with my friends at Lifeline Comics, @comicuno.bsky.social & @philfalcowrites.bsky.social for a HORROR ANTHOLOGY about WITCHES! paid comic work! submissions open til may 4, show me what you've got: forms.gle/SXM1S9ozbstW...

I understand it is a dark read for many, but I wanted to say, Maus 1 and 2 are available for free through the Internet Archive. archive.org/details/maus...

Here is a handout I made for my kid’s class last week, when I went in to talk to them about making books. I Frankensteined together a bunch of art I already had to make it, and filled other stuff in. But it was a big hit, so I’m sharing it here in case you know any kids interested in making books!

Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:

Our daughter Becky, a 28-year-old British tourist, has been caught up in the recent immigration crackdown in the US. What was meant to be a life-changing four-month backpacking trip across North America has turned into a nightmare.

And for good measure, here's 20 of my favorite graphic novels by women (titles in alt txt):

Read issue 6 of my comic for free here is the link! If you want to send me a few bucks a month to help me help pay for my grandmother’s cancer treatment that would also be cool. Love u. sweater.substack.com/p/everything...

For no budget, you can also look for existing, Creative Commons & Public Domain imagery on sites like Wikipedia Commons, Unsplash, Pexels, library & museum Flickr pages, etc. In addition to cheap, genAI is a major red flag: it looks unsafe, untrustworthy, a sign that you do not prioritize *people*.

One of my favorite pictures! Friend zone forever! ❤️❤️❤️

Comics critics! You've got until FRIDAY to apply to the comics criticism mini grant! AND there's news! Due to an anonymous donor, we will be bumping the number of mini grants awarded from six to EIGHT! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Any cartoonists driving from Chicago to @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social in April? I'm sorting transit and maybe hoping to catch a couch and a carride to Portland. (Will help pay expenses, of course!) That's the one leg of the trip that's a little wonky time-wise if I @amtrak.com it. Hit me up. 💖

Thanks to this post I discovered that you can join the Cartoonist Coop in an auxiliary capacity as a volunteer! If you're an editor or other professional in comics who has valuable skills you can use to support cartoonists, take a look and see if this is right for you! cartoonist.coop/join/

HIT EM WHERE IT HURTS 1/2

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

Heads up for crafters: Great American LLC has won the bid for Joann. They’re a liquidator, so ALL Joann stores will be closed by end of May. Stock up on everything NOW and if you have an independent fabric store near you, start using it 😢

Comics/zine folks: does anyone have any reccs for a print on demand company where I can print a 72-page 4.25”x4.25” perfect bound book? Or a STURDY 4.25”x6.87” that could be cut in half by an industrial paper cutter?

I'm building an indie comic book database and am currently trying to come up with a definitive list of INDEPENDENT BLACK COMIC BOOK PUBLISHING COMPANIES — For example, Iron Circus Comics, Saturday AM Manga, DMC etc etc Can you please comment any Black Indie Comic Publishers you know, please?