Welcome to the Cartoonist Cooperative! We're so excited to have you become a member of the coop! We've gone ahead and put together a little explainer comic with
@mopedcow
to give you an idea of what exactly the coop does and how you can contribute!
In light of the communications blackout in Gaza, we’re offering art in exchange for E-sim donations! Follow the link to our airtable for:
•Instructions on how to purchase E-sims & send us a proof of donation
•an updating list of artists to choose from
In light of the communications blackout in Gaza, we’re offering art in exchange for E-sim donations! Follow the link to our airtable for:
•Instructions on how to purchase E-sims & send us a proof of donation
•an updating list of artists to choose from
Important update: as the bombardment continues, Simly cards are needed as well now! We know lots of people are familiar with them, let’s keep the momentum up 💪
In light of the communications blackout in Gaza, we’re offering art in exchange for E-sim donations! Follow the link to our airtable for:
•Instructions on how to purchase E-sims & send us a proof of donation
•an updating list of artists to choose from
WOW! Over 500 E-sims to connecting Gaza so far!
Thank you
@MeghanLands
for the graphic, let’s keep the momentum going! This is something we can all do that makes a difference!
Questions? Check out our donation drive page for links to *everything*
In light of the communications blackout in Gaza, we’re offering art in exchange for E-sim donations! Follow the link to our airtable for:
•Instructions on how to purchase E-sims & send us a proof of donation
•an updating list of artists to choose from
Hello everyone, thank you so much for the follows! We're very warmed by all your kind words and for recommending us to your peers, yet we have something important to say
#comicsbrokeme
The cartoonist cooperative joins the call for an immediate ceasefire and stands with the Palestinian people fighting for their lives against a settler-colonialist state. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
art by
@_kohiu
so… you know all those jokes you’ve been making about your bones crumbling? And how they’re not really jokes anymore but something the youth calls “cope?”
Saturday March 30, a virtual workshop on avoiding injury for desk workers! open to *all* RSVP
In light of the communications blackout in Gaza, we’re offering art in exchange for E-sim donations! Follow the link to our airtable for:
•Instructions on how to purchase E-sims & send us a proof of donation
•an updating list of artists to choose from
The Cartoonist Cooperative has launched our 2023 Comics Worker Survey! We're tracking page rates, advances, royalties, and more. (for now, this is for the USA)
If you would like to contribute, take this survey here and share it with your peers.
👇👇👇
ICYMI: WE, THE ARTISTS OF THE CARTOONIST COOPERATIVE, DEMAND PUBLISHERS, EMPLOYERS, AND ANYONE COMMISSIONING ARTISTS TO PRIORITIZE THE LABOR OF HUMAN WORKERS ✊
Read our statement on AI here:
Art by
@ramboleyn
We, The Cartoonist Co-Op condemn Scholastic’s support for censoring diverse authors and stories, for using their resources to further an agenda of censorship.
The 2023 Comics Worker Survey! We're tracking page rates, advances, royalties, and more! Pay transparency is crucial to uncovering patterns in pay inequity and learning what publishers and clients can ACTUALLY pay us.
✍️Take the survey and share:
🌈Happy pride month, everyone! We're very excited to spotlight LGBTQA comics from our database, find your new favorite comic with us 💕
We're going to be sharing 1 every day of this month, take a look and enjoy 🧵 Support queer creators!
…anyone hear something sizzling?
Oh my gosh it’s a spicy new bundle of co-op member comics over on itchio, just in time for Valentine’s Day!
25 hot titles for $20, go on and take a look, we won’t tell 🤫
Thanks
@juangeedraws
for the adorable cover art
Introducing the Cartoonist Cooperative! Your new, all-in-one home for comics, big and small.
Together we can make comics better for everyone! More info soon, sign up for our newsletter now so you don't miss it! (link threaded below ⬇️)
#CartoonistCoop
The Cartoonist Co-op is proud to make a public commitment to the cultural arm of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement: the Palestinian Campaign for the Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).
"Beyond its suspenseful breadcrumbing of the story’s morbidly fascinating details, its awareness of specific online spaces makes What Happens Next a comedic marvel."
S.K. Madden reviews What Happens Next by
@maximumgraves
!
Submissions are now open for the 2024 mini comic awards! Submissions close February 1st, follow the link to submit a comic… or to help donate to the prize pool!
And please, check out those links to past winners while you’re there 👀
@_Aviaq
things are constantly changing, but we chose the specific esims most recently requested by connecting gaza volunteers and we’re paying close attention for any updates from them
The Cartoonist Coop is growing! We're very happy to be building a community of comics-makers, focusing on improving everyone's exp based on mutual aid: add your comics to the coop database, get support for your self-publishing & more💫
Art by
@DrooliaSnott
🔶Such a good day to show our own comics (yes, by you!) through some cool panels, let's share these here and recommend our favorite comics by peers!
Share a panel from your own comic, no need to explain why, and tag someone else- if you want!-
We'll share our favs 🫣💞
📖A Terrified Child Played by Ezra David Mattes (ezrazone ig)
In stunning colored pencil, Mattes drops a reader squarely into this phantasmagoric anti-memoir which chews and spits out conventions of trans trauma narratives.
More at:
[Grant] The MMC Arts Grant assists comic book creators with small grants to assist in the costs of self-publishing. The grant winner will receive funds of $1000 USD to support the project and self-publishing effort!
⭐️APPLICATIONS UNTIL MARCH 31TH
You might know by now already, but we're an indie comics webring for all artist who would like to submit their comics to our site! This is a very useful way to find all the comics in one place, discover new artist and create a community. Don't forget to share your work w us 🤗💞
psst… hey
you over there, feelin a little bad that you weren’t ready for portfolio day? I got something to tell you.
They happen 4 times a year, on the second Tuesday of January, April, July and October. You’ll be so ready for the next one! 👏
[Grants] The Black Artists Grant (BAG) offered by Creative Debuts as a no-strings attached financial support to help black artists. They can spend the grant on whatever they want!
⭐️No deadline, it's a monthly rolling grant of £500, UK only
In June of 2023 the co-op ran its first survey of comic workers,and the results are now live on the journal! The survey was open to mainstream and self published US based comic makers— click through to see our methodology and the results of 100+ responses
[APPs Open] Queer & Trans Zinefest (QTZ) is an annual small works festival celebrating the creations of queer, trans, and gender non-conforming artists. This year, 50 exhibitors!
⭐️APPLICATIONS UNTIL 22th MAY
September 2nd in Rhode Island, USA
🔶Such a good day to show your favorite comics through some cool panels, let's share these here and recommend our favorite stories!
Share a panel you like, no need to explain why, and tag someone else- if you want!-
We've chosen "Billy bat" by Naoki Urasawa, master!!!🙏🙏🙏
⭐️⭐️Did you sign up to be a member of the Cartoonist Cooperative? Add your comics to the coop database, get support for your self-publishing, join a network of other cartoonists and help make comics better for everyone ⭐️⭐️
Drawing by
@delphina2k
Send your zines to the American Library Association’s "Zine Pabilion"
@zinepavilion
, They'll share them with libraries across the U.S. to help them start their own zine collections!
⭐️Submissions deadline: June 20th
It's time! Our member Pigeon
@yourlilpigeon
most recent work "Rusalka, whispers of the forest" is now funding!
A beautiful 88pg comic inspired from slavic folk storytelling and traditions, follow Rusalka's travel to self-discover herself.
⭐️Support it at
Our doors are always open! Come join the cooperative and help us make the industry a better place for everyone- whether you've been making newspaper strips for 20 years or are just starting out in a webcomic collective, we want to hear from you. Joining is free!
The rumors are true... we've finally reached 100 curated comics in the catalog and over 350 members and volunteers! 🥳🥳 We got you!
Find them here:
🔥Some of our recs to read are "Wash Day diaries" by
@JamilaRowser
&
@RoBroSmo
and "Nest" by
@riotbones
🔥
Going live in the wee hours on itchio is our first co-op comics bundle 👏(thanks
@ElaineMWill
for the art!)
In the meanwhile, check out the lineup at the link— that’s 40 whole comics!
It’s impossible to accept that a major publisher like Scholastic has no option but to agree with the agenda of a small minority, to reinforce the lie that media reflecting America’s diversity is dangerous. Share and sign the open letter to them here.
Can we hit $2000 in the final 5 hours??
If you haven’t already taken a look, we have a bundle of 40 amazing comics by our members up on itch for only $25!
By
@marinacjulia
@pa__luis
@emma_jayne_1up
& (@/sunmi_comics ig)
Datura Magazine is a queer josei anthology featuring a range of speculative and realist stories for an adult audience that, like the poisonous datura flower, might have an edge to them. 🪷
📖Weekend With Yuka (18+) by
@rudycomics
Yuka is forced to take a vacation with her girlfriend Ren in an attempt to keep her from burning out from her job and falling apart.
⭐️it's 120 pages, digitally!
Grab it here:
More at:
it’s time for part two of
@cj_standal
‘s mega article on the comic book labor movement— head on over to the co-op website to get caught up!
Did you miss part one? I got you covered
The Cartoonist Co-op is happy to launch our Member Talent Database that helps employers find comics workers by providing a searchable directory, portfolio samples, genre tags, and contact information.
✍️Find a Co-op member to work with today!
I’m like super excited about this— we’ve got special discounts for co-op members! Those of you who have done print runs have certainly heard of printing pros Keness and Mixam, but let me introduce you to Brass Taxes! Is tax season scarier than Halloween for you? Ask a pro!
Are you an author who wants to help NYC’s libraries? Email them! Let them know you’re dismayed about the budget cuts, ask if you can donate books. 👀 It would be really nice for them to have a pile of emails about how important the library is Gethelp
@nypl
.org
Join The Cartoonist Cooperative in our first ever open house on May 1st, 7 pm ET! Steering will be presenting our 2023 Worker Survey in a presentation style format, expanding on points in the survey, talking about our methodology, and answering questions.
📖 Sad Sack (18+) by
@bootyslime
In the summer of 2018, five friends get together in a warehouse basement in Long Island City for a series of increasingly bizarre serial murders in the name of “justice.”
⭐️5 eps-1k pages!
More at:
This workshop is next week and we already have over 200+ registered! Don't miss out!
Learn how to work pain free, prevent injury, and rehabilitate your muscles in this virtual workshop with occupational therapist Jessica Hsain!
so… you know all those jokes you’ve been making about your bones crumbling? And how they’re not really jokes anymore but something the youth calls “cope?”
Saturday March 30, a virtual workshop on avoiding injury for desk workers! open to *all* RSVP
📖Cook Like Your Ancestors: An Illustrated Guide to Intuitive Cooking by
@mariahrosemarie
This art and comic-filled cookbook guide includes a primer on tools, ingredients, and using your own five senses to make delicious food!
⭐️96 pages
Grab it here:
How many times have you learned about a cool open call right before it’s over?
Well, did you know the co-op has a monthly member newsletter that’s chock full of info on upcoming conventions and comics opportunities? Join up and power up your time management 💪
We’re halfway through the submission period and the prize pool is up to $3000– that’s $600 for each winner!
Follow the link to submit comics, read past winners, or help us plump up that prize pool 💪
Submissions are now open for the 2024 mini comic awards! Submissions close February 1st, follow the link to submit a comic… or to help donate to the prize pool!
And please, check out those links to past winners while you’re there 👀
[Opportunities]
@FieldmousePress
is open for comic submissions! No specifications on genres or number of pages, but the min to show are 10 pages of your comic.
⭐️Follow the guidelines to elaborate your pitch:
The third annual Minicomic Awards virtual ceremony will be held held 3/14 at 3pm PST where FIVE winners will split our $3700 PRIZE POOL!
Come celebrate minicomics with us next week!
[Apps Open] New York Times Illustration Portfolio Review 2023, 80 illustrators to be paired with art directors from NYTimes for individual portfolio critiques. The art directors will offer feedback and guidance to further your work.
⭐️Deadline June 16th
CARTOONIST COOPERATIVE presents: The Comics Catalogue Challenge!
1. Visit
2. Fill out the grid below
3. Tag us from March 25th-31st!
Join us as we celebrate the end of the Cartoonist Cooperative's anniversary month!
Thank you so much to everyone who's recently joined as a member or volunteer of the cooperative, or just had kind words to share over the last week or so, it's been so amazing to see and keeps us on the steering committee inspired as we're building up this little space!
We're working on a list of LGBTQA comics, this pride month will rock with us around! 😤💕Look forward to it, we will be sharing one every two days until the end of the month! (very soon)
Hello cartoonists and enthusiasts~ new social media manager here! I’m Adam,I’ll be answering all your questions here on the Co-op’s ̶T̶w̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ X account
I thought it’d be a fun hello to do a little drawing of our mascots from memory. Nibford, Inkling, and good ol’ Erasey!
Going live in the wee hours on itchio is our first co-op comics bundle 👏(thanks
@ElaineMWill
for the art!)
In the meanwhile, check out the lineup at the link— that’s 40 whole comics!
I’m sure plenty of you are waaay ahead of me on this, but we’re in Polygon! This article about the reverberations of
#comicsbrokeme
is about the many efforts to make this industry better for everyone 💪
By
@marinacjulia
YLLW YLLW YLLW - Sol and Basil are friends and maybe more, but will it work out? Basil’s anxiety leads to what they’re sure are awkward interactions, while Sol attempts to reassure them and spend more time with them. 👉👈💕
by
@Skulkingfoxes
Kingfisher - A frazzled amateur scholar must try to understand the secrets of a reality bending puzzle box while solving the strange mysteries surrounding him and, the most dangerous of all, navigating his relationship w his partner. 🧩
what’s better than one brand new exclusive interview on the co-op website? two interviews!
@juangeedraws
and
@AzamRaharjo
speak about their two new comics, A Three Body Problem and Someone Died Here
Find em in the ShortBox fair!
Happy black history month everyone 💖
Black creators, remember there’s no such thing as too many self retweets or being too proud of your own work. Our demographic has high rates of imposter syndrome— let’s kick it to the curb this month, and all the months afterward!
🐙💨🦑💨👾💨
Where are they headed?
@RoseCityCC
! They heard
@DarkChibiShadow
is at table II-06 in the artist alley this weekend with some quality tentacle representation 👏
Curious what that looks like? Of course you are! DCS is a real multimedia powerhouse, go on and see!
A warm shout-out to our members who recently got nominated for an Ignatz Award!!! WOHOOOOO!!!
Go give them some loveee and vote for them, they deserve the world
💗💗💗💗💗
@OliveOilCorp
, Darlin’ and Her Other Names (self-published) for Outstanding Artist
Webcomic Day is a day to celebrate webcomics - from the love the creators put into bringing them to us to the supportive community of readers!
⭐️Use
#webcomicday
talk about a webcomic you read or make!
Our friends at
@ScreenTonesCast
are running it!
Info:
LRT: there’s gonna a lot of times when staying quiet just isn’t possible, even if it means your job. That said, there’s steps you can take to make it a headache to fire you, and don’t let them stiff the bill!
by
@jeypawlik
Gender Slices - a collection of short autobiographical comics about being trans and nonbinary in a ciscentric world. Jey works through their own feelings in short, one page comics that depict real events and their day to day experiences.🏳️⚧️💗
Join us for the Minicomic Awards, an annual virtual showcase highlighting this unique short form medium! This year our prize pool is a $3,500- each winner will receive $700 💰🏆 3/14 @ 3pm PST!
Watch the virtual ceremony here:
📖We've new featured comics on our site!
A total of +100 comics can be found at our site, don't forget to submit your comics to the database and join us.
⭐️Find more at:
Featured artist
@lonelytuatara
,
@raveninblue
and
@rudycomics
The Cartoonist Cooperative is a member-driven organization that aims to improve & protect the careers of comics workers globally!
If you want to help improve our working conditions and be apart of a thriving community, apply today!
"Comics are the reason you are here as our honored guests" Ahhh... thank God, we're safe!
There are still a couple of days to support "Xibalbá", a 90 pages long comic!
💥Find the first 19 pg of it at the kick page:
Comic by
@VirusVisal
Did you like this? Cuz we've more!
New interview with the authors
@bootyslime
@MEANBOSSart
talking about the sequel SORTIE, their creative team’s thoughts on horror, the making of transgressive art in a conservative culture... and more, w
@sloanesloane
if you’re not familiar with
@valkwise
‘s work you are missing out on some gorgeous figure drawing… and some intense emotions! On the Co-op journal She talks “When Death Comes I Will Follow,” his comic in this year’s SB
Hey peers, remember that all members have access to monthly general meetings and activities: this sunday, creators will talk about the logic of choices in layout, flow, and other techniques, etc. as it relates to the art of story and sequential art. Don't miss it!
📖We've new releases on our site!
For now, a total of +60 comics can be found at our site, don't forget to submit your comics to the database and join us.
⭐️Find more at:
Featured comics by
@itsnero
@PollyGuo
&
@kruttikasusarla
By
@bennidette
Tongue Tied - a silly romcom about a weird woman doing stupid things for love. Vicky is a Jock, a Bimbo, plus totally Goth - and she's keeps seeing this gorgeous butch around town. How will she get her attention? 💫
Just bumping this as I’ve gotten a lot of DMs from artists wanting to help out!
Yes! Please join the co-op if you’d like to help us out with the donation drive!
And if you’re not into comics? Please by all means, copy our model, start your own drive 🙌
we’ve also gotten a lot from artists wanting to help out— Thank you!
If you want to offer art for the donation drive, join our co-op! You get access to a discord with other creatives, and we get to stay organized
[APPs Open] SLICE is an exposition of zines, chapbooks, lit mags, poetry, comics, small press authors, indie publishers, and print culture.
⭐️APPLICATIONS UNTIL 4th JUNE
October 14th in Missouri, USA
Find all the info at
@slicexpo
[Opportunities]
@WildStarPress
submissions are open! They're looking for completed stories pitches of all genres, short to long graphic novels. Follow the submission guideline to elaborate your pitch!
⭐️Submissions deadline: June 24th
HΩME is a soft sci-fi series by brothers Marc and Daniel Michaud writing and drawing their own stories in a shared universe… Think Star Trek meets Little House on the Prairie with a touch of Twin Peaks 👀
Volume 3 has just released containing Marc’s ARC29 and Daniel’s DEMETER
[Opportunities] BIPOC creators only: Brown Recluse Zine Distro is opened submissions for distribution! If they decide to carry your zines, they request 10 or more copies of it and, of course, paid!
⭐️Read the guidelines and submit your work here:
One, two... testing, testing!
Howdy! This is the new social manager talking, here to serve the cooperative and all members. Let's make this site a cool place for everyone✨
Alright
#SPX2023
attendees, get ready to play the
#SPXStampRally
🎊 Pick up stamp rally cards at table W2B and visit cartoonist co-op member tables to get stamps! Collect at least 8 stamps and head back to table W2B to win yourself a mini print and sticker 🎊
Want to keep up with everything the coop is doing AND get some free comics at the same time? Signup for our newsletter at !! Did we mention all these comics and more are FREE just for signing up?
By
@rudycomics
Weekend With Yuka - Yuka is forced to take a vacation with her girlfriend Ren in an attempt to keep her from burning out from her job and falling apart.👩❤️💋👩
You can kick off your
#SPX2023
and
#SPXStampRally
experience at table W2B and say hi to
@marinacjulia
repping Datura Magazine!
Do you love Josei & GL? Would you love to read an anthology from people who love it too? What about… 2 anthologies 👀
📖Cynosure by
@wishgrub
If two women were trapped aboard a spaceship, and one was a malfunctioning AI, and the other was trying to kill the former with a hatchet, would that be fucked up or what?
⭐️54 pages!
Grab it here:
More at:
📖Obelisk by
@draculing
Falling in love with a monster? Evelyn Reuter struggles to find her place in the stable but unfulfilling life that her late father left for her – until she meets Margot, a mysterious shopkeeper.
More at:
By
@saint_vagrant
&
@kingfisher_cove
SUPERPOSE - 198X— In seaside Port City, three desperate and struggling young trans adults stake their careers and lives on a physics-breaking machine, altering their future forever. 🔧🏳️⚧️