September News 001
Happy September! Let’s get into the Cartoonist Cooperative’s roundup of what’s new and exciting for comics. News Pink Midnight Presents: Barber Psychic is now crowdfunding! Read the solicit below. Clarence Adams is…
Aquifers of Color: a review of A Terrified Child Played by Jeremy Strong
Reviewed by C. S. García Martínez In A Terrified Child Played by Jeremy Strong, cartoonist Ezra David Mattes casts actor Jeremy Strong to play Mattes’s own childhood self. Currently, only…
August News 001
Welcome to August! Here’s the Cartoonist Cooperative’s roundup of what’s new and exciting for comics. News Amanda J. Ellis’s Taylor’s Egg releases on August 4th on her Ko-fi! co-live, co-laugh, co-love 4 diyhrt.cafe aka…
Comics’ Own Martyr: Héctor Oesterheld’s Life and Death
Written by CJ Standal Vanished from the Face of the Earth 1977 In 1977 Héctor Germán Oesterheld—Argentinian writer, famed creator of The Eternaut, and member of the Montoneros guerrilla group—disappeared….
July News 001
Hello and happy July! Please enjoy this month’s roundup of news and happenings in the world of comics and the Cartoonist Cooperative. The 2023 Comics Worker Survey ICYMI: The Co-op…
Alone But Together: Julia Nascimento’s Journey with Digital Comics
The first time I came across something close to digital comics – although at the time I am sure I was not familiar with this specific term – was through…
June News 001
Happy June! Enjoy our roundup of news, events, and opportunities for this month. To see our previous newsletters, click here. News Felt Tip #1, the new comics anthology magazine from Bryce Martin!…
How Book Banning Impacts Comics
Written by E.B. Hutchins “This is what they were trying to sue them over?” was a question that hovered over my head during one of my weekly trips to Barnes…
May News 001
Please enjoy our roundup of news, events, and opportunities for May 2023! News The Zat: It’s Seatown by Zeno Zaat is now available to purchase here! Read the solicit below….
BARBATUS + MEANBOSS x Sloane Leong Interview
In this interview with Sloane Leong, BARBATUS and MEANBOSS discuss their first magnum opus, SAD SACK: an extreme gore-porn and psychological horror series that takes place in the summer of…
April News 001
Hello comics people! Welcome to our roundup of news, events, and opportunities for April 2023! News HEX AMERICANA by Bree D. Wolf is now available for preorders! Read the solicit…
March News 002
Hello comics makers and readers! Here’s a roundup of news, events, and opportunities! NEWS Last week, the Coop committee chatted with The Mary Sue and Women Write About Comics about…
Now Funding: The Magic Necklace and Xibalbá
Inspired by the the legend of the twin brothers Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué, Xibalbá follows Lucas, along with his friends Hector and Carlos, as they go camping in the middle of…
March News 001
Hello comics makers and readers! Thanks for helping spread the word about the Cooperative, we had a wonderful launch day this weekend and a huge influx of members and volunteers!…
The Cartoonist Cooperative Launches!
Press Release Cartoonist Cooperative Launches To Support A Sustainable Creative Future PORTLAND, OR (February 2023) – Comic artists and writers Reimena Yee, Sloane Leong, Nero Villagallos-O’reilly, Joan Zahra Dark, Zach…
What’s the Cartoonist Cooperative?
What’s the Cartoonist Cooperative? Inkling and Nibford explain! Inkling voiced by Joan Zahra Dark Nibford voiced by Tom Magee Editing by Tom Magee.