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Ben Becker @benmaxbecker.com · 26/09/2026

Ignore the Walgreens logo behind me, I’m tabling at @milkcomicfest.bsky.social ! Come say hi and buy some comics.

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Nero Villagallos O'Reilly @itsnero.com · 22/09/2026

Going to plug my website guide once again: blog.itsnero.com/webguide/ This will get you online with a website in an afternoon. It's not the fanciest or most modern way to do it, but it's code that has worked for decades. Get yourself a site ASAP and figure out what else you need to do later.

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The Quick ‘n’ Dirty Guide to Making a Website (2026) – Nero Blog

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Akil Wilson @akilwilson.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026

Hey, US comics pals! Please take a minute to fill out this survey to help Cartoonists United track the economics of comic workers in order to see rate trends and address pay disparities across the industry! Whatever your role in comics or how your comics are shared, your voice needs to be included!

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 10/09/2026

CartUn continues to collaborate in solidarity with UNITE HERE Local 25 as they seek a labor neutrality agreement to safely unionize! Attending SPX? Don’t worry, read about 4 ways you can help support Local 25’s efforts: journal.cartoonist.coop/stronger-tog... (art by @amandajealous.bsky.social)

A drawing of Inkling and Nibford hold signs supporting the Local 25’s union organising efforts.

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 07/09/2026

Our incredible volunteer Web Dev team is so excited to show off the overhauled Cartoonists United website! This update showcases more of our labor advocacy work, the CartUn Journal, the CartUn podcast, as well as a brand new Worker Grievance Form! Check out the new website here: cartoonist.coop

A screenshot of the Cartoonists United website.

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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I made a little template for use by cool small businesses! Enjoy!

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 13/08/2026

Here is our official statement on Small Press Expo and the labour boycott at Montgomery County Conference Center. Please spread the word and show your solidarity in the ways you can.

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Ben Becker @benmaxbecker.com · 29/07/2026

I was a duck in a past life so if you read this backwards it’s a biography.

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Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Well, laid off from my part-time job today, so a reminder l'm open to work-for-hire, have pitches galore, and am very good at my job! Believe me, I have references! And if any of those references know of any opportunities, please consider recommending/reaching out to your boy!

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 17/07/2026

Creators at Silver Sprocket have released a public statement regarding longstanding concerns with the business practices of the company which alleges issues around payment of royalties, poor treatment of staff, and lack of professionalism. Please read their statement: cartoonist.coop/sprocket-art...

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Ben Becker @benmaxbecker.com · 27/06/2026

Tabling at the Zine Pavilion at ALA, come say hi!

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Ben Becker @benmaxbecker.com · 21/06/2026

Insects Issue 1: The People Back Home

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Ben Becker @benmaxbecker.com · 21/06/2026

Insects Issue 1: The People Back Home

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 16/06/2026

The newest article in the CU Journal, "Can I Use That Art? A Guide to Approaching Artists and Cartoonists Online" is a super useful guide for anyone looking to use art they find online (or elsewhere) or commission artists! cartoonist.coop/journal/can-...

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The Cartoonist Cooperative

Making comics better for everyone!

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Dark Horse Workers United @darkhorseunion.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: The workers of Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com are forming a union. Please read our mission statement below. 👇 #DHWU

Photo of the Dark Horse Workers United statement.

For ALT TEXT readers, the statement is too long to fit into ALT TEXT. Please find the full statement on the DHWU website, linked in our bios

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 06/05/2026

Almost 90% of comics creators who earn income from traditional publishing do not earn the national living wage from their work, with 13% relying on state benefits 👇 #BookSky

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Comics creators struggle to survive despite record industry sales, report finds

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seosamh dáire @saint-vagrant.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

the residency provides 1k USD and creative support for a web-based comic project. and i'm lucky to be part of the reviewing committee and support team this year... i'd love to see your work, please submit! 🥰

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Sloane @sloanesloane.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Some changes to our survey which make it better: - sections specifically for trad & self published cartoonists - breaking down self pub gross/net income, sources of income & operating costs - questions for subscription based income - average rates for every stage of comics including flatting

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Kody @kodyisover.com · 02/05/2026

I'm the NIF team member hosting all the events this weekend, and we've got an incredible line-up for you. Come learn and improve your craft (and hang out with me in the event chats, hehehe!)

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Losty @aaronlosty.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Have you ever read a comic… would you like to? Support our horror comic anthology Ruffian Meat on Kickstarter today! kck.st/4voxGu4

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Ruffian Meat: A Comic Anthology

Join myself and a star studded cast of creators for this Dark and Unsettling Collection of Comics

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Losty @aaronlosty.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Have you ever been the 120th backer?

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I dreamt of the beach (1/4)

Page one: text on black background, “WAKE UP!”. Eyes open, a baby sea turtle with an eggshell helmet says, “you need to wake up!”

Page 2: helmet turtle says to a green baby sea turtle, who is waking up out off his egg, “we need to get moving.” CRASH! A cormorant breaks through the ceiling of their nest hole. Helmet turtle says MOVE!

Page 3: “when you’re out there, beeline to the water. Don’t stop. Don’t be a hero. Godspeed.” The helmet turtle kicks baby green turtle out the hole off a cliff onto the beach below.

Page 4: baby green turtle lands on the sand. The distance between him and the water is quite large. Another baby sea turtle is being devoured by a seagull and is screaming for help.

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 22/03/2026

The Sprocket store staff could really use the help after their short notice layoffs!

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

People who make comics (or other freelance art work) as their fulltime job: how do you do it? How do you make it work, esp financially? People who make comics on the side while having a fulltime day-job: how do you do it without overworking and/or burning out?

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Marie Enger @ LBX26 Table 409 @soengery.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Alright yall, my inbox is full from folks privately reaching out (please always feel free to publicly post if your contract allows) about CURRENT COVER RATES in 2026 Strap in

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 25/02/2026

Happy 3rd anniversary to us! With a new year, we have a BIG announcement 📢: we are now incorporated as a nonprofit organization and are changing our name to CARTOONISTS UNITED! Full changes will be rolled out by late summer. Read here for the full statement: cartoonist.coop/journal/cart...

Cartoon inkwell with sparkly red anime eyes and red high heels and a nib ink pen carrying a paper or banner with hand-lettered text that reads: Cartoonists United! There are colourful sparkles across the page.

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 19/02/2026

The Cartoonist Cooperative collectively stands against censorship and views it as our communal responsibility to fight for freedom of speech. We are committed to forging a world where all are allowed the freedom to create and partake in art! Read our full statement: cartoonist.coop/anticensorsh...

A graphic announcing the Cartoonist Cooperative’s Anti-Censorship statement. Art shows the Co-op's mascots Inkling and Nibford busting through a wall of black bricks, revealing red comic panels behind it. Text in a word balloon reads "Free Expression Now!"

In the second image, black text reads “The Cartoonist Cooperative Demands Free Expression: A Statement Against Censorship in Comics and the Arts” on a background of whited out red comic panels.

$The third image shows the same whited-out red comic panels and reads “The Cartoonist Cooperative is committed to forging a world where all are allowed the freedom to create and partake in art where all are free to choose and engage with a wide range of political, moral, and aesthetic ideas, beyond those held by any single institution, government, or religious group. Censorship is always a tool of the state to suppress dissent, fracture communities, and instill ignorance and fear. The Cartoonist Cooperative is firmly anti-censorship in all forms.”$

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 26/01/2026

Hourly Comics Day has MOVED! It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st! hourlycomicsday.com #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd

"IN OBSERVANCE & SOLIDARITY". Two black speech bubbles with white text read "HOURLY COMICS DAY IS NOW ON FEB 8TH. CARTOONISTS HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. FEB 1 - MAR 1". There is an illustration of a black silhouetted hand raised and holding a pen in the top right, and an illustration of a nib pen and an ink well personified on the bottom right. The nib and ink are bumping fists. A URL at the bottom is "hourlycomicsday.com".

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16/01/2026

Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis. #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy.
Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie.

I'm still learning how to understand her.

Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo?
Do you need to do a widdle piddle?

Minnie: Arf!

*I just call her "little baby" most of the time.

I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now.
Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy.
Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now.

Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers.

I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless.
The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective.

I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition.
ICE will pick up anybody.

I know that.

So I tucked my passport away.

And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too.
And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized.
We'll do our best to get through this.

Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 22/12/2025

ATTENTION CARTOONISTS! 📢 Submissions open Jan. 1st, 2026 for the Minicomic Awards, part of the Cartoonist Co-op’s annual Nib and Ink Festival! Comics 32 pages or fewer published in 2025 will be eligible. See mca.cartoonist.coop/submission-g... for full eligibility requirements and FAQs.

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Losty @aaronlosty.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Coming April 2026 RUFFIAN MEAT! art by: @soengery.bsky.social @michaelwalsh.bsky.social @plaest2k.bsky.social @planetsmudge.bsky.social @vor-bokor.bsky.social @connormakescomics.bsky.social Guest Writer @scumbelievable.bsky.social Pre save: www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...

AN ANNOUNCEMENT POSTER FOR RUFFIAN MEAT A COMIC BOOK ANTHOLOGY ORGANISED AND EDITED BY LOSTY AND BECCA CAREY. THE COLLECTION WILL FEATURE ART BY MICHAEL WALSH, MARIE ENGER, CONNOR MCCANN, ARTYOM TRAKHANOV, SLOANE HONG AND SAJAN RAI. WITH STORIES WRITTEN BY LOSTY AND SPECIAL GUEST WRITER GRETCHEN FELKER-MARTIN. COMING APRIL 2026 ONLY ON KICKSTARTER

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Keith Frady @keithfrady.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We're in the last week of the campaign, so now the sappy. This represents my hopes for being a comics writer. Over 7 years, I saved money waiting tables to afford an artist for the next story. It was slow. Often discouraging. I persisted. And now: this book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

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The Usual Choices

A collection of short comics, from Lovecraftian sci-fi to existential autobiography, in the vein of Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone.

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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

TODAY TODAY TODAY! Make your way to The Sheldon for a full day of independent art, writing, poetry, printmaking, and more! We can't wait to 👀 you! www.slicexpo.org/slice-2025/

Mr. Slice's head is huge in frame. They're looking right at you. Behind them reads "Today today today! October 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., The Sheldon, free entry!"

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Ben Becker @benmaxbecker.com · 16/10/2025

It’s back-to-back convention weekends for me! I’ll be tabling at @slicexpo.bsky.social in St. Louis this Saturday for the first time. Come stop by and say hi!

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Ben Becker @benmaxbecker.com · 08/10/2025

Thrilled to be back at A2CAF: SIP this Saturday in Ann Arbor! This was my first convention two years ago (and now it’s my second too, lol) and it was the best event a first-timer could ask for. Come stop by and pick up a comic, stickers, or just to say hi!

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Keith Frady @keithfrady.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE FOR THE USUAL CHOICES! A 150+ page collection of short comics written by me, with a killer row of superb artists. From Lovecraftian sci-fi to existential autobiography, the collection returns to themes of love, death, gods, and monsters. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

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Coming soon: The Usual Choices

A collection of short comics written by Keith Frady, with art by an killer line-up of talented artists.

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Keith Frady @keithfrady.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I'm thrilled to announce the pre-launch for The Usual Choices on Kickstarter! A collection of every self-published short comic I've written, The Usual Choices spans genres and styles, from fantasy to autobiography to horror. And it includes two brand new stories! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

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Coming soon: The Usual Choices

A collection of short comics written by Keith Frady, with art by an incredible line-up of talented artists.

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Nate Piekos of Blambot @blambot.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Artists working in mainstream USA comics: Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, etc. all expect art to these dimensions. I'm seeing more and more disregard for the standard specs, and it affects everyone's deadlines to have production try and wrestle your art into proper proportions.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!

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Nero Villagallos O'Reilly @itsnero.com · 30/07/2025

This page has a big button for you to email 20+ customer service departments at once with an (editable, if you like) prewritten letter. You can even do it from your phone! There's zero reason to not be participating in the pushback on this.

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 30/07/2025

The Cartoonist Co-op stands against the censorship and pay discrimination of 18+, erotic, and NSFW artists. Check the link below for our official statement, ways to take action, and resources. cartoonist.coop/censorship-p... Art by @greedygulo.bsky.social

Anthropomorphic dip-pen and inkwell stand infront of a table stacked with books. Pen holds a sign with '18+' drawn on the center, with a heart around it. Inkwell is holding a paper colored rainbow with 'LGBTQA' upon it. Inkwell is holding a hand up in a 'stop' motion. Behind the table is the vague sense of a crowd also holding signs. Above image it reads: "CARTOONISTS Against Adult Content CENSORSHIP"

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Kendra, normal version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Fascists hate art because it allows people to experience the power of a fantasy: that things are not what they seem, that other people experience things the way you do, that a better world is possible. Imagination is a dangerous weapon when your main tactic is "because I said so"

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