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Take a look back at Cross Comix 2026! Huge thanks to our artists, speakers, volunteers, Berlin crew, market makers, DJs, researchers, De Doelen, SWAP, Studio Maky, Rotterdam CS and our audience! Photos by Michelle Urbiztondo. More pictures at: crosscomix.eu/event/cross-comix-2026-photo-gallery

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 25/09/2026

Watch the Cross Comix 2026 aftermovie by Xmaarten! 🎥 Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen. Spot yourself or someone you know? Tag them! 👀 Save the date: Cross Comix 2027 📅 11–12 Sept 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 15/09/2026

Not the Cross Comix aftermovie — that’s coming soon! 🎬 For now: THANK YOU to our audience, artists, participants, volunteers, DJs, De Doelen, Rotterdam Central Station, the team & everyone else! ❤️ Brace yourself for the aftermovie by xmaarten Cross Comix 2027! -> 10–11 Sept 📍De Doelen

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 12/09/2026

This is the Cross Comix programme for Saturday September 11! With talks, exhibitions, the massive makers market, an much much more! ➤ Cross Comix 2026, 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 11/09/2026

So what is Graphic Medicine? Academic researcher Erin La Cour explains it so well! This year we're the host of the International scientific conference ‘Imagination, Mediation & Manifestation’ ➤ Cross Comix 2026, 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 11/09/2026

This is the Cross Comix programme for Friday September 11! With talks, exhibitions, the massive makers market, an much much more ➤ Cross Comix 2026, 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 10/09/2026

Cross Comix takes over Rotterdam Central Station! 🚉 From 8–12 Sept. On 11 September, Ibrahim R. Ineke & Bruno Ferro Xavier da Silva and will create live art in the central hall. It’s free! 📅 Open Studio: Rotterdam CS, 8–12 Sept 📅 Cross Comix: 11–12 Sept 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 09/09/2026

We invite you to the free Cross Comix opening party on Thursday September 10 in De Doelen! Doors open at 19:00. With a wonderful Art Swap organised by Baschz Leeft, and DJs DROOM & DD. 📅 Opening on thursday sept 10 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam, Entrance Jurriaanse Zaal

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 09/09/2026

On Tuesday Gwen Stok was the first guest artist creating live art at our Open Studio at Rotterdam Central Station. 📅 Open Studio: Rotterdam CS, 8–12 Sept 📅 Cross Comix: 11–12 Sept 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 08/09/2026

And here it is! The Berlin Comic Exchange 2.0 zine is finished! In this 60 page publication you'll read and see the 5 different comics made by the 10 participating artists during this exchange. ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam 🔗 linkinbio | crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 08/09/2026

From Sept 8–12, Cross Comix takes over Rotterdam Central Station! On Wednesday 9 sept (during a Dutch public transport strike!) Berlin-based artist alea rodriguez will occupy the central hall. 📅 Open Studio: Rotterdam CS, 8-12 september ➤ Cross Comix 2026, 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 07/09/2026

Saturday is packed with book signings! . With Judith van Istendael, Hasse van Leeuwen, Thijs Koole , Nigel van Roijen, Ibrahim Ineke, Desmond Dorival and Jihae Choe. ➤ Cross Comix 2026 11 + 12 sept 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 07/09/2026

Cross Comix takes over Rotterdam Central Station! On September 12, Project GRIPI gives a hybrid of live music and sculptural performance. Open your ears and eyes, and GRIPI will open your mind! 📅 Open Studio: Rotterdam CS, 8-12 september

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 06/09/2026

Meet the team that makes Cross Comix! Top row, L->R: Marijn van der Waa, Saskia van Amstel, Roos Huijskes. Bottom row, L->R, Diede van Ommen, Christian Jongeneel and Dasha Starostin. (Shoutout to J, who (understandably) doesn’t want to be on social media). 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 06/09/2026

Guido van Driel & Julia Roeselers are creating sets for a stop-motion documentary. In Across Generations, they explore how artists from different generations collaborate, exchange perspectives & find common ground. 📅 11–12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen crosscomix.eu/event/talks-across-ge…

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 05/09/2026

How do the stories we tell ourselves shape who we are? Explore comics as a tool for reflection and dialogue, create your own hero comic and help shape a collective story. With Elise Talgorn & Andy Dockett. ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11–12 Sept 📍 De Doelen 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 04/09/2026

Artist & researcher Octavia Roodt explores how drawing can open conversations that words alone cannot. On 11 Sept, she’ll talk about using comics to help people living with dementia share stories, memories & experiences. 📅 11 Sept | 📍 De Doelen 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 04/09/2026

Floor de Goede (1980) and Hanco Kolk (1957) have known each other since the start of Flo’s career. How do two artists from two generations work together on a project? ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 03/09/2026

Artist Fanja Bouts creates colourful, overwhelming works exploring ecology, the more-than-human & environmental destruction. From recycled textiles to print, paintings & large comics, her work combines dark humour, absurdity & joy. 📅 12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 03/09/2026

Cross Comix brings comics, illustration, graphic novels & visual storytelling to De Doelen, Rotterdam. Queer, diverse & independent, with workshops, talks, exhibitions, Makers Market & more. 📅 11–12 September 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 02/09/2026

British architect & graphic novelist Sabba Khan joins Cross Comix! Her work combines visual art, architecture & storytelling. The Roles We Play won the Jhalak Prize and was a Guardian best book of 2021. 📅 11 Sept | 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 01/09/2026

Get to know fellow artists at Sketchy Speed Dating. You draw artists - and they will draw you. The prompts will guide you, and the answers your drawing partner gives you will inform your art! ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 01/09/2026

Make a short animation with AmberAmelia Kelly! Explore intuitive animation with just a whiteboard & pens. No experience needed. Discover animation as a tool for processing trauma & complex experiences. 📅 11–12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu/event/workshop-animat…

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 31/08/2026

Live art at Rotterdam Central! 🚉 On 10 Sept, Niels Vrijdag brings his colourful, surreal collages to the central hall. Come watch him work and have a chat — it’s free! 📅 Open Studio: Rotterdam CS, 8–12 Sept 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 31/08/2026

🖨️ Zine Kiosk Tip: ‘Queer Was a Slur’ by miron kon + 7 artists from across Europe. In EN/DE/RUS, the zine explores reclaiming queer slurs through stories, art & poetry. 📅 11–12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 30/08/2026

Cross Comix takes over Rotterdam Central Station! 🚉 On Tuesday Sept 8, see live art by Gwen Stok in the central hall. Drop by and say hello - it’s free! 📅 Open Studio: Rotterdam CS, 8–12 Sept 📅 Cross Comix: 11–12 Sept 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 29/08/2026

Nova de Hoo returns as our moderator for Cross Comix 2026! 🎤 A comic artist herself, Nova will host, interview and moderate on Friday & Saturday. Her work explores social issues, politics & feminism. 📅 11–12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 Tickets: crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 28/08/2026

Zone 5300 is dedicating a large part of its upcoming issue to Cross Comix! Octavia Roodt on the cover, Samplerman, plus a feature on sampling & recycling in comics. Editors Tonio van Vugt & Marcel Ruijters will be at the Makers Market too. ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11–12 September 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 27/08/2026

In the opening talk of Cross Comix French phenomenon Yvan Guillo talks about Samplerman: kaleidoscopic collages made from vintage American comics. ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11–12 Sept 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 27/08/2026

Take your kids with you to Cross Comix on Saturday sept 11! They will love the paper monster workshop by Knutsel Zine. Free entrance for primary-school-aged kids! ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu |

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 26/08/2026

Portfolio needs fine-tuning? Have a graphic novel that’s almost ready? Get advice from professional editors at Cross Comix 2026! The Bries Space, Zone 5300, Wobby Club and Pulp de Luxe can review your work. 📅 11+12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu/event/open-call-meet-…

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 25/08/2026

You are invited to the free Cross Comix opening party on Thursday September 10 in De Doelen! Doors open at 19:00. With a wonderful Art Swap organised by Baschz Leeft, DJs, a sneak preview of our exhibitions and a well-stocked bar. ➤ 10 sept 2026, 19:00, De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 24/08/2026

Auwnanas is one of almost 100 makers at Cross Comix! Discover risograph prints, stickers & zines featuring funny creatures and scenes. Food, knights, cats - anything goes, as long as it tells a story. 📅 11–12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 23/08/2026

Pet or Pest? 🐀🕊️ Why do we love some animals and despise others? Merel Barends, Tânia Alexandra Cardoso, Mark Schalken & Guido van Hengel explore pigeons, rats & ring-necked parakeets in three graphic stories. ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11–12 Sept | 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 22/08/2026

Your own foldable art hat! “Chapeau Hanté” by Susanne Schmitt & Samplerman is a poster you can cut out and turn into a wearable boater hat. Available at the Zine Kiosk, 11 + 12 Sept. They’ll also host a hat-making workshop! 🔗 crosscomix.eu/event/workshop-hat-making-with-schmitthut-samplerman

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 21/08/2026

At the Cross Comix Zine Kiosk: two zines by Liyu Liu (UK/TW)! ✨ Flying to the Moon explores Chinese Moon Festival mythology, while Typhoon unfolds into a 3D landscape of flooded roads and storm-swept streets. Playful, bright & beautifully inventive! 🌙🌊 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 20/08/2026

A week before its bookstore release, Judith Vanistendael presents 'De Waterlanders' at Cross Comix! 🌊 Get your copy and have it signed. The novel follows climate refugees seeking shelter in Norway’s Lofoten Islands. 📚 📅 11–12 Sept 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 20/08/2026

New book out this year? Present it at Cross Comix! 📚 We’re looking for artists for book presentations at De Doelen on Sat 12 Sept. 40-min presentation + 20-min signing. Free to participate, spots limited. Dutch or English. Apply by Sun 30 Aug, midnight! 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 19/08/2026

Want to be part of Cross Comix 2026? 🎨 We’re looking for volunteers to help set up and make the festival run smoothly. Enjoy free food & drinks, good vibes and free festival access. Apply by Sept 1! crosscomix.eu/event/open-call-volun…

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 19/08/2026

At the Cross Comix Zine Kiosk: Guerreras. Warrior Women in History and Folklore by Natalia Verdejo. This fanzine pays tribute to women warriors including Joan of Arc, Hua Mulan & Boudicca. ⚔️ Get your copy at Cross Comix, Sept 11–12! 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 Tickets: crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 18/08/2026

From Sept 8–12, Cross Comix takes over Rotterdam CS! 🎨 Artists including Gwen Stok, Alea Rodriguez, Niels Vrijdag, Ibrahim Ineke & Bruno Ferro Xavier da Silva create live art in the central hall. Free! . ✨ 📅 Cross Comix 2026: 11–12 Sept

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 17/08/2026

Get your hands dirty on Saturday September 12, at our screen printing workshop. Hot tip: Take one or more t-shirts with you to print on! ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu/event/workshop-screen…

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 16/08/2026

At the Cross Comix 2026 Zine Kiosk: “Condoms Part Two” by Nick Merdasi (UK), an autobiographical comic exploring London’s queer hook-up scene in the era of PrEP, and how changing attitudes to HIV prevention have reshaped sex, intimacy and community. 📅 11–12 Sept | De Doelen 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 15/08/2026

In June, Marjane Satrapi, one of the pioneers of the autobiographical graphic novel, died. At Cross Comix, a panel including Judith Vanistendael discusses her legacy and influence on contemporary artists. ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11–12 September 📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 12/08/2026

Berlin, Stadt für Alle! 🌈 10 artists created a collective zine in 4 days at Renate Comics Library. Get a copy at Cross Comix, Sept 11–12 in Rotterdam, with many artists present. ❤️ After the violence at Berlin Pride, we stand against hate!. 🩵🩷💚💜🖤 crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 07/08/2026

Cross Comix 2026 is almost upon us! Don't miss a thing and subscribe to our newsletter! ➤ Cross Comix 2026 📅 11-12 September 📍De Doelen, Rotterdam @dedoelenrotterdam 🔗 crosscomix.eu/newsletter

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 11/07/2026

⏳ Last chance for Early Bird Tickets! Join Cross Comix 2026 on 11–12 Sept in Rotterdam for talks, exhibitions, workshops, performances & more. 2 festival days for just €20! 🎟️ crosscomix.eu

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 08/07/2026

Calling all zine makers worldwide! Cross Comix is looking for fresh, bold & innovative work for our Zine Kiosk. We’ll showcase and sell creations by independent artists & publishers during the festival. Apply now! Deadline: July 20 🔗 crosscomix.eu/open-call-zine-kiosk-…

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Cross Comix @crosscomix.nl · 03/07/2026

Artists & makers! Apply for a FREE table at the Cross Comix 2026 Makers Market 🎨 Sell your work, meet fellow makers & join the festival vibe. Deadline: July 5, 11:59 PM. crosscomix.eu/event/open-call-maker…

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