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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 18/04/2026

LICZ! IS TODAY! ✨ Come by Grewal Hall from 11:00am - 4:30pm for the coolest comics and zine fest in town! Later in the day, enjoy some zine-making and an open mic night over at A Novel Concept and Dear Ollie! Use this map to navigate around the fest! Meet some creators, grab a drink, and enjoy!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 18/04/2026

SCHEDULE CHANGE: LICZ! will now end 30 minutes earlier at 4:30pm! Unfortunately, our venue has accidentally double-booked the space toward the end of our fest. Sometimes things like this happen. To try to keep things running smoothly, we've agreed to close doors to the public just a bit early.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 17/04/2026

LICZ! is tomorrow! 🙀 We're getting all the last-minute details squared away. It's so exciting!! Keep an eye out tomorrow morning for our table map!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 16/04/2026

📚 The Jousting Jester 📚 The Jousting Jester is an independent writer and illustrator who companies these two mediums in their zines to bring their short stories to life.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 16/04/2026

📚 Secret Cinema Magazine 📚 Secret Cinema is an independent, self-published magazine celebrating overlooked, underappreciated, and unforgettable films. Each issue pairs thoughtful writing with striking visuals and a deep love for cinema.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 16/04/2026

📚 THE MOP THEORY HQ 📚 "THE MOP THEORY HQ is an imprint operated by Mop Theory Books, an independent publisher in Lansing, MI. THE MOP THEORY HQ is focused on publishing fiction comics and zines with a common byline of conspiracy fiction, new weird and horror."

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 16/04/2026

📚 Smallsmallwitch 📚 Smallsmallwitch is a nonbinary artist from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their work ranges from fantasy romance to instructional, and they are really into goblins and tomatoes.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 16/04/2026

📚 Soliloquey 📚 I'm Soliloquey, a writer passionate about spreading love and joy on Beyoncé’s internet. I create Zines that explore the history of International Black and African Revolutionaries, focusing on the often-overlooked contributions of women.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 16/04/2026

📚 Tony DiPasquale 📚 Tony DiPasquale is a cartoonist from central Illinois. He's been drawing wordless comics about a little yellow guy named Nugget for five years now, and hopes to for another five hundred.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 15/04/2026

Wow! Could we have made a graphic any busier?! Guess what. We're not ONLY going to have 50+ exhibitors in Grewal Hall this Saturday... We're also going to have some events at A Novel Concept and Dear Ollie too!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 15/04/2026

New LICZ! shirts! (▰˘◡˘▰) We made ~40 or so shirts for volunteers and attendees who wanna snag one. $20 each at the LICZ! welcome table this Saturday! Once they're gone... they're gone!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 14/04/2026

LICZ! '26 is sponsored in part by @cartoonstudies.bsky.social, sending us support all the way from Vermont! It feels really special to have a name like CCS attached to this fest. Thank you so much for helping to keep this fest running, and let's get more comics made!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 13/04/2026

📚 Ruby Carter 📚 Ruby Carter is a Chicago-based cartoonist. She is the author of self-published series “BOGUE,” as well as her debut book “bird comic.”

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 13/04/2026

📚 Ransom McCarthy 📚 Ransom McCarthy is a cartoonist, painter, and educator based in Flint, Michigan. When he's not in the studio working on comics or painting, he's probably doodling in a cafe or buying WAY too many comics.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 13/04/2026

📚 @phnxprodscomics.bsky.social 📚 Phoenix Productions is a one-man publishing house combining anthology comics, hero comics, zines and reissues from some of the best cartoonists of the 1980s small press revolution.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 13/04/2026

📚 Pat ApPaul 📚 Pat ApPaul make phots and zines about the world around him, from Palestine ocupation to drag shows in Michigan. ApPauls zines range from the traditional libary printed and hand stapled, to larger news print print productions.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 13/04/2026

📚 Oneeyedsuperkid 📚 Nadia, 25, lover if nature and cats, creator of The Shadow Banshee, the Dreamwalker, Bunny girl and more comics and zines! She hand draws her comics and prints them at a local print shop in NW Indiana then self publishes and sells them in the Chicago area.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 13/04/2026

📚 Rebel PYNK/Fluff Punk 📚 Rebel PYNK is an independently ran zine publisher and distro residing in Detroit, MI. Operating under the Fluff Punk brand, Rebel PYNK is owned and ran by Chyna Jones. Rebel PYNK specializes typically in art zines.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 13/04/2026

📚 @elephanteater.bsky.social 📚 Ryan Claytor is the Coordinator of the Comic Art and Graphic Novel Minor and Associate Professor at Michigan State University, as well as an award-winning comics creator.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 12/04/2026

Our SECOND flyer design from local artist and LICZ! exhibitor Chris Mattei! Listen, I'm gonna break out of the semi-professional voice for a second. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 12/04/2026

Thank you to MSU Libraries for partnering with us once again! MSU libraries' Murray & Hong Special Collections holds one the largest collections of zines in the Big 10, and one of the largest collections in comics in the world!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

📚 Odd Nodd Art Supply 📚 Odd Nodd's mission is to encourage and supply local artists, both established and emerging, in all their creative endeavors. We value diversity, inclusion, and representation, and are committed to being a safe place for all community members.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

📚 @neevspoilsbees.bsky.social 📚 Neve M.A. is a queer, trans, and poly cartoonist from Pittsburgh, PA. Their work ranges from campy queer smut, to matchbooks that plant seeds, to fiction about werewolves murdering fascists.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

📚 MSU Library Zine Collection 📚 MSU Libraries' Murray & Hong Special Collections holds the largest collection of zines in the Big Ten. From punk fanzines, to queer mini-comics, Zine Librarian Joshua Barton curates to document zine community and culture and help inspire DIY creativity today.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

📚 Morg Makes Stuff 📚 Morg is a freelance creative hailing from Pittsburgh, PA. She makes colorful paper goods including informational zines, prints, cards, and more from my home studio!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

📚 magenta sweater 📚 Emily is a writer who prioritizes creating and communicating with vulnerability, exuberance, and honest exposure. Being human together is big and messy and scary, and this is why Emily writes.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

📚 MSU Graphic Novels Club 📚 MSU Graphic Novels Club is a student organization at Michigan State University made up of artists, writers, and comic enthusiasts. Each year we create an anthology showcasing student works from a wide range of genres, themes, and skill levels!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

📚 @fogcount.bsky.social 📚 Nib Rot is a comics collective and anthology by librarian cartoonists Rimki (Champaign, IL), Ryan Edge (Seattle, WA), and Scott Witmer (Ann Arbor, MI).

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 11/04/2026

LICZ! is in ONE WEEK‼️ Really excited to see a bunch of familiar faces. Just as excited to meet some new ones!! Catch you all at Grewal Hall next Saturday! :^)

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 10/04/2026

📚 Madal Draws 📚 Madeleine J Lyon is a graphic designer, illustrator and zinester from Grand Rapids, MI. Her zine series, Cryptids & Their Antics, explores an array of enigmatic creatures who straddle the line between the real and fantastical.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 10/04/2026

📚 @lemonpoppyseed.games 📚 LEMONPOPPYSEEDGAMES is a MI-based artist that makes video games, zines, TTRPGs, and beautiful music.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 10/04/2026

📚 Lydia illustrated 📚 Lydia Illustrated is an artist and printmaker from Lansing, MI who loves making zines, prints, and hand-printed goodies. Her work mixes personal stories, mental health reflections, and a bit of humor—celebrating creativity, connection, and the joy of making stuff by hand.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 10/04/2026

📚 Last Pages of Humanity (LPOH) 📚 LPOH is a small business comprising of the works of McGory and Colvet, a couple and artistic duo. Their work utilizes poetry/publishing along with traditional printmaking methods. They are multi media mages who focus on horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 10/04/2026

📚 Maamoul Press 📚 Maamoul Press is a small press working in comics, printmaking, and book arts. We publish work from a diverse range of creators from marginalized backgrounds, with a current focus on supporting artists and mutual aid efforts in Gaza and Sudan.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 10/04/2026

📚 @lemonbrows.bsky.social 📚 Lora Root is a mid-western comics person responsible for such published indie comic crimes as Hamlet is Okay, the Brad on the Bus comic strip for CATA, and the on-going fantasy series, Mercy Justice Peaches. Find them everywhere @lemonbrows!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 10/04/2026

📚 Lansing Undersea 📚 Lansing Undersea is a free publication combating despair by connecting Lansing community members to local orgs and individuals advocating to make Lansing a more just and equitable place.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 09/04/2026

LICZ! is a recipient of the City of Lansing's Mini Pocket Grant Program for the second year running, and we're so grateful for the support! Without help, it wouldn't be possible to put together a fest of this scale. So, even a mini grant feels huge! Thanks @lansingmichigan.bsky.social !

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 09/04/2026

We're just a little more than a week out! 🙀 In nine days, find HUNDREDS of comics and zines all under one roof at the illustrious Grewal Hall! If you haven't already, make sure you've got your calendars marked! :^) 📚

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 07/04/2026

📚 @strutzart.bsky.social 📚 Jason Strutz is the writer and artist of Returned, a medieval horror family drama graphic novel. Based in Grand Rapids, he loves creating emotional horror stories from his basement lair.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 07/04/2026

📚 GMR 📚 GMR is a newbie zinemaker writing about their experiences being a nonbinary femme, with sarcastic, silly, and sometimes touching stories of dating men and doing gender. And also stuff about their true loves, food and video games.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 07/04/2026

📚 @arcanemoody 📚 Killian Pinks is a queer multidisciplinary artist and educator working in southwest Chicagoland. When they’re not playing Ultimate Rock/Paper/Scissors or mourning David Lynch, they write about twisted histories and random acts of gender euphoria.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 07/04/2026

📚 Intersectional Press 📚 Intersectional Press is a DIY press dedicated to sharing the stories and works of writers who hold marginalized identities. From poetry chapbooks to small perzines to mixtapes, we carry a variety of works centering a variety of experiences.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 07/04/2026

📚 Hannah Jill Johnston 📚 Hannah Jill Johnston is a cartoonist and fiber artist from New Jersey. She received her MFA in Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Hannah has a passion for creating new adult stories about friendship, identity, and belonging.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 07/04/2026

📚 Junkyard Dogs 📚 The Junkyard Dogs are a duo from Lansing, MI specializing in art- and history-focused zines. Their work, heavily inspired by the punk underground, often utilizes stole-*ahem* reclaimed ephemeral assets otherwise relegated to the dustbin.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 07/04/2026

📚 Hoon House 📚 Hoon House is a small artist collective based in Lansing that creates comics and zines with a focus on self-expression and education. We have works about cats, nature, rocks, horror, and history!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 03/04/2026

📚 @shantywolf.bsky.social 📚 Faust is a Metro Detroit-based illustrator and comic artist dedicated to making their weird technicolor dreams into reality.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 03/04/2026

📚 Eve Gordon, From Eve's Studio 📚 Eve is a naturalist at heart with a passion for conservation and scientific education through zines! Many topics focus on nature-based zines featuring cool facts about birds, bugs, and the natural world!

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 03/04/2026

📚 freaky little guy press 📚 freaky little guy is a small risograph press based out of so-called kalamazoo, mi. we publish comics and zines with a handmade bent by transsexuals with shit to say.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 03/04/2026

📚 Fiddlesqueak Fables 📚 Fiddlesqueak Fables is making strange art for himself, but he hopes you like it too.

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Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest @liczfest.com · 03/04/2026

📚 @glitchdgalaxies.bsky.social 📚 Howdy! This is Glitch, independent artist, trinket maker/collector, and self-proclaimed zine machine. I’ve been published in over a dozen fanzines, and my own projects feature multimedia collage and short (often queer) narratives.

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